Apparently using humour in the title of a biography can be risky, and given the laugh return I get from the jokes I make in class to my students, probably not the best idea.
I Googled “how to title a biograpy” just now and besides the humour thing, one other tip is to be self depracating, which I think I can handle. Also, it said to be controversial. I know I can be that.
One of my quirks is that I say too much. I actually didn’t realize this until my kids started making fun of me for it. I was always proud of the fact that I am such an open book, but apparently at times, too open.
I tend to overshare or over explain things to people who probably don’t care and are left wondering why I’m telling them what I’m telling them and am I some kind of weirdo ie. the McDonald’s drivethru person.
Case in point, I had a bunch of weird dreams one night, one involving a coworker. Not a coworker I work alongside or anything but just someone who’s also an Instructor and whose cubicle is on the same floor as mine. I see him around and say hi but don’t really know him.
I wanted to forward him a work related, union related email because I had questions about it. So I did, and at the end I said “oh by the way I had this random dream you were in the other night, dreams are so weird”. He didn’t reply. Like not even to ask what the dream was.
I was so mad. Didn’t he care? I wasn’t trying to flirt with him, I just wanted to tell him the dream. Apparently he didn’t want to know. So I emailed him again and told him what the dream was. I had to, it was like an unfinished conversation and it was really eating at me.
Now he avoids me and won’t even look at me. Which I think is funny and I told another coworker about it and he said well maybe he’s worried his wife will get mad or something. I said it was a dream! You can’t help what you dream. I have dreams about lots of people and yes, I tell them if I get the chance. I’d love to know what other people dream about me, if they ever do.
Anyway, I’ve gone and made things awkward with this guy but oh well. Sometimes I say too much.
So yeah, my biography would be titled “Say Too Much”.
well, there are the types that are like that but there’s also types that are cool with explanations and overshares. I personally don’t mind it at all as that’s a way of getting to know people. i find that ppl like that are also more genuine. 
bloom.planted.north 
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