pen_grunt | And the Beat Goes On

I know that everyone envies and covets the skill sets that they don't have (even above all the rare and unique talents that they have themselves). I know that not everyone can write well, though I don't think that writing is a particularly unique talent...nor is it a difficult one (therefore explaining why I view it as a "talent" for me).

We're on a site logistics meeting with a client, and their meeting organizer is just...well, she amazes me. I don't often come across people that I want to BE in most every way. She's assertive, take-charge, has no fear, is socially graceful, asks for things that I would never have the guts to ask for, super-organized, confident, and she really, really knows what she's doing with all the little (and big) event minutiae. I envy her mad skillz. She pays for all our meals, and though it's probably all paid for by her company she gives off this aura of carefree affluence. She travels more frequently than I do, by herself, and to exotic locales. I don't think I would ever be able to travel by myself and "handle" the client on my own. Maybe it's something I'll grow into. I hope so. As of now that kind of thing absolutely terrifies me. I feel like a child in comparison.

She does have this weird thing where she thinks every guy is hitting on her though. I mean, she's gorgeous, from CA, and very down-to-earth, but I would think that I wouldn't be totally oblivious in all these situations she's describing.

Nice girl (woman...she's probably in her late 20's-early 30's...though she looks like she's my age or younger). Wish I were her. In fact, I now feel nervous around her and her ultra-sophisticated jet-setting lifestyle.

Yes, I know I have my own talents...but it's so darn hard to see one's own talents as unique or special in any way sometimes.