TheBanyanTree: Living On The Edge

[Monique]

And sash is my muse!

Monique Colver
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On Oct 20, 2011, at 11:57 AM, auntiesash <auntiesash at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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