Now I get it! My real connection to Steve Martin’s first movie, The Jerk.
So this was me today on a short shopping trip with a specific list. Checked first two off at grocery store, one at gas station. Good job. One item to go. On to Petco where rumor has it they carry safflower seed for wild birds. They did! And that was all I needed. That’s all—“except this catnip toy.”
So there I am an hour later walking through World Market, which happened to be right next door to Petco, saying, “This is all I need, this phony French wall clock — and this pack of brown rice. And that’s all I need. Oh, and this can of stuffed grape leaves, and that’s all I need. Oh, and this tea diffuser. Yes, that’s all I need.”
To my credit I wasn’t wearing a bath robe and shuffling along with my pants at my ankles.
I’ve never seen the movie (not a Steve Martin fan) but I get this. I often go to the store just to get out of the house, not because I need anything and more times than not, I come home with things I found I “needed” at the store. I get it.
I have a feeling, Corina, it’s a woman trait. I find myself quoting lines from that movie all the time, and so do my kids. Of course, I saw it again recently, so it really hit me today.
Loved this! I could picture you doing everything but would never even imagine you ever in slippers shuffling along with your pants at your ankles. That was to funny. Good one Beda.
I’m happy one of the people who know me best can’t see me in that position. ☺
LOL! I know how that is… except for the bathrobe and pants at the ankles, of course. 🙂