I am avoiding math and so I will write about Broos. The living Broos, not the spectre that haunts The Sims (which I haven't had time to play because of evil evil algebra. Argh)
A few years ago (wow, and it really is too!!), I dated a guy who asked me one night: if I could be reincarnated, what would I want to come back as? And after thinking a moment, I said, "Me!" He wanted to come back as a 6-foot-tall rastafarian reggae musician, which isn't why we eventually broke up but anyway...
At that moment in time, I was supremely happy with myself. Other than the usual concern about cash flow, I felt on top of the world. And really, even the money didn't bother me as I had enough coming in to cover whatever needed to go back out, with room for dinner at a teriyaki joint now and then. My body pleased me, my cherubs were adorable, and life was so good to me. Not perfect, but good for me.
Today, my answer would be a bit different. I'm not sure I'd want to be me, or wish my concerns and perplexities onto another person. Some things are still good, and then other things that didn't used to worry me have cropped up.
When I think of Original Broos, I guess I don't want him to reincarnate as someone else; I like the Broos I know (so far as I know him, which of course is only to thinly scratch the surface now and then). It pleases me to know that he doesn't hang out in strip clubs or party like a wild animal or do drugs. I appreciate that he wakes to NPR and likes a wide variety of music and can build shelves from glass blocks and cook a hamburger on the grill.
If I weren't already married to the most wonderfully annoying man in the world, I'd like to be annoyed by someone just like Broos. :)
I guess everyone goes through wondering about changing something. Maybe Broos should move to Seattle ;) That is a change worth considering. Bwahahahaha!
For me, when I reincarnate, I want to be less frantic and to enjoy the moments of my life more. I would like a half of a math gene more than I have now. I would like to not procrastinate. And I'd like to be size 8 again.
A few years ago (wow, and it really is too!!), I dated a guy who asked me one night: if I could be reincarnated, what would I want to come back as? And after thinking a moment, I said, "Me!" He wanted to come back as a 6-foot-tall rastafarian reggae musician, which isn't why we eventually broke up but anyway...
At that moment in time, I was supremely happy with myself. Other than the usual concern about cash flow, I felt on top of the world. And really, even the money didn't bother me as I had enough coming in to cover whatever needed to go back out, with room for dinner at a teriyaki joint now and then. My body pleased me, my cherubs were adorable, and life was so good to me. Not perfect, but good for me.
Today, my answer would be a bit different. I'm not sure I'd want to be me, or wish my concerns and perplexities onto another person. Some things are still good, and then other things that didn't used to worry me have cropped up.
When I think of Original Broos, I guess I don't want him to reincarnate as someone else; I like the Broos I know (so far as I know him, which of course is only to thinly scratch the surface now and then). It pleases me to know that he doesn't hang out in strip clubs or party like a wild animal or do drugs. I appreciate that he wakes to NPR and likes a wide variety of music and can build shelves from glass blocks and cook a hamburger on the grill.
If I weren't already married to the most wonderfully annoying man in the world, I'd like to be annoyed by someone just like Broos. :)
I guess everyone goes through wondering about changing something. Maybe Broos should move to Seattle ;) That is a change worth considering. Bwahahahaha!
For me, when I reincarnate, I want to be less frantic and to enjoy the moments of my life more. I would like a half of a math gene more than I have now. I would like to not procrastinate. And I'd like to be size 8 again.
posted by Owl Chick at 8/09/2002 02:52:00 PM
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