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Sometimes I deserve the reputation I get.<\/p>\n

I understand why people think I\u2019m loud (I am), lazy (when it doesn\u2019t inconvenience others too much) and obsessed with food and television. I feel happiest while eating on the couch while talking loudly about my favorite sitcoms.<\/p>\n

What flummoxes me is how some people develop certain opinions about me. I\u2019m not as cranky as I come off in writing mainly because sarcasm and purposeful exaggeration doesn\u2019t always translate. But that\u2019s not the personality trait I worry most about these days.<\/p>\n

I fear people might think I\u2019m homicidal.<\/p>\n

Don\u2019t worry – I haven\u2019t really inflicted physical harm on anyone. I just start to wonder after a recent event I attended.<\/p>\n

As part of a fundraiser for the Hanover Community Players<\/a>, I played a role in a murder mystery dinner theatre production. I had an absolutely fantastic time with new and old friends.<\/p>\n

The evening required me to stay in character for the entire event, which I found nerve-wracking and exciting. Because of my character\u2019s brash nature, I got to say things I might generally keep under wraps under different circumstances.<\/p>\n

At the end of the night, the audience got a chance to vote on who they thought committed the crime. I wasn\u2019t really surprised when a fellow cast member approached me before the big reveal with the agreed-upon signal indicating the crowd had chosen me as the culprit.<\/p>\n

The plot had plenty of clues that I had done the deed. I also think I played up the more obnoxious side of my character during the parts of the night where we mingled \u2013 without a script \u2013 among the crowd. I think some of them may have wanted to see me removed in real handcuffs.<\/p>\n

As I exited the hall after my confession, I felt good about putting on a fun show, but part of my mind drifted back to an evening five years or so ago when I took part in a similar event at my previous job.<\/p>\n

Friends there recruited me to take part in a murder mystery event. I didn\u2019t have to learn any lines, but had to come up with a twitchy, quirky character. At the end of the night, guess which suspect the audience chose as the murderer?<\/p>\n

As I continue to look for more ways to express my newfound desire to perform, I understand I will probably only fit certain kinds of roles. I have no problem getting typecast as the loud guy or the fellow who drinks too much.<\/p>\n

But am I setting up a career as a suspected killer? Do I instill fear in people when I perform? Or do I just look like the kind of schlub who couldn\u2019t hide his involvement in a caper if his life depended on it?<\/p>\n

I don\u2019t know the real answer. I just know that I hope I don\u2019t accidentally come across a real crime scene because I might elicit suspicion right off the bat. If that happens, I just hope I do a good job at playing dumb. I have lots of experience in that area.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"