What's your reputation?
Good, Bad, or other...everyone has some type of reputation.
In a small town like the one I live in, it's not six degrees of separation, it's like 2.5.
Anywhere you go, someone knows you or knows about you, whether you like it or not.
For a guy, it's not normally a horrible thing, even a bad reputation can be good sometimes.
Have a rep as a hard case? Nobody fucks with you.
Have a rep for being fast and loose with the opposite sex? Everybody fucks you. (Or wants to.)
Have a reputation for not caring about reputations? Then everyone tells you the dirt on everybody else.
Once a bad reputation is established, however, changing it can be a bitch. Most of the time you are either trying to explain or justify past actions, or completely denying total falsehoods that have attached themselves to you. I find that with my reputation (in some circles,) if I did half of the things they say I did, I would be a legend of porn-like status, with no time to eat or sleep because I'm too busy cavorting with obviously loose-tongued women.
But a good reputation is a thing of gold.
If you have a rep for being a hard working guy who thinks big and gives 100% in everything he does, then doors will open for you in your chosen profession. Reputation for honesty and diligence? Keep that puppy fresh, it's a limited quantity nowadays.
But back to the original question: What's your reputation? Do you like it? Good or Bad? Evil? Have you tried to change it? Do you care? Am I going to stop asking things or do I have a hard on for the question mark?
Some of these can be answered I'm sure.
I think you do have a hard-on for the question mark.
ReplyDeleteAs for my rep, I really don't know what I've got. I know Joey's a prince (which is why we trash him whenever we can) and CrazyJohn's just crazy, but I just don't know how I fare in the retelling. I hope somewhere in between.
Of course, if you believe one sole source, I am the antichrist. Luckily, no one does. phew! Then again, I guess it all goes to rep again.