2/1/2005 - Cheer Me Up

I have been in a funk lately. Not the good kind of funk, like George Clinton, but a "It's right in the middle of a Michigan winter, I haven't seen any real sunshine or a woman in a bikini for a long time, I've had a cough for three weeks, and I don't even have the energy to go out and tear it up like I used to" kinda funk.

Tonight I tried a few things to break out of the funk. To the rest of the world, I probably look like I'm having the time of my life, too. I am, actually. Even when I'm in a downer kinda funk, I'm still having fun.

I looked in the refrigerator, and saw some old celery. I started to throw it in the trash, but then I thought "I am feeling blue, and I have a garbage disposal". To me, a garbage disposal means never having to be bored. I turned on the water, and started peeling stalks off.

I fed the first one into the running disposal. It started spinning like a chihuahua in a flushing toilet. Immediately, I laughed. My world was brighter.

Then I took my daughter out for a girls night out. It's tough having to be the mom and dad at the same time, but ya gotta be devoted to your kids. We went to get our hair cut at Panopolous North. I think it was her first salon experience ever, and she had this little glow in her face afterwards. They treated her right. She begged me to go tanning afterwards.

"Can we go tanning now?"
"No."
"I love you, dad."
"Okay. We'll go tanning."
"Score!"
"Wait... women only love me to get something out of me?"
"Hey, you already said yes. We have to go now. SCORE!"

So we went tanning. As we walked out, I high-fived her and yelled "Girls' Night Out!"

I feel a little better.