Translated by
Dr. Henry "Indiana" Jones, Jnr
Thursday, August 23, 2007
"...I listened to his date plans and I joked 'mate how old are you?'. He grinned boyishly, instantly wiping off twenty years and told me he couldn't help it, he felt like a kid in a candy store."
- Milos Sadik, (writing and paraphrasing me.)
There is no doubt about it, some day's I do.
Save that I am more like poor Charlie, his tuppence grasped firmly, looking upon rows of sweets looking for that perfect one for which I will trade my only coin. I have smelt and gazed upon their sweetness with envy and desire, I have visually feasted upon the rows of sugared perfection, scared to exchange my coin for a confection that may not taste as it looks...
...I know I have to chose carefully.
I know this because when I have chosen in the past, it has been poorly, the sweet sugared cube that held such promise rather has held a bitter centre with a tart and horrid aftertaste, one that with coin now ready to be spent again I do not wish to repeat...
...And so I must chose carefully.
So I am like a kid in a Candy Store...I look around eagerly, looking for that which will last the longest, taste the sweetest and leave me wanting more, rather than leave me retching, gagging and spitting up a taste best not experienced. I am like a kid, I want to spend my hard earned coin, but life has taught me caution, life has taught me to be wary, and unfortunately life has taught me to be selfish and distrust.
But who knows, the best thing about being in a Candy Store is that if you are really lucky, sometimes, just sometimes, you get find a Golden Ticket.
Last year in the Temple of Doom, Indiana unearthed: A View From Wednesday
Lectiones Sacrae Ex Libris Indiana 06:00
"...hardly a genius...worthy of all the sycophants you seem to have gathered."
7 Comments:
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Tiny said...
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Interesting writing :-)
- 08:09
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Indiana said...
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Tiny: Thanks. I have not really treated it like that, though I guess I have been guilty of meeting a date and realising she is not the sweet I desire...but I don't think this is any different than if I met people through more traditional means and decide the same, it’s just that online allows a greater number in a shorter period of time. It's perhaps more efficient.
- 08:22
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Jenna Howard said...
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Nothing like a sweet tooth to get you into a little trouble. Here's to you finding the right sweet treat that won't give you a cavity.
- 08:45
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Hazel said...
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Candy store? I dunno. I have a feeling that you are looking for perfection (aren't we all?), if so you will always fail to find it because it really doesn't exist...of course you know that already!?! (I don't mean to be patronising - but I know it could be read that way). Whichever sweet you chose is going to cause a little bit of decay...accept it and move on? (Ouch!)
- 15:08
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Scorpy said...
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I want a sample pack!!! We should be allowed to sample as many as we want before we decide...but I hate those ones that stick to the top of your mouth and no amount of tongue pushing and finger hooking will dislodge...or those that promise sugar and spice and end up being a bitter jaw breaking....wait, I'm still talking about candy right? :)
- 16:52
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M said...
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In the movie - Finding the golden ticket never happened upon making the choice of the best candy for himself. It had already been announced that the last golden ticket had been found and so he bought the chocolate bar for grandpa. It was luck and loveliness that got him through.
- 17:53
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Tiny said...
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M: Well said!!!
- 17:55
Post a CommentI have to say I sometimes have this impression about some of the dates I met through online dating site - they are just like a kid in a candy store. There are so many girls for them to choose from and so they couldn't make up their mind which one to pick.
Though having made some very good friendships from online meetings, the girls do continually tell me that there are a lot of freaky guys online, which I have to say is not true in reverse.
PS: I have finished the 12 step women's anonymous post and will stick it up later this week :)
...however Charlie got the factory because he was unselfish and pure of heart. ;)
A little bit of luck and a lot of a pure, unselfish heart is all you need Indy.
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