my addiction...i confess

i’ve got an addiction. it’s been going for years. i’ve never admitted this to anyone...not even to myself. i guess i felt that if i acknowledge this addiction, it would give it power. at first i didn’t think it was a problem. how could i have an addiction? that’s ridiculous! not me? and to be addicted to that? no freakin’ way!

but i’ve noticed lately that when i’m stressed or discombobulated i have to have it...and i need more. and why do they keep making it? don’t they understand that they are just feeding the problem? contributing to the downfall of society? or at least making sure that society is all marked up? i ask why? why produce these addictive items in which i can’t resist getting more and more of them. when i see them i literally start shaking and vibrating with excitement. even though i already have a pack or more at home (maybe even containers of them)...i just need more!! MORE!!!!!!!

i confess. i can’t hold it in any longer. i was at Costco today....and i bought another pack. but it was bigger than any pack i’ve EVER gotten before. it was a beautiful pack. friggin’ gorgeous! i just know that i’ll be fine for awhile now. i won’t need more. i’ll be fine. really! how can they top this?

my addiction is to Sharpie. yes, beautiful Sharpie pens. from the fine points to the fat tips. to the cap markers or the re-tractables which you can get fine or ultra fine. absolutely incredible selections! i’m confessing right now that a week ago i bought the latest ultra fine point retractable Sharpies from Staples in Chino Hills. i was technically suppose to be returning something but had to use the bathroom. it’s not MY fault that the friggin’ store has the pen aisle lined up with the restrooms. you HAVE to walk down that aisle in order to get there. and then they caught my eyes....8 beautiful colors ranging from black to orange to aqua and a blue-green. there is also a lime green. and it was NEW. just released. needless to say i didn’t get any money back from my return since it went towards the purchase of the much needed ultra fine retractable Sharpies. i think i might’ve been on the way to the airport too. ahhhhhhhhh! i was so happy to get this new set of Sharpies. absolutely sublime.

but then i went to Costco today. evil evil Costco. and there it was....in one of the very first aisles. i thought i was satisfied. i thought i had it under control. i had to stop my iPod as it was distracting me from the brilliance of this find. the only song that would’ve been appropriate at that moment was “Alleluia” by the Benedictine Monks...but alas, i didn’t have it on my iPod. this Sharpie pack is 24 colors, fine point with a bonus marker. AND it has limited edition Cafe colors. LIMITED EDITION!!! i had to get it. i needed the earl grey, blueberry, pomergrante, hibiscus tea and the mocha colors. we’ve never had those colors before with Sharpie. friggin’ A! it’s like Christmas or something. they are all so beautiful. so beautiful and colorful. it’s a color extravaganza of 24 colors with an bonus marker of periwinkle. at least i think it’s periwinkle. i really wish Sharpie would mark the markers with the name of the color...like Crayon. hello! it would only make sense, yeah? so this extra color (maybe baby blue?) makes it 25 colors. 25 COLORS IN THE PACK!!! friggin’ awesome! i’m so satisfied. i need a cigarette.