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New Age Graffiti
December 29, 2018
I was surprised to see this intended-to-be-encouraging message on the wall of a bathroom stall at the ski resort, as there’s usually not anything to read other than ads for upcoming events that get attached to the backs of the doors. Someone took a fair bit of time to write this out … who? why?
I appreciate the sentiment, though I disagree with the premise. As a recovering perfectionist, I know I am not perfect … and I also know that’s okay.
Some days later, I came upon some other graffiti in a bathroom in a different building (this one only accessible over the snow, not just by walking in from the parking lot):
I have questions about this question. Is it the same person who wrote the other stuff? Looking at the shape of the capital Ys, I think so. Have they never had a job they didn’t love but which they needed to keep in order to get money to live on? Also, who skis with a Sharpie in their pocket?
On this date in 2017: Snow, Snow, and Eeyore Soap
2016: Lazy Day
2015: The Internet is Weird
2014: Places I’ll Never Live
2013: Holiday Afterglow
2012: Probably My Fault
2011: New Monkey Plays with the Buttons
2010: Sock Monkey Plays in the Snow
2009: Mani-Pedi Madness
2008: Morning Mystery
2007: Chilly Boy
2006: Battle of the Patio
2005: Sunshine State
2004: Starfish a.k.a. Sea Star
2003: I’ve Been Gone Again
2002: No entry
