Posted by Gracie2 on October 10, 2002, at 22:23:08
In reply to Wondering about Ups and Downs, posted by shar on October 9, 2002, at 11:58:47
Hi Shar-
Sounds to me like your basic makeup includes a good sense of humor, which is surely an anchor even in a stormy sea.
I am much the same way - don't get out to enjoy myself much, although I'm not house-bound. I shop,
I do family stuff, I do medical work PRN and make extra money by selling used books on amazon. This is good for me because I have to get dressed and leave the house to go to the post office and to thrift shops, to buy more books. I guess that selling books on the internet is getting more popular, because I often have to share my "personal space" with other people who sometimes grab books from the shelf right in front of me.Anyway, this afternoon I was stacking books in front of the cashier at the thrift shop, and she picked up a book called "Tommy's Tale", which showed a pair of men's legs, wearing socks and shoes but no pants, hanging over the side of a bathtub. The cashier turned the book around to show me the cover and deadpanned, "Been there, done that."
She caught me unawares and I burst out with a great horse-laugh. She started laughing too and said, "I guess it's a terrible thing to admit...".
I said, "I would admit it too if I could remember it," and we both ended up cackling like hyenas. I guess it's a clue that the last time I laughed like that, it was the week before at another thrift store with another cashier. She picked up a book called something like "How To Make A Man Fall In Love With You," and she said, "Hmmm, how to make a man love you," then she gave me a wicked smile and said, "Treat him like shit!"
I said, "Is that the answer!" and we laughed like hell.The only thing I can think of is that as long as I'm with honest, unpretensious people, I can let my guard down and my sense of humor comes through
the swamp of paranoia and rickety self-esteem.
-Gracie
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