The things I did for love

Memes: the crutch of NaBloPoMoers everywhere. This one courtesy of LetterB — she’s aces.

Things I Did For Love

played chicken on a dark suburban street
spelled out my affection on looseleaf paper, then braved dozens of jeering sophomores to deliver it
arrived at prom in a 15-year-old VW Rabbit and wearing a lime-green dress
smoked a little too much ganja
skipped an entire semester of Journalism 102
switched to Lucky Strikes and Southern Comfort
nepotism
Wyoming with a medical condition
changed my name
moved 400 miles and forfeited a honeymoon
heartburn, leg cramps, a popped hip, bloating, night sweats, and extreme fatigue
stitches. Babymaker stitches.
That suppository thing
Or that time I scooped all the poop out of the bathwater
kept going, every day.

November 15, 2006 | Filed Under family unit, love life, memes, sappy crap

6 Responses to “The things I did for love”

Maliavale on November 15th, 2006 8:52 pm

I don’t think I was supposed to get misty-eyed over this, especially with the poop mention, but the last item killed me. Yay for the much-maligned meme, and its misty-conjuring properties.
laurie on November 15th, 2006 8:54 pm

awesome meme. did you do all these things for love with the same person?
supa on November 15th, 2006 9:01 pm

aw, maliavale. don’t cry, honey. Think of the poop instead.

[quote comment=”6804”]did you do all these things for love with the same person?[/quote]

1-4 were people from my youth. But 5-15: same guy (and same guy’s baby).
LetterB on November 16th, 2006 12:35 am

I got all misty too. So glad you did your list.
anoymouscoworker on November 16th, 2006 10:32 am

I switched from Bud Lite to Miller Lite, among many other things, but the beer switch was one of the earliest.
supa on November 16th, 2006 3:17 pm

*remembering*

You know what? It wasn’t prom. It was a winter formal that I went to in the VW. And it might have been a Golf, not a Rabbit. I went to prom in a limousine, and the boy responsible for the limo should really get credit for that.