All about EQ

I think I'm turning into a man.

I came to this realization as I was frantically running from my piano lesson to meet Cami to work on our research project. Why, one might ask.

Yesterday I was learning about emotional intelligence in my psych class. It's a fairly fascinating topic. Honestly. What exactly did I learn? That I have none. My emotional intelligence approaches nil. There are four components to it that I don't remember at all, but I do know that I haven't got a clue. Fortunately for me, that may indicate that I'm a genius. Smart people tend to score high on IQ and low on EQ. I'm not so sure about IQ, but it's looking good as far as the EQ part goes.

As I was running (frantically), I realized that it would be really nice to cry. I'd get rid of some serious emotional friction. But I CAN'T.

I met Cami in the hall and I said, "Cami. I think I'm turning into a man." Cami looked at me like I was nuts and said, "Why do you say that?" I explained the whole EQ thing and she said, "Could you elaborate on that?" I told her that I honestly couldn't remember the last time I cried. Then I said, "No. Wait. I cried last Saturday. But it was a regret thing. It lasted all of 15 seconds. I can't remember the last time I really cried."

You know how guys tend to not let themselves express emotion? Yeah. That's me.

Dude, it would feel good to cry.
~MJ