i sing alto. loud and proud, purposely going for the lower notes. the lower my voice, the more fun it is for unknown reasons. i even relish when i have a hacking-up-my-lungs cough because it means i can sing and talk even lower than normal.
retail has changed that.
i have become a high pitched speaker. for some reason, i associate a high register with upbeat and peppy and totally agreeable, and for some reason, i have decided to take on this trait. krista turner, formerly of the low register clan, does not exist in public anymore.
it annoys me.
i slip into it without thinking, uttering 'uh-huh! why yes i can get that hanging flower basket down for you!' in a tone an octave and a half higher than what i normally speak in. i sound like an idiot. a very peppy and eager to serve idiot, but an idiot nonetheless.
i mean no offense to anyone that naturally has a higher voice, but let's face it. a tiny and high voice does not become me.
this is not a problem at home, or with my friends, but retail man, it gets me. it's like a case of dr. jekyll and mr. hyde. only for me it's like dr. man voice and mrs. minnie mouse.
and on top of this, my nose is still recovering from surgery, so half the time i am stuffed up and nasally.
a nasally minnie mouse. that's hot. oy vey.
I hate it when I notice my voice getting higher too. I feel like a dork, and not very manly. Hopefully you get sick soon so you can enjoy the low octaves at home and then the normal octaves at work again. Because you'd go to work sick, obviously. I hope you don't really get sick. People usually consider peppy and eager to serve people as good, happy, healthy, smart, awesome, pretty, cheerful, cool, wealthy, successful, fun, athletic, wise, and careful people, not idiots. So there's that. Give Minnie Mouse a hug.
ReplyDeleteAthletic wise and careful? Yeah, my thoughts exactly :)
ReplyDeleteActually I associate high voice krista with giggly krista, whom I am very fond of.
I like hearing your voice when I read. It still sounds pleasant to me.
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