May 4, 2008
This is why I am insane
Today, on my run along Boulevard East, I saw a huge tour bus with the words QUEBEC on it stop by the bust of Alexander Hamilton - and people poured out of it - to stare at the plaque, and the bust, and take pictures, and pose smiling, etc.
It is wonderful that he is remembered. That the estimated spot of his death is on the list of "things to see" for a bunch of Canadians.
But what did I feel as I ran towards them, "Every Sperm Is Sacred" pounding in my ears?
I felt jealous.
Proprietary.
I thought (openly, to myself): "Get away from him. He's MINE. WhatEVER your tour guide is saying can't even scratch the surface of MY feelings about him. Every sperm is sacred. GET. AWAY. from him, Frenchies."
I actually felt this.
Next time I see such a congregation around him, I think I will bust in on them, and start to rant about how he's MINE, and everyone should GET AWAY ... just to see what would happen. It might be amusing, non?
I prefer to "visit" him when no one else is around, so that I can have his undivided attention and I don't have to share.
Photos by moi
You totally called them "Frenchies".
Posted by: Eric the...bald at May 4, 2008 8:44 PMInsane is such a harsh word... I might just go with "a bit touched in the head".
Since I've felt that about other seemingly silly things too, I can totally relate.
Posted by: jen at May 4, 2008 9:55 PMOh God, I do the same thing! It's bad enough with people like Lincoln but a lot of my favorites usually don't have people around them. If I ever saw someone at the Roscoe Conkling statue in New York, I don't know if I'd be jealous or want to marry them.
I recently discovered your blog, by the way, and I love your writing and what you write about. I'm also kind of in love with history and books and old movies and the Red Sox :)
Posted by: Jess at May 5, 2008 12:41 AM/photos by moi/ Hahahahaha.
I get a strange joy just imagining you running up to a bunch of French Canadians trying to explain to them how Alexander Hamilton is your dead boyfriend.
Comprenez vous??
Jess - welcome! :)
Posted by: red at May 5, 2008 8:32 AMJess: Get away from her. She's MINE. WhatEVER you're saying can't even scratch the surface of MY feelings about her. Every sperm is sacred. GET. AWAY. from Sheila!!!!
Haha..just kidding....Just a Sheila Stalking moment!
Welcome to girl crush central...you will fall in love with Sheila. ;)
De - HAHAHA!!!
Posted by: red at May 5, 2008 1:26 PMIt sounds even more insane when, like me, you read this post before the one below it.
(And is it weird that after I read that previous post I thought, "Oh, that makes sense then."?)
Posted by: dorkafork at May 6, 2008 7:24 AMdorkafork - HAHAHAHAHAHA
Posted by: red at May 6, 2008 7:29 AMwait....you run to "every sperm is sacred"??????
Posted by: allison bennett at May 7, 2008 12:59 PM