But nobody is listening to those points. They are just listening to the gossip which is saying that I knew I was positive for all these years because I had a faked test a few years ago.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
If people want to really know what's up with me then they can read one of my interviews.
I've realized why I don't tell the truth in interviews. It's because they're printed months later, and you change so quickly - you have new thoughts, new everything - so people are reading an old version of you.
You hear certain things, negative things, all the time that aren't true, but you never hear about the positive.
I don't do gossipy interviews because I don't think that helps; I think that's a distraction.
Every reporter inhales skepticism. You interview people, and they lie. You face public figures, diligently making notes or taping what is said, and they perform their interviews to fit a calculated script. The truth, alas, is always elusive.
I'm not sure exactly how gossiping about my life with my audience really helps them.
Tests conducted before I graduated predicted a future for me in journalism, forestry, or the teaching of music; persons who know me well could recognize some truth in those seemingly errant prognoses.
Listening is a positive act: you have to put yourself out to do it.
When you practice reporting for as long as I have, you keep yourself at a distance from True Believers. Either conservatives or liberals or Democrats or Republicans.
You can't fake listening. It shows.