If you ask people what celebrity I most closely resemble, you'll never hear the "good answers" like Ryan Reynolds, Brad Pitt, or George Clooney. No, I get people like, "The Mac Guy" aka Justin Long, the nerdy character on Simpsons, Milhouse, and even more disgusting, a parrot. Awesome.
At this point, I've come to terms with who I am, and how I look, but it always feels good to be validated; not the meaningless validation that comes from family who always say "Oh, you're so handsomeee" or that you look like person X in your family, because honestly, they HAVE to. No, the best validation comes from complete strangers who feel so strongly about wanting to let you know that they appreciate your attractiveness that they have to let you know.
This has happened to me a couple times while working at CPK (California Pizza Kitchen) where customers left notes with succinct compliments to my appearance and random people giving me various compliments in person. If you don't believe me, I have proof because I kept some of the notes that were written. I realize that most girls find this repulsive when random people comment on their appearance, but I have yet to find a guy who feels that way. A compliment is a compliment.
Anyways, this past week I was in the midst of going through a mountain of grading with Tou Fue when I flipped through one of the worksheets and saw a note at the bottom. On it was drawn "I
heart Mr. Lee". (The heart was drawn) "What the?" As a teacher, you get used to the fact that some students will idolize you and whatnot (I mean, honestly, who wouldn't?) but you try not to let it affect the way you teach.
Not actual note
In my head I went through uncomfortableness, disgust, feeling flattered, and ending up with amusement. I love messing with Touf, so I leaned over and showed him the note asking, "Jealous?"
His disgusted reaction was exactly what I was going for, and it made my night.
