I’ve heard it said that you are what you eat. At first blush, the phrase strikes me as rather stupid. It doesn’t compute. Consuming some food product or another does not magically transform a person into its likeness. Seriously, does anyone really think that having a bbq’ed steak makes one a cow or a t-bone or what have you? See – stupid saying.
That’s the literalist in me. Always on someone’s case about the exact meaning of their words. Usually the case I’m on is Shan’s. Usually she shoves me off with considerable efficiency. I would too. The literalist in me is a real ass.
The literalist in me is also a fan of steak, but I digress.
This blog post is going south in a hurry (Not actually south). I’ve written myself into a corner (You won’t really be able to find a corner anywhere in this paragraph other than the two times said word was used) and there’s nowhere to go. I hate it when that happens.
Here’s the long and the short of it… (Incidentally that is another stupid phrase that gets Literal Me all fired up. How can something be both long and short at the self-same time? Dumb.)
Take a hike.
Seriously, I need to go for a walk.
There’s something to be said here, but I’ll have to give it another shot when I get back.
haha. i love writing into corners. its comforting. like sea lions.
Um. I know what you mean.
Remind me to never take anything you see literally… ever.
and by see I mean say, in the most non-metaphorical of fashions.