Brain Candy

Today's Entry in Things I love, Pt. 2

Alright, let's get right into it.

3) Being inspired. Well, not being inspired, but specifically the moment when you get inspired. No matter what you're doing, that feeling that you need to get off of your ass and go do whatever it is you're inspired to do. I write a lot, and when I get shocked into alertness by an idea that's screaming and punching the confines of my skull, I get up and get writing. Like Chuck Palahniuk says, "Shit or get off the pot."

Nothing is quite so fulfilling, don't you agree? In a life where we spend all of our time begrudingly doing homework, waking up earlier than we want and going to bed later than we care to, having a moment where nothing else really matters and there's only one thing you want to do is, truly, a gift.

4) Cooling down. It's winter right now in the Great White North, and it kind of sucks. Before I go out, I have to put on a huge coat and gloves and stand around while other people get ready. In most cases, it's super hot in the house and I get a vaguely naseous feeling in my tummy that waxes and wanes. My feet get uncomfortably sweaty in my shoes and my face alternates between shivers and burning hot, and then, finally, we can step outside. Instead of getting a nice, cool breeze and feeling relief from the sick feelings and overly-hot coats, a massive and ice-cold breeze punches me in the face but stays out of my coat. I stay hot underneath my coat, but my face and hands and legs get stiff and frozen-cold. When you get back inside, your joints seem to be stuck together and the process of heating up in painful.

When you're hot and sweaty, though, a cold shower is the most relieving thing you could ever imagine. All of the thick, sticky, sweat that's making your clothes stick like you to glue gets washed off. The grime and dirt and generally unclean feeling gets swirled down the drain and everyone likes you better for being clean. Cooling down with a nice, cold shower on a hot summer day? Unbeatable.