A Dialogue. With Myself.
Today was brutal.
You’re telling me.
I need a break.
Candles and a hot bath should do it.
You wanna tell me when I’ll find time for that?
Good point.
Maybe just one glass.
You know you won’t stop there.
Sure I will.
When was the last time you actually did?
Okay, so two glasses.
Seriously?
Granache, maybe.
Think about the headache.
I wonder if they carry that Pinotage I had at Baci.
Should you really be spending that money?
I could always get a box.
Yeah. No empty bottle to accuse you at the end of the night.
Brilliant, right?
Not even a little.
I just need to feel better.
You’ll feel worse tomorrow.
But I’ll feel better tonight.
Yeah, for about three hours.
There’s always Ibuprofen.
Add your kidneys to the casualty list.
I’ll drink lots of water.
I’ve heard that before.
I’m choosing to live in the moment.
Not quite.
Tomorrow has enough trouble of its own.
Exactly. So why add to it?
So I can get through tonight.
Read. Cook. Write. Go to bed early.
I can do all that and have a glass.
Yeah, cause you do all that so well when you’ve “had a glass”.
You know, you really are a prude.
And you’re a lush.
Here’s the turn. Home is left. Wine is right.
Go left. Left. Please, go left.
But he’s not waiting there.
No. He’s not.
Right it is.
Maybe just one glass…
You know I won’t stop there.
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Great piece! Enjoy that box!
If I had a dollar for every time I heard that, Kail.
Classic!
Actually, I've never had a box, of wine that is. Is it good? Are there boxes of vintage wine from like 1937 out there?
Box wine can be good, but not in the 1937 vintage wine kind of way. It's more a daily/table wine option. Try the Bota merlot. Steer clear of the cab, though.
Thank you for this perfect reminder of how much I hate my inner voice, even though the bitch is almost always right.
I hear you. I have to tell my brain to shut the f*** up from time to time. Does that make us schizophrenics?
I used to think it was okay to talk to yourself, as long as you didn't answer yourself/engaged in dialogue. Now, I regularly converse with myself and I think it's "normal."
As someone who does his best thinking "out loud", I'd probably be well served by that.
wait…you think?
I know the logic well, great piece
I wish I had the power to read people's thoughts. I'd get a kick out of listening to such conversations.
This is hilarious! (because it's so so true)
Myself would like to thank each and every one of you for 'fessing up to doing the same thing. Here's to validation. 🙂
I had no idea that my inner voice wasn't the only weak one!
What an extrodinary peice – loved it . . . loved it!
Cheers!
It's clear from the precision of the banter that this conversation is long running and never satisfying for either side. Wonderfully captured.
If you ever find yourself too indecisive, just remember – If I JOIN you, the glass doesn't count against you!
Which is why you must come visit when I get home from CO next week. Oh, the possibilities. 🙂
Not only is the content great, but I love the structure of the post as well. Nice job.
Thank you very, very much. This was one of my least confidently-written pieces. Of ever.
Funny and so true. Well done.