Recollections

So it has come to my attention that I think often about past events, and maybe it might behoove me to take note of some of the more interesting occurrences in my life. Not that all of them are all that entertaining, but maybe at some point in time they were fun for someone, and maybe at some point they may be worth remembering. So I might as well take a shot at it.

High school brought the most memorable moments that I can recall at the moment. The first item that comes to mind is the small group of cheerleaders that formed our special little “clan” to sneak around on the weekends and TP random people. Always people we knew. Not even always people we disliked entirely. It was just fun to do. We cruised around in the station wagon with piles of toilet paper in the back. We tried to avoid the white vans that drove around the town at night seeking out people like us. Trying to destroy our fun. A couple of us mastered the art of unlocking the school’s toilet paper holders with a bobby pin to get the giant rolls. However we could only do this during half-time at the football games when no one was around. And as it turns out, these rolls are only useful on bushes, since throwing them through the air does not end well. There was even a case where tuna came into play. This lucky person was actually a friend of one of the girls. Surprise! But I cannot reveal any of the houses where these events occurred. All I can say is that this is what we cheerleaders resorted to for fun on the weekends when we did not have games. We were not bad kids, we were just occasionally motivated to ruin people’s days. It happens.

At the moment I’ve drawn a blank to any other events. My life has just been that eventful.

I do have to point out, however, that I just witnessed a commercial that stated, “If you are between the ages of 0 and 85, call [insert phone number].” Seriously? Age 0?? That would mean that you either do not exist, or you are still in the womb. And that would definitely be something everyone would be amazed to see. A fetus with a cell phone calling the phone number from the television. Or even a toddler that is over the age of “0″. Why would a child be expected to pick up the phone to call about senior life insurance? Honestly people will do anything with these dang commercials to make everyone feel like it is urgent that they call NOW! When chances are, most people don’t need to call them at all. We would just like to be left alone. To watch our midnight programming. And terrible movies that they allow on television. Got to love terrible scripts mixed with terrible acting. Makes for a good show.