who will win?
on the walk home from o'connor's i developed a theory about the "good me" and the "bad me." developed is a strong word. and not entirely accurate. or even precise. i loved that about tenth grade chemistry - that whole difference between accurate and precise. but i digress...my theory isn't a full blown theory. there's not much to back it up. right now the good me is winning. but only by a little bit. a tiny bit. and i know you think this rant will be all weird and oddly personal about the bad me. but the bad me isn't that bad. and the good me is just the part of me that buys paper products in bulk. that's how the idea came to me. the good me takes care of the bad me when the good me buys a lot of paper towels and sort of hides them in two or three locations around the apartment. i almost ran out of paper towels tonight, but then i realized a roll was hidden in some kitchen cabinet i rarely use. saved. the good me one. and the bad me said "hey, marc, check to see if there are any hidden boxes of tissues." sure enough, there were two boxes of tissues, purchased in bulk, hidden in the closet. thank you "good me." during the past week my allergies have been acting up and i've been using paper towels to blow my nose, inbetween taking minor doses of claritin. now i can use tissues. and the red skin underneath my nose appreciates that. i like the good me. i want to be more like that.
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didn't they make a movie about this sort of thing with macauley culkin? i distinctly remember that one scene where the "evil macauley" is creeping through the house, visible only by the moonlight shining in the windows, desperately searching for something to relieve his sniffles. and then, just as the tension becomes unbearable, he finds them squirreled away beneath the false bottom of the "good macauley's" steamer trunk. they sure don't make movies like that anymore.
Posted by: crispin | September 20, 2004 04:37 PM
I didn't even realize "good me" was even an option.
Posted by: bibimbop | September 20, 2004 05:05 PM
Not to worry - from what I understand and was fortunate to witness at Chris and Mary's wedding, there is A LOT of the "good me" in Marc. Much more so than the "bad me". But, I am real happy that the "good me" won out and your nose can fee a whole lot better. I would feel better if I needed tissues. My allergies manifest by just sitting in my sinuses like unrelenting, pressure filled concrete!! Yours in suffering, Chris Mom
Posted by: Chris' Mom | September 23, 2004 07:28 AM