TheBanyanTree: Living On The Edge

[auntiesash]

And I feel like a muse.

Good luck out there, neeky!

On Thu, Oct 20, 2011 at 11:55 AM, Pam Lawley <pamj.lawley at gmail.com> wrote:

> I love you dearly and I'd NEVER wish even the teensiest bit of harm to you
> dear, but deep inside, there's a tiny part of part of me wishing they'd
> toss
> you in the slammer - just so *I* could read the story!!!  :)
>
> On Thu, Oct 20, 2011 at 2:40 PM, Monique Colver <monique.colver at gmail.com
> >wrote:
>
> > Despite my current occupation, I’m a daredevil at heart. Accountants get
> a
> > lot of bad press, and I’m not sure why. After all, engaging in mortal
> > combat
> > with the IRS isn’t for the faint of heart, is it?
> >
> > But it’s more than that. It’s a reckless disregard for my personal
> safety,
> > a
> > willingness to go right to the edge of propriety, a longing for just a
> bit
> > of almost danger, all while avoiding the IRS because we’re not, y’know,
> > besties or anything.
> >
> >
> > Today I outdid myself, and I removed all the privacy settings on my
> > Facebook
> > account. I KNOW! I’m courting disaster and I feel all energized!
> >
> >
> > Since that worked so well for me (though there hasn’t been time yet for
> my
> > new settings to put me in danger, though I’m sure by nightfall I’ll be
> > totally sorry), I’m also going out to lunch without a knee brace or a
> > patella strap. It’s all about living on the edge, though being unable to
> > get
> > either of those on underneath my jeans helps.
> >
> >
> > I’m considering having a milkshake on my way home. A totally milk-based
> > product! If that’s not living on the edge, I don’t know what is. (And I’m
> > not just referring to the edge of the toilet seat that’s probably in my
> > future, if I should carry out this plan.)
> >
> >
> > I may leave my driver’s license at home today. How’s that for potential
> > danger? What if I get pulled over for going 25 in a 45 zone? “License and
> > registration,” the mean cop will say, and I’ll come back with, “Ha! Left
> my
> > license at home! Now what are you going to do?” I really have no idea.
> I’ve
> > never done anything as dangerous as this.
> >
> >
> > I’m just getting started here. I could write myself a really large check,
> > more than I have in my account, and deposit it into another account,
> hoping
> > I get more checks in the mail today! Well, wait, that’s a little too
> > daredevilish even for me, so we’ll skip that one.
> >
> >
> > How about this one? I’m not going to floss tonight. Nope. No flossing
> > tonight. Am I courting potential tooth decay and loss of teeth? YES!
> >
> >
> > I’ll check in later and let you know how it went. If I end up in jail,
> I’ll
> > be calling for bail money.
> >
> >
> > Monique
> >
>



-- 
You are a fine person, Mr Baggins, and I am very fond of you;
    but you are only quite a little fellow in a wide world after all!”

“Thank goodness!” said Bilbo laughing