Hello there. I'd like to introduce you to someone. Now, be careful, because this guy hasn't had all his shots. I don't know him that well, though, once upon a time, I didn't know anybody better.
He's an asshole who is only out for himself. He seems to think he's God's gift, and even believes that God exists. He's a guy who once considered being a minister because he thought it sounded easy. He's a guy who for 3 years didn't have a single relationship that wasn't with a married woman. He's a guy who used to say the phrase "I'm not conceited, because conceit's a flaw, and I have none" and think he was clever, while everybody else realized that he was a dick because he actually believed it. Yet, I can't help but love the son of a bitch. Of course, that's because it's me.
Not me as in the person I am now, but me as in the person I used to be up until about 3 years ago. This has been brought to the forefront of my mind by two things. One, I am back in college and see these 18 year old kids going nuts and being selfish and I begin to judge them, but then I think of myself back then, and I have to be a little more forgiving.
The other thing that has brought the difference between young Tanner and current Tanner to me is that I have been running into a lot of people from my past who are constantly commenting on how much nicer a guy I am now than I used to be. At first I kept thinking that they just didn't know me very well back then, but then I sat down and thought about it. It turns out, I was an ass
So, the moral of this story is that...well I don't have a moral, but I do have a point.
Once upon a time I was a completely different guy. I hate that fucker, but I love him too, because without him, there would be no me. Trippy, isn't it?
He's an asshole who is only out for himself. He seems to think he's God's gift, and even believes that God exists. He's a guy who once considered being a minister because he thought it sounded easy. He's a guy who for 3 years didn't have a single relationship that wasn't with a married woman. He's a guy who used to say the phrase "I'm not conceited, because conceit's a flaw, and I have none" and think he was clever, while everybody else realized that he was a dick because he actually believed it. Yet, I can't help but love the son of a bitch. Of course, that's because it's me.
Not me as in the person I am now, but me as in the person I used to be up until about 3 years ago. This has been brought to the forefront of my mind by two things. One, I am back in college and see these 18 year old kids going nuts and being selfish and I begin to judge them, but then I think of myself back then, and I have to be a little more forgiving.
The other thing that has brought the difference between young Tanner and current Tanner to me is that I have been running into a lot of people from my past who are constantly commenting on how much nicer a guy I am now than I used to be. At first I kept thinking that they just didn't know me very well back then, but then I sat down and thought about it. It turns out, I was an ass
So, the moral of this story is that...well I don't have a moral, but I do have a point.
Once upon a time I was a completely different guy. I hate that fucker, but I love him too, because without him, there would be no me. Trippy, isn't it?