"You always look so tired."

[eye_of_a_cat]

Apart from the fact that this doesn't ever sound like a compliment, it's just annoying. I thought I was organising my time and work quite well. Apparently, I am organising my time and work quite well - but the effect of this is that I'm existing at some low level of tiredness all the time, that other people can see this, and that I don't even notice. Can't I at least fool people? Bah.

In better news, a student who's usually the quietest and shyest person alive, and who's only just recently started speaking at all without looking absolutely terrified of it, turned up to class yesterday all happy and confident and enthusiastic about discussing things. And she brought grapes, too.

Comments

[elettaria.livejournal.com]

Ooh, grapes, how nice.

Maybe you look tireder than you actually are? I have pale skin and permanent circles under my eyes, for instance.

[moon-very-thin.livejournal.com]

Well done. I guess the shy girl feels comfortable in your tutorials. That's brilliant.

[deborah-judge.livejournal.com]

It's actually a compliment. 'You look so relaxed, I wonder when you have time to get all your work done,' now that would be an insult.

Since everyone knows that only people who work 80-hour weeks have hope of tenure, and therefore survival. Working yourself into exhaustion shows that you *might* be worthy of a job. It shows that you're serious, and that you care.

Damn, I hate this system.