Quote Originally Posted by Catgrrl View Post
I didn't mean for my whining to cause a problem

It's okay, GGT. I didn't take offense to Nessus's post. I figured she was stating a simple biological fact. Either that or I've lost favor with her and she really does wish an early death upon me. I'm pretty sure it's the former, but I won't be hurt either way.

The truth of it is I am mediocre; easily expendable. At one time in my life I thought I was something special. Fresh out of high school and entering college, I thought maybe I'd find my gift. Maybe I'd one day be a marine biologist or marine paleontologist. When that didn't pan out, I turned to chemistry. In the end, I went to a mediocre college, got a mediocre degree. What I thought of myself as a pretty smart person in high school was quickly revealed to be slightly above average in college. I've had a couple of cool jobs in my eyes, but in the grand scheme of things they too are probably mediocre. I am a mediocre mom and wife. When I am gone, I will not be remembered for any life-changing reasons. They will say, " Oh, Cat? She seemed nice. Pretty dependable....and...well....she seemed nice." It is hard to recognize oneself as mediocre, but truly that is all I am.

The one extraordinary thing I have had in my life is a very supportive family, and the love of a man much smarter, more patient and gentle, than I could ever be. How I got that is still beyond me. When we are long gone that will not be anything for others to remember; but at least for now my little pathetic heart can hold on to that, just a little longer...
Could be worse, you could be extraordinary and be cursed with having people you hate pervert your inventions and revelations into something that makes you wish you'd never bothered in the first place. Probably a large part of the reason I do what I do, and not something else, if that makes you feel any better. Fuck the rest of the thieving, parasitic world.

Quote Originally Posted by Loki View Post
Sure, it might be nice to be remembered, but how much does that really matter? How many people are really thankful to Einstein, or Galileo, or Darwin?
And so what if they all are, right? Not gonna make the greats any less dead, or enrich their existences. As much as it's a perfectly natural instinct that most people have, what's it worth to be admired or liked or to have a bunch of people be "grateful" to you? That and a buck will buy you a Coke, provided you can get it cheap and avoid paying sales tax.