I have two problems:
1.) I think I need a voice change. Last night my office went out for drinks at a fairly loud bar. Actually, it was a Monday night so it was a pretty tame evening. But even so, no one can hear me when I talk in loud crowds. I know people have a hard time hearing in nearly any noisy environment, but for some reason my voice is always particularly hard to hear. Perhaps I produce the sort of sound that only dogs can hear (like those silent whistles). Such a situation seems to cut me off a bit in social environments. It is kind of like when people age and can’t hear…they either talk too much and dominate the conversation, or don’t talk at all because they can’t hear what the rest of the party is discussing. In my case, I turn into a mute. Maybe I should take voice lessons from actor extraordinaire, Jeff Meanza.
2.) It is so hard to be a girl at times. I am currently lusting over a pair of boots which I do not need at all and probably would rarely wear. I really love these but they are wayyyyyyyyyyyyyy too expensive. I also kind of like these.
Author: Ali Carras
At a very young age I lost site of my mom in a local grocery store in Boulder, Colorado. I did, however, have the smarts to go to the customer service counter. The kind woman at the counter asked "What is your name little girl?" My reply: "Assi." The woman gave me a look like, "Are you playing with me you little devil?" but she proceeded to blast on the loudspeaker the "We have a lost Assi at the front of the store." Customers throughout the store gagged and giggled, but my mom knew exactly who the woman was referring to: the mullet haired little girl with a tongue too big for her mouth, wearing a leotard, skirt, tights, and jelly shoes (with florescent green laces in them...even though they didn't need the laces). A shy little character for whom every little detail in life was a huge thing. I am pleased to report that today I am able to fully pronounce Allison (aka Ali), but the Assi pseudonym has always stuck, evolving into Aszi. As for the shy little character for whom every little detail in life was a huge thing? Some things never change.
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