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February 24, 2006
fan the flames..
i think marriage has this funny way of changin a person, allowin one to become more malleable in those habits and traits that makes one--i guess--unique..
so im a bathroom-fan kinda guy. when im sittin on the pot takin care of business/droppin the kids off at the pool/doin #2/insert preferred euphemism here, i like havin the overhead fan on. im not gonna begin a discussion on its intended purpose, but lemme just say growin up i always had it on. so now, not only do i find it to provide a soothin pleasant ambiance, but it almost a requirement to help further pursue my activities..
on the other hand (of course), esther hates the fan. the whirring, the buzzing, the volume; it all annoys her. i liken it to her quiet time--her "walden", if you will. even when IM in the bathroom and have the fan on, she cant stand it. it doesnt help that her side of the bed is situated next to the outside wall of the bathroom. so whenever i go to prepare/unload/empty myself for the nite, i keep her up..
that is until recently. tryin to uphold my side of "in sickness and in health, in good times and the bad-smelling", i have actually NOT turned on the bathroom fan when duty calls. yep, as much as it strains me to sit there in the peace and not-always-quiet (but quieter than youd think), i do it because thats the funny thing about bein married. doin things i normally would not be caught dead doin (watchin gilmore girls), givin up pieces of wut i thought made me "me" (actually throwin away some magazines and not keepin ALL of em), and tryin new things cuz a bathroom fan is just not as important as a wife--i think..
- i call em deterrants, esther calls em excuses. wutever they may in fact be, they stand in the way of me readin more. i luv the idea of reading cuz theres so much to learn and/or experience out there thats captured in these bound sheets of paper that only cost anywhere from $5 to $15. yet, i dont read even close to enough. why?
the best time for most (i would guess) to read is at nite, as one is settlin into bed. it is for me at least. and while at times, im good at it, there are annual periods which simply beckon for me to pick up the remote and leave that book on the nite-stand:
football season: sun and mon nites are a given. even after the games, sportscenter is a must..
basketball season: mostly nba. i cant help but watch the espn games on wed and fri nites, and stay up til 1:30am on thurs nites for the late frickin west coast game to finish up on tnt..
winter: my hands are like sandpaper and only in the last couple years have i actually put lotion on em (again, another marriage-changin habit). bein the obsessive-compulsive packrat that i am, i cant pick up a book until im 100% sure my lotion-covered hands wont smear the cover or stain the pages of wutever im book i pick up. yes, i know--i need help. thankfully through therapy, ive made some progress and i can now comfortably read my sports illustrated or sporting news w/o care (since i now throw em away--unless theres some article on michael jordan)..
crazy, i know. so those three periods basically go from sept to june, leavin me w/ a good 2-3 months of solid reading. how pathetic am i, a prisoner of my own compulsions..
hmmm, actually in a real prison i wouldnt be able to watch any tv. too bad im not OCD enough to go psycho. or am i?
Posted by chars at February 24, 2006 05:01 PM
Comments
i'm a bathroom-fan guy too! even when i'm just going #1! i think it's mostly to mute the noise of splattering pee. once, i was at a prayer meeting and it was dead quiet. i was sitting next to the bathroom and someone went in to take a leak. they were not a fan guy and the results were hilarious!!
Posted by: philoh at March 1, 2006 01:27 PM