TattooedTurner
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Yes, yes I am.
I picked up some pho from my favorite Vietnamese restaurant for lunch and the guy at the register politely handed the receipt and a (gasp) PAPERMATE pen for me to sign it with. I kind of feel bad for my actions. I took the receipt but not the pen, pulled my Cambridge rhodium with ti gold accents rollerball dressed in a beautiful natural buckeye burl from my pocket and noticed as I twisted off the lid that his jaw pretty much hit the counter. He couldn't stop staring at it as I signed my name, twisted the cap back on, and returned it to my pocket. He was still staring at it even as I grabbed the bag and thanked him. I wasn't trying to be a snob, but why settle for a Papermate ballpoint when you have one of those within easy reach? I felt a sense of pride knowing he liked the pen I made yet I still felt like I was being a bit of a jerk. And let's face it, I was, even if unintentionally. Jerks don't know they're being jerks most of the time. It's part of what makes them a jerk. To wrap this ramble up, I get a delicious bowl of oxtail pho there quite frequently. I think when it cools down a bit and I start turning again I'll make him one. He obviously enjoyed it, and right now I can't think of a better person to give one to. Perhaps it will cancel out me being a jerk and Karma will give me a pass.
Any similar experiences?
I picked up some pho from my favorite Vietnamese restaurant for lunch and the guy at the register politely handed the receipt and a (gasp) PAPERMATE pen for me to sign it with. I kind of feel bad for my actions. I took the receipt but not the pen, pulled my Cambridge rhodium with ti gold accents rollerball dressed in a beautiful natural buckeye burl from my pocket and noticed as I twisted off the lid that his jaw pretty much hit the counter. He couldn't stop staring at it as I signed my name, twisted the cap back on, and returned it to my pocket. He was still staring at it even as I grabbed the bag and thanked him. I wasn't trying to be a snob, but why settle for a Papermate ballpoint when you have one of those within easy reach? I felt a sense of pride knowing he liked the pen I made yet I still felt like I was being a bit of a jerk. And let's face it, I was, even if unintentionally. Jerks don't know they're being jerks most of the time. It's part of what makes them a jerk. To wrap this ramble up, I get a delicious bowl of oxtail pho there quite frequently. I think when it cools down a bit and I start turning again I'll make him one. He obviously enjoyed it, and right now I can't think of a better person to give one to. Perhaps it will cancel out me being a jerk and Karma will give me a pass.
Any similar experiences?
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