[bksvol-discuss] Re: derange perfectionism: an historical perspective
- From: Valerie Maples <vlmaples@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 14 Aug 2011 16:48:43 -0500
I am most definitely dyslexic and have OCD, although not to a debilitating
regimented extreme. It is a problem...
Valerie
On Aug 14, 2011, at 10:42 AM, Roger Loran Bailey wrote:
> That sounds like a person with OCD and dyslexia. Is that possible? I just
> asked that question facetiously, but now that I do I wonder if it is
> possible. Dyslexics tend to be extremely right brain dominent and obsessive
> compulsiveness is characteristic of asperger's syndrome which is extreme left
> brain dominence, so I would think that it might not be possible, but I am no
> expert in the subject so I really don't know.
>
> Well, I do love the term deranged perfectionist, which certainly describes me
> and several other (ahem!) people in the volunteer group. I think a person
> really has to have a bit of OCD (not a lot, just a little) in order to do a
> good job at proofing books.
>
>
> Did I ever mention a T-shirt I saw that said:
> I have CDO. It's like OCD, but the letters are in the correct order, like
> they should be!
>
> What a great shirt!
>
> Carrie
>
> ________________________________
> From: Roger Loran Bailey <rogerbailey81@xxxxxxx>
> To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Sent: Saturday, August 13, 2011 10:52 AM
> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: derange perfectionism: an historical perspective
>
> Well, I suppose that establishes Carrie as the originator and it confirms
> that it originated before I was on the list. It also confirms something else
> I have noticed. Kim really likes the phrase. That is not a criticism of her.
> It is just something I have definitely noticed.
>
>
> Hi gang.
> I used the search function on the freelists site looking for "deranged
> perfection". (Thus picking up perfectionist, perfectionists and all other
> deviants, or is it derivations.)
>
> There were 61 emails with that phrase in them. Unfortunately they aren't in
> any particular order, so the rest of the data is based on a spot check of the
> emails.
>
> Kim seems to like the phrase best: having ten emails in the list before I
> quit counting.
>
> The earliest email I could find was from Karrey in 2006, and I list it below.
>
> Does this make me an official deranged perfectionist?
> Bob
>
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> [bksvol-discuss] Re: NY Times Best Seller List
> a.. From: Carrie Karnos <ckarnos@xxxxxxxxx>
> b.. To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> c.. Date: Fri, 12 May 2006 05:17:56 -0700 (PDT)
> For those people who are newbies in the discussion group, someone referred to
> the Bookshare volunteers as 'deranged perfectionists' a long while ago, and
> there was a general concensus that that's a good way to describe us. Clearly
> Evan fits right in with this group! :-)
>
> Carrie
>
> Evan Reese <mentat1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Deranged perfectionist, you say? I know the feeling. The first book I
> validated, I read right through it - I would have done so anyway, as it was
> part of a series that I wanted to continue - and corrected every error I
> could.
> But, alas, I am not a professional proofreader, so when the book is approved
> and put in the collection, what to my amazement should appear a typo in the
> long synopsis for all to see! It wasn't my error, as I hadn't scanned the
> book, but I had read the dust jacket info from which the synopsis was taken,
> and thought I had fixed everything. I could have screamed. I think I actually
> might have, I don't remember for sure now, but I wouldn't be surprised if I
> actually did.
>
> Life is hard for perfectionists.
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