be careful what you're famous for

I learned a lesson today. Now, I'm not saying I got schooled, but it gave me something to think about.

(*grin* I'm kinda tongue-in-cheek here... the incident tickles my funny bone far more than it bruises my tailbone...)

The lesson: Beware what you say. You never know when some off-handed comment will become the classic quote that brands you for life.

Yeah, I was just minding my own business, trying to be an active participant in the forum community, and putting in my two cents worth. And I said:

Dude, I'm a medic. I'm a girl. I'm a casual player. I'm gonna die a lot. *shrug*

For some reason, this caught a fellow player's fancy.... and he made it his sig in the forums:

"Dude, I'm a medic. I'm a girl. I'm a casual player. I'm gonna die a lot. *shrug*" - ]NsR[ buttercup

With my name after it like that, it starts looking like some classic quote that's gonna scream across the Net, propagating from gaming forum to gaming forum and generations after us will wonder, "Who was that gamer girl, anyway?"

(you can call it delusions of grandeur if you like, it entertains me nonetheless...)

That means for all 247 (and counting) posts in the forum, everywhere he shows up, there is an advertisement for my quintessential gaming attitude: a resignation to my fate.

"So, how do you feel about that, buttercup?"

Hm. On the one hand, it's true. I have accepted that I'll spend a lot of time in re-spawn.

On the other hand... that doesn't really coming across as the Mighty Medic I'd like to be for my gaming buddies.

On the third hand, I can take comfort in my multitude of screenshots declaring my usual spot in the top three of a typical match. Can't be doing too badly if I'm there, right?

Back to the first hand: Hey, what can I say? It's true. *snort*