So, to put things in perspective Mary gave me this gem of insight, a "Band of Brothers" speech if you will:
"No. You're actually going to be making money for the work you do. Instead of coming home and wondering whether to make yourself chicken salad or Ramen; you're going to take yourself out to dinner! You're not going to live with a roommate who sticks her shoes under the fridge, (another blog for another time) you're going to live with maybe one other girl. And you can have a man in your bed every night if you damn well please!"
Now if that doesn't motivate me to find a good career, I don't know what will.
Thanks Mary
Caveat: On account of my impeccable memory for detail and the fact that I wrote every word of this down right after she said it means that it's verbatim and completely unrehearsed. The best always are.
3 comments:
Oh mary is the best. what great insight. you know what though...(not that I'm some college alumni pro or anything) but I think the best part of college is the conversations i had with roommates. those are the memories I'll keep forever. The one's happening right in the kitchen or sitting on beds. i miss you mags.
Wow. I love Mary. She is great for pep talks.
M-Fran. K-Pear told me that I should read your blog because it is funny, which kind of implies that she doesn't think my funny production is sufficient for my funny consumption. Like I'm in a funny deficit. Which isn't true, and really is kind of an insult. I don't NEED funny. In fact, I didn't laugh at all during the decade between 1992 and 2003. I was fine. Actually, now that we are talking about it, I think I may just repeat that decade of Emo.
Either way, I have high expectations and I thought it was only fair that you were aware of them so in the case that you disappoint you could rightly be held accountable for it. Thanks.
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