Friends! Remember a while ago - when we played a little get-to-know-you game? Perhaps it's time for another round, yes? Let's play a game of I Will But I Won't to celebrate the complexity that is the human condition.
Or just so that we'll have something to talk about if we bump into each other on the bus.
I will have a conversation with the stray cat that lives behind my building but I won't talk to strangers.
I will joyfully tell you tell you how much my boots cost ($4!) but I won't tell you how much money I earn (other than to coyly refer to it as $2).
I will successfully complete graduate school in a foreign country, but I won't reset the clock in my car for months at a time.
I will eat portabella mushrooms but I won't eat button mushrooms.
I will eat uncooked angel hair pasta, cookie dough and Swiss Miss mix but I won't eat Velveeta 'cheese.'
I will change my car's oil but I won't change my tires. (Though I wish I could do both!)
I will remember what you wore the first time we met and everything about your family, but I won't remember your phone number or your birthday.
I will say things like "OMG!" in real-life interactions but I won't ever use them online or in texts.
What fun! Now you!
26 comments:
HA! I'm the same regarding your last point.
I WILL spend hours decorating vintage frames but I WON'T ever get around to hasnging them up (by myself, anyway).
Can I just say the angel hair/cookie dough/swiss miss one? Yes! Me too!
I WILL get sick to my stomach if I see a piece of wet bread, but I WON'T bat an eyelash at gory medical shows or autopsy photos.
I WON'T cook meals entirely from scratch, but I WILL tear up when I see lonely characters eating microwave dinners on TV.
I WILL sing loudly in the car, but I WON'T go to karaoke.
I WILL write thank-you notes, but I WON'T always answer the phone when my dad/cousin/grandmother/etc calls.
I WILL scrub out a bathtub, toilet, sink, and mop floors, but i WONT do a sinkful of dishes.
I WILL tell people we should hang out more often, but I WONT really ever get around to feeling like it.
I WILL perform in front of a thousand people but i WONT sing for one person if they ask me to.
I love this!
I WILL give out to people for not taking care of themselves but I WON'T heed my own advice
I WILL think that making cookies is one of life's greatest joys but I WON'T make them from scratch
I WILL leave comments but I WONT ever get over how nervous it makes me
I WILL short circuit my house when drunk but I WONT change my lightbulbs (for months)
I WILL think about reading books on philosophy but I WONT actually get around to it
I like this idea!
I WILL buy pricey shoes on a whim but I WON'T buy the expensive pasta.
I WILL watch the most tedious documentaries, even if I'm not enjoying them, but I WON'T watch a violent film, even if the reviews are great.
I WILL buy zucchini every second week or so but I WON'T ever get around to eating it before it goes bad.
I WILL help you clean your house and clean up after myself when I'm staying with you but I WONT clean my own house.
I WILL write a list of all the things I have to do but I WONT actually follow it.
I WILL pay $25 for fish and chips at a restaurant but I WONT pay half that for the same food from a takeaway.
I will eat fresh tomatoes, salsa, and marinara...but I WON'T eat ketchup! Girl, how do you not eat Velveeta?? I mean, I know it's not real cheese, but you're missing out on Rotelle dip and Kraft mac-n-cheese! ;)
I WILL tidy up and vacuum the whole house, but I WON'T clean the bathrooms or do the dishes.
I WILL read hundreds of books that I choose happily, but I WON'T read a perfectly good book for school without feeling forced.
I WILL talk all day about my grand plans, but I WON'T go through with them—at least not without balking a few times.
Thanks for leaving a comment on my post!
I WILL spend hours oohing and aahing at Christmas trees and decorations, but I WON'T decorate anything myself.
I WILL eat Velveeta, but I WON'T if I know that's what I'm eating.
LOVE this!! :)
i WILL talk about making art as my full time job, but i WON'T take the leap...yet.
i WILL do the required checkups for my car, but i WON'T clean puppy nose prints from the windows for months on end.
i WILL complain about the cold single digit weather, but i WON'T move from alaska.
i WILL be organized at work, but i WON'T file anything at home for a year.
i WILL be happy with my life in the present, but i WON'T make the same mistakes.
This is a nice post! =D
I WILL play out an elaborate conversation with a stranger in my head, but I WON'T act on it.
I WILL gladly sing off-key in public, but I WON'T dare dance.
I WILL make my bed every day, but I WON'T fold my clothes.
These are all so great, I can't think of anything witty, but it sure made me smile :)
I will forever be downloading new music/films/television programmes but I won't ever actually have the time to listen to/watch them!
xxx
I WILL gladly sing and dance in public, but I WON'T talk to the cashier at the store.
I WILL eat blue cheese and french onion soup, but I WON'T eat cheese whiz.
I WILL admire yellow on other people, but I WON'T wear it myself.
I think it's funny that you won't eat button mushrooms--I'm pretty sure it's the same mushroom as a portobello, just a young one. The mushroom darkens and gets bigger as it ages, and we call the mature form a portobello.
Personally, I find almost all mushrooms deeelicious. : )
This is such a cool post and idea!
I WILL alter thrifted clothes, but I WON'T do it neatly.
I WILL stay up all night watching tennis, but I WON'T play it in real life.
I WILL lust over gorgeous high heels, but I WON'T wear them.
I will spend hours broiling in the summer sun to achieve "the perfect tan," but I won't use self-tanning lotion. Ever.
I will belt out my favorite teen punk rock hits (Paramore! Sum 41! Avril Lavigne!) alone in my car, but I won't perform them in front of an audience (well, not again).
I will dream in Spanish, but I won't be able to conjugate verbs during my waking hours.
I will lie to myself, but I won't lie to my mom.
I will drink champagne before noon, but I won't drink wine before dusk.
I will operate helicopters on solo flights, but I won't assemble IKEA furniture (too complicated).
I will give my puppy to my ex-girlfriend's mom, but I won't ever forgive myself (I miss you, Ping-Pong).
I will crack "your mom" jokes (endlessly), but I won't crack "your dad" jokes (not as funny).
I will eat chocolate-covered espresso beans till I'm sick, but I won't touch sour gummy worms with a ten foot pole.
I will get a raise, buy a house, do my own taxes, and contribute to charity, but I won't remember to take my boots to the shoe repair shop even when they're sitting in the front seat of my car. Every. Single. Morning. For. Two. Months.
Let's try this again, with spellcheck!
I will make fancy cocktails for no reason, but I won't feel bad about drinking them on my sofa with potato chips.
I will acquire the materials to make fabulous jewelry and accessories, but I won't get around to using them for years.
on a related note: I will swear like a sailor at my sewing machine every time I use it, but I won't ever wish it weren't there.
I will keep in touch with my friends all over the world, but I won't often do it by phone.
I will be shy when calling the temp office to ask for an assignment, but I won't be shy around the people at that assignment.
I'm also going to quote muchlove, "I WILL alter thrifted clothes, but I WON'T do it neatly." Right on.
I WILL drink expensive champagne, but I WON'T buy it. (That's where you come in) :)
I WILL sit with friends for hours on end talking about everything and nothing, but I WON'T call them on the phone.
I WILL begin writing novel after novel but I WON'T ever finish one (hopefully this will change!)
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