Oddly ...

[soulswallo]

I've found something rather strange happening lately. Most everybody I work with knows that I'm a somewhat creative person. They know I love to write and will often stumble upon me scribbling furiously in my journal on my lunch break. I've found that when people start to view you as a "creative" person they start to assume that everything you do is creative. For example: I named my iPod "Destroyer of Worlds" (yes, really) and now some of my co-workers have asked me what they should name their iPod. The conversations usually go something like this ...

coworker: Your iPod has such a cool name *if not a little weird*, what do you think I should name mine?
me: What do you want to name it?
coworker: I don't know. What do you think I should name it?
me: Don't give it a wussy name.
coworker: I could call it "Creator of Worlds".
me: ...
coworker: You don't like that?
me: Well, you kinda sound like you have a God-Complex.
coworker: What's that?
me: Nevermind. I think you should name it something that means something to you. Don't sponge off me.
coworker: Well, you're creative, give me some ideas.
me: It doesn't work like that. You have to give it the name that it deserves. No one else's iPod is going to destroy worlds with breath and thought. You'll know what to name it when you get it.
coworker: But you always come up with better names.
me: Fine. How about Simon?
coworker: ...
me: What? It's a good name.
coworker: Umm ... nevermind. I'll figure it out on my own.

He later came up with the name "Black Viper".
I really don't know where I was going with this story. I just found it funny.
My awesomely awesome story is coming along. That makes me happy.

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