Sherlock Holmes had his pipe. Dorothy had her red shoes. Batman had his Batmobile. If we asked your friends what object they most immediately associate with you, what would they answer?
I don’t smoke, so it’s never going to be a pipe, or a fat cigar, or a cigarette in the world’s longest cigarette holder. I do wear hats, though, so if it had said “Sherlock Holmes had his deerstalker”, I could do a comparison.
I don’t own red shoes and certainly nothing like the sort Dorothy wore. I’m not into the sparkly slipper thing. I do have pink ones and green ones and chequered ones and striped ones. Chuck Taylors – I could be known for those.
I’d love a Batmobile. Well, you know, without the bats. I have had a succession of notable-coloured cars in recent years, though, so maybe people go “There she is in her bright blue / apple green / purple / orange car”.
What object would friends immediately associate with me?
A glass of wine?
No, wait, a cup of coffee.
Oh, a geeky t-shirt! Or a social justice one?
Jeans. I do wear a lot of jeans. But then, given my latest proclivities, maybe it’s now inexplicable dresses?
I’m never far away from a smartphone or computer but then who is these days? It’s hardly distinctive.
Maybe music. But in what way? Piano? Guitar? Banjo? Nah, I don’t even know how to play them properly. I doubt that’s it.
Oh.
Boys. I do have a lot of those. My life is dominated by them.
Surely not.
Hm.
Um.
Nope. I give up. What object would friends immediately associate with me? I’ve no idea.
I’m a Jack of All Objects.
You do seem to have a really hard time defining yourself. It also seems like the superhero thing is taking you in many directions! 🙂 I wonder how different things would be if you’d had a house of girls there instead of boys for all these years, huh? Anyway, I’d rather be multifaceted than just one-dimensional, you know? Am thinking you’re just fine, Jack of All Objects!
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Aw, thanks APr!
I would hope I’d have a house of geeky girls. Cheaper university fees for a start (there are so many scholarships for girls who want to do IT). And hopefully not too much pink stuff.
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One word? Ukelele 🙂
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HA!! 😀
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I love this: A Jack of all objects! 😀
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Thanks! Yes, I rather like it myself! 🙂
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Your trio are all into Doctor Who ! – how INTELLIGENT of them ! Are you ? Is your husband ? Are you, like I, awaiting the Peter Capaldi version with bated breath ?
Enough of that: I compliment you on this post, wherein you have managed without any trouble at all to re-state your self-definition and enhance it !!!
😀
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Oh, yes, yes and yes!! Me since I was old enough to watch it (I came in at Jon Pertwee). Husband only recent convert under peer pressure from four Whovians in the house. Boys are keeping me up to date with trailers and screening dates. 🙂
And, thanks. I was speaking to a friend about this post today and she looked at me and said, “You’re right. I can’t think of one single object to associate with you. There are too many.” So it’s not just me.
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It seems to me you could consider yourself the Master of Re-Invention 🙂
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Also Master of Bluff, Indecision and A Short Attention Span. 😉
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Haha!! Well probably better this way–your friend possibility is endless for you can relate to almost anyone! 🙂
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Yes, I’m always going to find someone to give me an answer I like! 😉
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Love the collage – just a few of the JOA objects. Diversity is so much more interesting.
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It was fun to make. Hard to choose what to put in it!
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My pick: Oxfam shopping bag, coffee, (Oxfam Fair Trade coffee, in fact), wine, justice, (and Wine Justice for that matter), pirates, Winged Unicorns, data projectors and red heads….lots of red heads…
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Yeah, the red heads…. (Love the rest of the list!)
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I noticed that unicorn t-shirt in your drawing. 😀 Thanks for the follow.
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Oh, Christine, I think you are the first to comment on that. I am inordinately pleased!
Ditto. I am looking forward to rambling unencumbered around your blog once I have divested myself of some of the male offspring for the evening.
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