Being smart means never having to try hard

fabu linked to this article a few days ago and I've been meaning to talk about it ever since and seem to never get around to it.

But as Thomas has progressed through school, this self-awareness that he’s smart hasn’t always translated into fearless confidence when attacking his schoolwork. In fact, Thomas’s father noticed just the opposite. “Thomas didn’t want to try things he wouldn’t be successful at,” his father says. “Some things came very quickly to him, but when they didn’t, he gave up almost immediately, concluding, ‘I’m not good at this.’ ” With no more than a glance, Thomas was dividing the world into two—things he was naturally good at and things he wasn’t.

I never really thought about it before, but that's me. It's totally me.

( Cut for a ridiculous amount of self-absorption )

On a totally different note, these are the most hilarious icons I've seen in ages. It's a pic of Dan Rad's ass from Equus, posed with a variety of shocked HP characters. My favorites are the Dursleys, Ron, and Draco, though honestly, it's really hard to choose. I laughed so hard I hurt.

Second batch of drawings

Aaaaaaah, I've been having so much fun with these! I kind of want to say "request more, requesting slaves!" but then I don't get anything else done, so. :p Maybe I'll do it again in a couple of months or something.

For glassmouse13: ( rain + dancing + mice )

For hanncoll: ( Wincest + D/s + Princess Bride )

For angelacaduca: ( Bleach + Prince of Tennis )

For theninth: ( Weebl and Bob + guys in drag + boys in makeup )

For jocondite: ( Ryan Ross + Robins )

For anatsuno: ( Elijah + fairy tales )

For absolutefiction: ( Dom's scarves + Elijah's gap + Elijah's soft penis + Elijah's large testicle (NWS!) )

For kissing_athelas: ( Dom + nail varnish + cigarettes and alcohol + tacky jewellery + geeky glasses )

For darkrosetiger: ( Ronon Dex + John Sheppard + venom cock (completely work safe!) )

For juleskicks: ( girls who smash stuff + meerkats ftw! + smashing stuff solves problems! + watermelon martinis )

For sorcha: ( blaxploitation movies + Harry Potter + graveyards )

For yukinoitazuchi: ( Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon + serious students )

For loafing_oaf: ( Ewan McGregor + libraries + Pingu )

For isiscolo: ( Joe Flanigan's hair + backpacking + squid + unreliable narrators )

Whew! You guys all have such inspiring interests! :D

*collapses*

I stayed up cause Bruce's loud friend was coming over this morning before their computer class, and I wasn't that tired, and figured better to stay up than get waked up by talking... Now I am very tired and they've gone to class, so I'm going to try and sleep. Cross your fingers for me that there will be no construction, loud neighbors, screaming children, etc. etc.