I'm sitting in my warm, Sunny living room trying to come up with a blog post, since it's been nearly a week since I've updated CMQ and I'm trying to do so more regularly. I'm hitting the Wall. Not because I'm at a loss for words--I've got my Gemini swag back on--more like, how can I see into the rushing Stream of thought to pull out something that pertains to being Black, queer, trans* etc.... Most of those thoughts are being stored in The Cave lately, because they're too private to be public.
Well, I have an idea... let's see where it takes us.....
I've been asking this question at work, "Would you rather be respected, or loved?" A bit of philosophy in the workplace is almost asking too much, but I need to keep myself entertained enough that I don't go breaking things just so I can fix them. It's really interesting to hear people's responses--many of them are apprehensive around me (something to do with me being perceived as a hardass)--and are waiting for nonverbal cues from me to see if they have the 'right' answer. I'm not so generous. It's interesting who answers firmly, who changes their responses based on my (lack of) body language, and who impresses me with the complexity of their answers. I think the most intriguing part is who actually asks me what my answer would be. I've asked some 10+ individuals and have only been queried twice. I have a growing interest in these two people, and am thus making it my 'job' on the job to heckle them. It's better than being bored. Bored Geminis are dangerous folks....
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