On optimism

[king_pellinor]

All this stuff on LadyofAstolat's LJ about pints has made me think.

The old question "is the glass half-full or half-empty?", where "it's half-full" makes you an optimist, "it's half-empty" a pessimist, and "it's twice as big as it should be" an engineer: I don't like those answers.

I, as an optimist, would like to see the glass as half-empty.  If it's half-full then I've been served a short measure, whereas if it's half-empty I've already had a drink and still have more to come :-D

Comments

[pellegrina.livejournal.com]

Doesn't that make you a hedonist rather than an optimist?

[king-pellinor.livejournal.com]

Perhaps "as well as", rather than "rather than" :-)

[ladyofastolat.livejournal.com]

I'm trying to work out something witty that the optometrist can say about these glasses.

Of course, your glass might be half full because the barman is still pulling the pint.

[kargicq.livejournal.com]

It probably means you should start thinking about who should buy the next round...

[evilmissbecky.livejournal.com]

I feel horrible.... Happy Belated Birthday!! I'm so sorry I forgot!

*hugs*

[king-pellinor.livejournal.com]

Thank you :-) *hug*