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Keira Marcos ([personal profile] keiramarcos) wrote2010-09-13 05:57 pm
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Ah!

There is this person at the cafe whom even Sci-Fi Writer goes out of his way to avoid speaking with and when I first met that guy I was pretty sure that Sci-Fi Writer could argue with anyone.

Since I don't like to use people's names on my journal -- we're going to call this guy Know-It-All. Know-It-All as you might have already guessed appears to know everything. He claims to have a variety of degrees but I've never been interested enough to actually investigate any of his claims. Let's just say that I've rarely met anyone that actually had multiple PhDs by the time he's 35. In fact, the only person I've ever met with 3 PhDs received his third in his 50's because he got bored and changed careers. Sooo... I'm not sure I believe him but whatever.

My main problem with Know-It-All isn't that I think he's a big ole liar. It's that he intrudes on people with his mountain of so-called "knowledge" and butts in on conversations without an invitation to give us his two-scents worth.

Me and Sci-Fi Writer were having a spirited debate over the "conflict" in his new book. I read the book over the weekend at his request (which is pretty rare for him) because he wanted some feedback on his character work which he considers my best trait as a writer. I wasn't aware that he read my girl-porn as he likes to call "romance". At any rate, we were discussing his book and the problems with the conflict that he has and whatever. It was a pretty heated debate because that's how we are when we're together. Know-It-All decides to jump into the conversation.

Know-It-All is one of those people who says, "Oh, you're a writer. I've always wanted to write a book."

PRIMAL SCREAM. Because it's easy, right?

Anyways, he jumps into our conversation and takes Sci-Fi Writer's side in the debate (male bonding, anyone?) and Sci-Fi Writer turns to him and says, "Are you really under the impression that I need your help with this discussion?"

LMAO.

Snotty Chicklit Writer says I've ruined Sci-Fi Writer because he used to be so much more polite to people.

[identity profile] bjhull.livejournal.com 2010-09-14 02:02 am (UTC)(link)
I wonder when the stupid quotient got so high. I can no longer stand shows where the main character is stupid and it's supposed to be funny/charming. I spend all damn day dealing with stupid people and they are just a major pain in my ass. My current favorite is the person who says, well it would only take a couple minutes to ... (insert waste of time activity). Yeah but if you multiply those couple of minutes by the 40 people I'm juggling on my schedule, you've wasted a good hour and a half on my workday doing nothing to solve your problem.