a few thoughts on cleanliness ...

of all the people in the world, i think i love dirty little boys the best. there is something truly refreshing about how unselfconscious they are about how much they enjoy playing in the dirt and how they don't mind being grubby and a little stinky.

if there weren't so many social no-no's in place about cleanliness, i'd like to be a dirty little boy. today, for the first time in forever, i'm cleaning the house. as the roommate with nothing to do ... it seems only appropriate. and i'm finding mold all over the place, which grosses me out to no end. and i've been at it for about 3 hours now, with no end in sight. i don't like to clean because i find it to be a losing battle. i avoid it as much as possible simply because there is always going to be more of it.

why do laundry when things are just going to get so dirty again anyway?
subset: why fold laundry when it's just going to have to go back into the laundry basket anyway?

why do dishes when you're just going to pull them out again in ten minutes anyway?
subset: why put dishes away when they're just going back into the sink anyway?

why the compulsive american need to shower like 100 times a day when you're just going to go back into the dirt, germ and mold-laden world in like two seconds anyway?
subset: why take showers in the morning when all the dirt from aforementioned germ and mold-laden world gets into bed with you anyway?
subset of subset: why wash your sheets obsessively if you're going to shower in the morning anyway?

why wash your car when the next passing pidgeon is going to take aim at you anyway?

why go to the dentist religiously every six months if the moment you get out of that chair, you're going to head to mcdonald's for a sausage egg mcmuffin anyway?

this, of course, is to say nothing of all the invisible germs and spores and bacteria we can't see. are you going to try and fight that too? are ya? ARE YA?????

i personally think that if we just all took a dirty little boy's point of view on the world, we'd be much happier. we're fighting a losing battle, people! just live with a little dirt, because God made dirt and dirt don't hurt.

i'm going to go finish scrubbing the bathroom down.
scowl.