In the Eyes of Others

Earlier today, I ran into a committee member of the society for which I'll be the student liason in the upcoming year (at the library, where else?). Here's an excerpt from our conversation:

Committee Member: So, remind me, you accepted the nomination to be the student rep this year, right?

S.W.: Yes, I did. I was so flattered to be nominated! I haven't yet told some of my friends in the society, though, because I'm afraid that they'll vote against my nomination at the society's annual meeting just to tease me!

Committee Member: (laughs at S.W.'s joke) You know, I think that it's going to be so much fun to work with you on the committee. I'm really looking forward to it.

Fun? Fun?!? Since when do I have a reputation for being fun to work with?

I was going for such reputable (but admittedly boring) traits as "reliable," "dependable," or "trustworthy." Thus, while I'm not insulted by the committe member's comment, it wasn't quite what I was hoping for.

But when you're a ScholarWannabe and not a Scholar-in-Actuality, you take what you can get.