Ow-Ow-Ow-I'm a Genius-Ow-Ow

Sometimes I feel like I'm really stupid. Sometimes I feel like I don't know anywhere near as much as the people around me. Two examples:

First. I posted a question to the Zoo as I was having trouble distinguishing between 'passed' and 'past' and the circumstances in which is was right to use each. When the proper meanings were explained to me, it became clear and I should be able to avoid the confusion again. I just can't help feeling that I should have known that already, that I should have been able to work it out for myself without having to appeal to the Listmind for help. I don't mind asking, and I appreciate the help that was given, but I still feel stupid. It's like sometimes I wonder what right I have to call myself a writer, to attempt to be one, when my education in the English Language only goes as far as GCSE. There are a load of people in the group who have degrees in English, or who are English teachers, and here's me who's never even been taught what a preposition is. I remember English lessons yet I can't remember ever doing anything so simple as circling the verbs in a sentence.

Second. I have a degree in civil engineering, yet I feel like I know nothing about the subject whatsoever. It sometimes seems that I can remember nothing from my four years of study, even though they only ended two months ago. When speaking to people about my subject I am unable to communicate what little I do remember and I have always had the impression that my mates from the course know a lot more than I do. With this job interview coming up, it's a worry.

Well, I feel stupid. I could probably give more/better examples, but then there'd be the danger of straying into whinging territory.

Like I've not been there already . . .

Jeep Full of Mutants

Today: made some changes to the Letter Story (though it still sucks); posted Curiosity to the Zoo, and downloaded a couple of stories to review.

Later . . .