Referring to Myself
I thought I would get used to it, but I am finding it more odd the more I do it. What am I talking about? I'm talking about referring to my own books for information that I put into them to begin with. My non-fiction work is now a record of everything I know, but apparently can't remember. And being surprised by what I find when I do refer to myself is a most unusual experience.
It's the natural end result of spending so many years researching one subject, I suppose. In the early days, I could remember everything I discovered, but somewhere along the way... probably around the end of the first decade... my noggin became overloaded and my indexing system started to break down.
Now, when someone asks a question about my subject, generally speaking I have to look up the answer. I have to ask myself what the answer is, as she always knows more than I do. She is smarter than I am. And some days I wish I were myself, because life would be so much easier if I knew what I know.
Yes, it can be quite vexing sometimes, living in the shadow of myself.
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Gina Collia-Suzuki is a writer, artist and art historian based in the UK. Having developed a deep interest in eighteenth century Japanese art and culture at an early age, she began studying Japanese woodblock prints whilst training as an artist in the 1980s....
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As I said to myself just the
As I said to myself just the other day. Yes, I am the one with the knowledge. I am the one people ask. I am the one who gives the answers. I have managed to go what most strive for in their lives. I have eliminated the maiddleman.
Yes, talking to yourself
Yes, talking to yourself does make you incredibly self-sufficient. But when I ask me a question, I am not always as respectful to myself as I should be, and arguments spring up. And neither one of me will back down, of course, as I am both right.