Le maudit Mo D.

it could have been christmas

I was never a kid into Christmas. I was one of those kids who defined the saying "too smart for their own good." I pretty much smarted myself out of the Santa Claus legend in an exchange with my mother that probably shredded her heart into Parmesan. There was no way, I explained to her, that a fat man could slide down a chimney and give presents to every child on the planet, especially since my presents still had the Arthur's Toy Store price sticker still on them and were wrapped in wrapping paper that I had seen my mother buy at Bullard Drug just that past week. "Well, Santa needs help, so I volunteered to wrap this year's presents for him!" my mom offered, but I countered that Santa didn't do his shopping in Fresno. I was that kid and still am.

HOWEVER, once in awhile I am overtaken by Christmas-style anticipation and this week is is my impending trip to my favorite state, the Bay State, the state with a curly tail, a state so small that its representation on the United States puzzle of my childhood had it clustered along with its three smaller neighbor states. The state that GWB usually follows with the word "liberal," the state that brought you John Kerry, Moxie, Marshmallow Fluff, and your favorite red dictionary. The state that has THREE Seven Sisters colleges in it and highway signs with buckle hats. That's right, folks, MASSACHUSETTS! With a brief stopover in CONNECTICUT, which I don't love. MASSACHUSETTS I love. Other states, not so much.

I find anticipation exhausting, however, and depleting. And pointless. I always fail to live in the now, and this, again, is one of my failures. I am also greatly anticipating my monthlong writing holiday to VERMONT five months hence. On my childhood state puzzle, VERMONT was paired with NEW HAMPSHIRE. They are kind of fraternal twins, yes?

I like state shapes.

I had a very long and tiring day. I feel like an amoeba in a dish. I am going to repair to my bed for some dreamy time and some cuddling with the meat man. He currently has '70s porn star hair and I find that kind of hot.

Posted by Zerd at May 4, 2008 11:44 PM