you are the good things

so often in society we, myself included, focus on the negative. if you dont believe me, watch any episode of the news on any channel or read any newspaper or any news website. there's hardly ever any good news. and anything that might qualify is usually fluff that wouldnt qualify for news even if michael jackson invited it for a slumber party at neverland ranch and then rep. foley tried to have sex with it.

tv, movies, and magazines force us to either fix or come to terms with our defects. you're too fat, your hair looks like you could be one of dicta's neighbors, you need to eat the cheerios your 4 year old brings you at 330am or else he will grow up with only a mommy, etc. nobody's perfect, but we're going to tell you how you fall short. oh, and by the way, we coincidentally offer a product to fix you. try it!

i think there needs to be more of an emphasis on people recognizing what's good about them. because when people see the bad in themselves they give up hope, steal my tax money via welfare and other poorly executed social programs, then move to apartments around me and haunt my everyday. but this isnt about me, it's about you.

what's your best thing about you? what about yourself are you proud of? what, when you think about it, makes you feel good about yourself?

i'll kick things off. you might think i'm going to say my strikingly good looks, but not this time. sure that's nice, but i'm not a piece of meat. you might also say my self-confidence, but i wouldn't go that far either. or modesty. true, i've got that, but it's not my favorite thing.

no, mine has got to be my sense of humor. i laugh at almost everything, and almost nothing is off limits. i can also laugh about stuff that also pisses me off (see: law school). a few topics i find humorous include, but are not limited to: child molesting priests, dumpster babies, handicapped people, retarded people, and midgets. i mean, what's funnier than the hypocrisy of a priest molesting a handicapped midget baby then throwing it in the dumpster when he's done, only to have a mass of people gather every sunday and hang on his every holy word?

as a side note, it just occured to me that people might notice how i'm constantly amused by child molesting priests. it doesnt help that a new one is outed every few days. but also, i can guess what some of you might be wondering and no, i was not molested by a priest when i was younger. i fancy the ladies, dominique to be specific. besides, it was kind of a turnoff when i learned that "holy" didnt really mean what i thought it might.