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October 23, 2005

GEN 11

I was walking along a the edge of a crater with Sparky and Sam Whitebread last night, Sam happened to kick a bottle that was lying there, half buried, and it went flying away. The girl who was with us, Daffodil, said something about recycling that made Sparky laugh.

"Beautiful," he said, "do you really think it makes sense for us to drive our cars, burning fossil fuels, to drop of glass to be recycled. you know glass is made of sand, right? and gasoline is made from something a little harder to find, isn't it?"

Daffodil just smiled, she knows when she's right and she knows when to avoid getting into a rustle with Sparky on one of his pet peeves.

"Hey," Sam said, "I wonder what would've happened if that had been a bottle with a magic genii in it.. i wonder."

Sparky said, "we'd each get a wish you numbskull... What would you wish for, Sam?"

Sam looked around, then looked at Sparky, a big grin on his face. "I've thought about it a lot, Spark," he said, "I know exactly what I'd wish for: another wish. THAT will set that genii back on his heels."

Sparky shook his head. "You are a boob, Sam" he said, "If you just wish for one wish, you'll be right back where you started. You should wish for a hundred wishes, or a thousand! Dang it." He shook his head again. "I'd wish for a million."

There was a little voice behind us, it was Daffodil. She said, "Do you want to know what i would wish for?"

"Absolutely," Sparky said, looking at her chest, "tell us."

"I would wish that i had no more wishes."

I thought about that the rest of the walk home.

posted by matthew at 03:07 AM




Girls RULE!!! ;p

posted by: Care on October 23, 2005 10:06 AM


you must be the change you wish to see in the world

posted by: marlon brando's dinner on October 23, 2005 11:15 AM


Does she mean that she really wishes she had everything already?

A Conundrum

posted by: Jim on October 23, 2005 11:33 AM


I think she means exactly what she said. Believe it or not, there are people like that! I've even met a couple of them. Weird, but nice in a way.

posted by: el bandito on October 23, 2005 11:38 AM


How come Sparky didn't wish for world peace or harmony with nature or something useful that would help him get lucky with Daffodil?

posted by: Jack on October 23, 2005 04:06 PM


it's the best wish of all, and it's a wish that you don't need a genii to make it come true...

posted by: el bandito on October 24, 2005 01:50 AM


Click on the moon = inevitable amazement at the diversity which is Matt's brain. Another thought provoker here. The absence of wishes. Nirvana, or...?

posted by: Carroll on October 24, 2005 02:34 AM


No Wishes is a wish that means you took a sideways step. it's not that you already have everything you think you need, even in terms of intangibles, and so you don't need to wish for them. it's a wish that means you say Yes to life.

posted by: marlon brando's dinner on October 24, 2005 08:35 AM


Good point, MBD. Even more to ponder now!

posted by: Carroll on October 24, 2005 03:14 PM