slipper-staring with aplomb

i'll admit it-i drank the kool-aid. when stars' torquil campbell asked the audience to sit down on the last song & just listen, i sat indian style with the lot of them. i stared with melancholic ambivalence/depth at my feet or the grungy carpet, or my neighbors glaring white ass crack.

whatever.

point is it was fun. for 4.5 minutes i was a part of a group that i didn't despise (namely because i didn't have to actually converse or actually get to Know any of them-whew...)-and we participated in a "team" activity-and collectively shared a little something i like to call a "moment." & it was good times. & everyone got up a little cheerier than when they sat down. it was fairly enlightening to let just the slightest tinge of pollyanna effect my generally morose sensibilities.

try it sometime, fellow cynics. stand in line, and wait for your little paper cup full of kool aid...and while its a little bitter at first, you will warm right up to it...trust me.