Wednesday, May 02, 2007

Inconvenient Truths

- You will inevitably become like one of your parents.

- Something will always elude you.

- You’ll never know how many licks it takes to get to the center of a Tootsie Pop because you always bite into it.

- Your children will think you’re a douche bag at some point.

- High school math was bullshit.

- Just about every college course was bullshit.

- You’ll always regret who you voted for at least once.

- That cup you just drank from wasn’t yours.

- The amazing night of sex? It meant nothing to him/her.

- You shouldn’t have left it in the oven that long.

- Someone wants to see you fail.

- You should have said “yes.”

- You should have said “no.”

- The first Darren was better.

- Seconds are ok; thirds too much.

- You shouldn’t have recorded it.

- You won’t fit into that dress again.

- It was him/her, not you.

- You never have a second chance to make a lasting impression.

- The joke was on you.

- You paid too much.

- That stain won’t come out.

- You can’t have it all.

11 comments:

Ha Ha Sound said...

Fucking hell, that's pessimistic. Is it me, or has this beautiful spring weather brought out a weird feeling of doom and gloom in a lot of people? Anyway, fun post and I am out of sorts for reasons that have nothing to do with your always well written blogging.

Although... I will fit into that dress again, damnit. I will.

Irish and Jew said...

ha ha-
if it makes you feel better, not everyone wants to see you fail. Your mom wants you to be president and thinks you are the best looking man she's ever seen :)

My mom thinks i can still fit into the dress i wore at my batmitzvah... mom's rule.

-Jew

grubinski said...

"You will inevitably become like one of your parents".

I am almost *exactly* like my father, though I practically hated him when I was growing up. My parents divorced when I was 13, and at that time I was much closer to my mother. She died young, and I sometimes wonder what she'd think of me now. Would she be proud of what I've accomplished, or irritated because I reminded her of my dad?

Ha Ha Sound said...

Jew, I am the best looking man anyone's every seen. It's why everyone wants me to faily.

Irish and Jew said...

faily shmaily

-J

ellagood said...

ha ha - it wasn't meant to be pessimistic.

jew - i would pay good money to see you in that batmitzvah dress.

grubinski - i'm my mother.

Andrew said...

“Someone wants to see you fail”

As a corollary, I add – “It’s not in most people’s interest that you succeed.” That’s my Darwinian take on it. This was a revelation that took me years to arrive at – but once you’re reconciled to it, it’s neither pessimistic nor depressing. To be really trite – It’s liberating. And I love the world that much more for it. We all operate to maximize our own pleasure and opportunity –translation – I acknowledge my inner fuckwad. But he’s still kind of a sweet fuckwad.

ellagood said...

andrew - "the greatest pleasure in life is doing what people think you cannot do."

The Bee said...

Fuck. Those stains NEVER come out.

Stony Curtis said...

ellagood--
can i repost some of this post on my blog if i put it in quotes and link to you? it's really funny...

ellagood said...

the bee - never do. even under black light.

stony - absofuckinglutely.