Otherwise known as GREED for we laypeople.
I must sell a screenplay. I must do it before Shawna. So, in an effort to inspire myself to greatness, here is a list of completely unnecessary material possessions that I would acquire should I ever have any money.
Degrassi: The Next Generation (Seasons 4 & 5… and Season 6, as soon as it becomes available) – I admit it. I have fallen hard for Palex. And I have stopped trying to resist the charm of Deanna Casaluce. Honestly, why would one try? àhttp://www.deannacasaluce.ca/
Car: the Chevy Equinox. Yes, I will take one, thank you. We got a free upgrade to one of these on a trip to LA last year, and it was a surprisingly smooth ride. More importantly, it had a little built-in net that was intended for an atlas or something, but that fit my writing tablet as if it were made for it. That tiny piece of netting totally took it from a car to a freaking piece of heaven on four wheels.
Car: the 240sx sitting in Shawna’s ‘rents driveway. We borrowed the money from her dad to buy the car. Then we sold it back to him. If I had the money to, I would be willing to buy it back for more than he paid for it. I hate to say this about something as trivial as a vehicle, but damn that green is pretty. The real reason I would drop a dime on it though is that it corners like a race car. Save for those sneaky cops and Sunday drivers, I’m convinced this car could drive the length of the Pennsylvania Turnpike in roughly forty minutes.
Guitars. I like them. I am amazed by how the same instruments can sound so very different from each other. I would like to have more than I have, and would buy more if I could afford it. I’d like a bass and a violin too. And I wanna learn to play a bodhran like the guy who is playing with Kathy Mattea on her tour. Guess that means I need one of those too. Oh, and I would kill for a box drum. Only not really. That’s why I need the money.
Of course, I would make all of these purchases after doing some tithing. You give to church, you say. Of course not, I say in return. I am talking about the only good kind of tithing there is, giving to charity. And I am not just saying that to make myself seem like a better person than I am. I know I suck. But I also know that there is no way in hell I could enjoy my Degrassi when I know about all of the horrors that are taking place all over the world. What’s up with Africa? Seriously, genocide and drought at the same time? Could we get them a little help here? I read the other day that they (meaning experts of course) blame the dearth of food and water in Africa not only on the higher temperatures, but also improper irrigation techniques. So why exactly are so many countries wasting so much of their money on war instead of sending some scientists in to help Africa irrigate? I’m just saying.
