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^I'm sure you are good-looking. And you are in no way pathetic.

Hesitant about this in case anyone finds me here, as I'm a crypto-aspie to most people. Still...



(Yes, that is a David Bowie book and a Syd Barrett print in the background. You might also spot the Beach Boys record sleeve sitting above the hi-fi. I deserve a slap.)

^^^i'd really like to have hair just like yours!

With my tendency to piss people off without realizing why, I’ve always been somewhat afraid of anyone taller than me, so every extra inch would have counted.

Still short enough to find a few people taller than me in any group which isn't very small. I've noticed, however, that the fraction of people taller than me varies a lot from one environment to the next, and it tends to be greater among sporty types than in nerdy circles. I can easily find myself surrounded by either, as I don't seem to belong in any group, and some groups do manage to make me feel short.

I seriously wonder how shorter-than-average men manage to make their way through life, especially those who distinctly succeed and don't end up with a bitter attitude. The first thing I remember my peers making very clear to me is that I had good, unreciprocated reasons to fear them, because my physical (presumably innate, since we were too young for any kind of training to have taken much effect) ability to fight was patently no match for theirs, and this was ascribed largely to insufficient raw muscle strength. This alone has always seemed to make me inherently despicable. It isn't hard to imagine that this would have only been worsened by a shorter stature.

I knew short people in the army who could render a big bully into a pretzel in nothing flat.