I promise. March 11, 2008
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Hey, it’s okay…
- to not spend more money on shoes than you do on rent. As much as I want to be SJP, I need a roof over my head more than I need new shoes. (And that might have been the most difficult sentence for me to ever type).
- to believe in karma only after you’ve just done something selfless.
- to find that your best Saturday nights involve take-out, movies and pajamas.
- to believe food tastes better when you don’t use a fork.
- to not understand EVERY. SINGLE. COMPLICATED. rule/regulation regarding the Presidential campaign. I’m pretty sure no one does. Not even the Blitz.
- to conduct some of your best conversations over instant messenger.
- to flirt with someone you don’t want to date. (I like to think of this as ‘exercising the flirting muscle’. I may not be ready for a marathon, but stretching often makes sure I stay in form and ready for the real thing to come along)
- to not enjoy texting.
- for your deepest fantasies to involve your bed- and getting 9 solid hours of sleep.
- to secretly believe you would win American Idol if you auditioned.
- to like Mondays.
- to know that not everyone is going to like you, but still be hurt when they don’t.
- to miss The West Wing SO MUCH IT HURTS. sigh.
- to feel awkward talking to someone when they are eating a banana.
- to realize that you care a lot about the mascara running down your face when you are in the middle of a deep and ugly cry.
- to be counting down the days until “The Hills” comes back to television.
- to not want to be facebook friends with anyone from highschool.
- to have nothing to add in a conversation about Russian literature. Or daytime television.
- to blame the spam folder for emails you are late in replying to.
(Alternative titles to this post: “Things I do, so they should just be generally accepted as good ideas” and/or “This idea was stolen from Glamour magazine, one of the only beauty/fashion magazines I can tolerate because it doesn’t feature $9,000 dog carriers and there are no sex tips that involve donuts/midgets/ peacock feathers dipped in magical gold dust”).
I share that obsessive need to live indoors and I am willing to curb my shoe purchases to make sure it’s not threatened either!
It’s okay to want to be facebook friends with EVERYONE from high school to have a constant reminder of how much better your life is than theirs.
Incidentally, I’m reading a book called Shoe Addicts Anonymous. It’s adorable.
I’m not an American Idol. But I like to think I’d win So You Think You Can Dance. Spunky and deaf – I’ve got a niche market right there!
I like that flirting muscle/marathon analogy – you’ve just allieved me of a fair amount of guilt.
Also – dude: speaking of hypocrties, I don’t even know who your premier *is*. And Canasian politics is my *job*.
Let’s just say there wasn’t a lot of coverage of the results in Brazil, what with all the Barack and Hillary, Venezuela and Colombia, stocks and recessions to cover. Which may speak volumes about sustaining an interest in Canadian politics…
I agree with you especially on the food tasting better without fork, and the deepest fantasy bit and a lot of the other stuff…
I’m so fiending for some take out, movies, and pjs
I think I know what I am doing this Saturday night.
Also, the one about it being OK not to have something to add about day time television. I don’t watch any Greek TV and then I feel all guilty for not being able to talk about it.
And really, what else is there to add in a conversation about Russian literature? It’s depressing. The end.
Brandy you’re super cute! I love your lists, they’re so much fun! I am soooooo looking forward to nine solid hours of sleep…at some point.
You are all kinds of awesome here! If you replace shoes with yarn in the first one, then I am totally with you. Or I guess lately it has been shoes AND yarn, which is not great either.
And “to know that not everyone is going to like you, but still be hurt when they don’t” is something I struggle with all the time!
I blame the SPAM folder all the time. I thought it was just me. Damn, now my secret is out and people won’t believe me anymore.
is it ok to “mark all as read” sometimes in your google reader? i feel guilty about this. lol
I might argue it’s ok not to buy into Facebook at all. But, that’s just because I prefer to stay in my PJ’s watching movies.
You crack me up. And in case you didn’t catch my reply, I love that you laughed at my post the other day. It was meant to be funny, not whiny. Didn’t do too good a job of that, did I. Heh. For what it’s worth, I agree with more of the above than I’d care to admit to. That may or may not include me winning American Idol.
Why do they cancel shows that are so beloved? It’s not fair.
i am so excited about the hills coming back. LC was on regis the other day, so it’s got to be coming back soon!
and one person from my hs requested to be my facebook friend – i hesitantly agreed. now she’s never said anything to me… i think i’m going to un-friend her
last thing – if you haven’t checked out In Style magazine, you should. they have a few $300 dresses thrown in, but they have alot of budget stuff too : )
So great…I can’t wait until the Hills come back either. Do you know when it will be coming back?
I have the best conversations on IM. It cracks me up. I agree about not spending too much on shoes. I love them. I have lots of them, but I have other bills to pay too.
Food really can be better without forks. Or utensils, for that matter.
Pretty much AMEN to all of these. Except The West Wing, but not because I’m not willing to give it a shot. Only because I have yet to. I bet if you like it so much, I would too.
Oh and I just so happen to have my appointment book marked with “The Hills”/”buy wine” for Monday, March 24, 10pm.
We are all in our Late 20’s and are throwing a Hills returns party on the 24th, so. Yes, It’s okay. It better be.
Saturday nights in my pj’s & take out with the h are usually what make up our “date nights” I love it & wouldn’t trade it for the world. Oh and banana’s shouldn’t be consumed in public ever, just not a pretty sight. As for the hills, cannot wait until the 24th! I am so with Brooke on this one, a bottle of red & some good girl friends & the hills. What a perfect night.
I was just going to say, this is just like Glamour! And then I read the end of the post and saw that you beat me to it. And I totally agree that Glamour is the best of the fashion magazines.
I wouldn’t want to be Facebook friends with any of my high school classmates either. Thanks for easing my guilt.
this post is beyond fantastic. i found myself nodding to every last thing you typed.
Not enjoy texting!?
Actually, talking to someone as they eat a banana is quite uncomfortable.
I like this post!
omg that article in Glamour is always my favorite part
loved this post
Love this post; and I agree with too many of these to mention. (If you’re curious, simply copy & paste your list into a new comment box… yeah, that pretty much covers it).
xox
Randomly: We have the same taste in Saturday nights; I loathe texting; nine hours of sleep would be a dream (I made up for it by napping under an oak last weekend); being the guy who girls exercise their flirting muscle with then watch said girl go out with the stud SUCKS; can’t go there with you on the Monday thing; I’ve made some darn good friends over messenger (who knew?).
It’s all ok…
hahahaha I definitely blame it ont eh spam folder, and I LOVE texting and have MANY great conversations on IM, I totally believ ein karma when I let a grandma have my seat on the subway. I dont like the sound of listening to someone eating a banana let alone WATCH them eat it. ….and the best staurdays DEFINITELY involved take out and pajamas.
The spam folder!? YES! I’m so guilty of that. And everything else on this list. Minus the texting. I kind of cannot stop texting. At all. It’s pretty awful. And the Idol thing? Well, if my round hair brush had it’s way it would sue me for harrassment as I cling to it like a pop-star to a mic in front of my mirror while belting Celine. Or trying to.
Glorious post. I feel good now.
I’m so with you on the whole 9 hours of sleep in your own bed thing…and of course, THE HILLS! Booya! Can’t wait for it to be back!
This post shall be bronzed and placed on the mantle with the other ‘greatest lists of all time.’ Wait, I didn’t offend you by saying it should be bronzed, did I? To be safe, I’ll dip it in gold, too.
great post! i identify with a lot of these!!
Josh Lyman will come back for us one day.
BELIEVE.
It’s ok not go on vacation on March break and save up your money for your summer trip which seems like a million years away but will be here before you know it.
Also it’s ok to feel like you want to throttle your students sometimes but instead give them a great big smile and kill them with kindness instead.
Flirting is just fun. As is being desired.
Love the banana one. Hilarious!
I snorted with laughter about your banana comment. I ALWAYS think dirty things when I see that! Haha.
What’s up with Spencer becoming a guest columnist for “Radar” magazine? Jeff Conway not available?
Thanks for the free flirting pass..:-)
Glad to know someone else is “squeeing” down the days until Hills starts again.
I hope you checked out the photos from LC’s fashion show at L.A.’s fashion week. I have to say not so great…kinda boring. But I still love the Hills! I have to agree with the Glamour comment, but I also love Lucky – and I think it has more affordable stuff in it.
Totally off topic but I received your christmas card last week!
Yay!
it took me a good 20 minute to realize what Brandy it was from, I was convinced it was a card from a girl I knew in middle school but was baffled at how she had my address.
Then I put down the vodka and remembered your hand made cards posting and, ahem, read the return address.
Very pretty! Thank you muchly! And expect a St. Patrick’s day card in the coming months, haha.
Mmmm pajamas. Mmmmm 9 hours in bed (especially with my new memory foam mattress topper). I see absolutely nothing wrong with your list and a whole lot of right!
I love this list! I also cannot speak to someone when they eat a banana. I always take bananas to class to eat and I have to discretely break pieces off because I never know if anyone is getting creeped out by me.
I think it’s okay to watch the preview of the upcoming Hills episodes whenever I need a fix.
i loved this post. that’s all i got. i’m sorry. i’ll come up with a better comment next time.
all love. xo, b
I was with you on the texting thing. Then I discovered its very different when you’ve got somebody you fancy the hell out of on the other end of the words.
I like my written smut succinct, descriptive and practically live.
I completely agree with you about the text messaging. I get so annoyed with it.
Also, 99% of my best conversations are over messenger, and I am okay with that.
Probably speaks of how lame I am, but thats okay too.
Oh, my god – I hear you. I so hear you.
I don’t WANT to be facebook friends with anyone from highschool. I always, always decline any invites. The price of those memories? Ha – no thank you. Better left in the recesses of my mind.
As for Saturday nights spent in pyjamas with a good moive, can I hear an amen? Can there be anything more glorious?
Exhibit A. It’s Saturday night. I’m in my pyjamas, watching trashy BBC dramas with a glass of Rose. And it’s pretty much the best ever.
why would you not want to enjoy texting? hehe
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