I Want...More

So it turns out I need at least two issues of "I Wants", because my wanting persists.  And not just clothes, but the knowledge and guttural experience we tuck into our trousers. So here are a few of my attempts to turn my wants into needs.

Andrew (former professional sports photographer) Bagley chides my camera prowess and generally suggests I leave his fancy-pants Canon on auto.  He's gone so far as to suggest I would be better equipped to manage a camera phone, but Kirsten Duke has faith in me.  She will learn me about aperture and f-stops and fancy lens stuff.  You can see her this Saturday, July 16th at 10 am in Scottsdale too, and since we are besties, you get $25 off.  If your weekend is already booked, maybe you can want her e-book so bad that you need it.

Speaking of husband, he also doesn't believe in collecting books.  But my dear, wise one delivered a finely composed point yesterday.  We squirrel away money and food in case of hard times, but what will we read and use to educate our families in the event of catastrophe?  Am I supposed to read to my children from archived Pottery Barn catalogs?  Can we agree that I need these beautifully clothbound books?

Coco, Levi, and I are going to go to France together...as soon as Andrew sells his crop of Mermacorns.  And of course,  we will need to wield at least conversational French.  Mister says that Spanish (Arizona's unofficial state language) is more, but what about when we need to order Hot Chocolate and crusty bread in our Parisian cafe?

Studies, conducted by me, have conclusively proven that  productivity would increase 2 gagillion percent if I had these ridiculously chic office supplies?  Andrew might try to tell you that I should save my pennies to replace my lappy, which had an unfortunate keyboard stroke after encountering Coco and the sippy cup.  The sudden death of electrical cells in the localized right half of the keyboard resulted in loss of control over the "p" "m" ";" "u" and "7" keys.   I was forced to copy and paste every occurrence of these characters until I bought an external keyboard.  But I think my life would be better with a pink ruler don't you?

One of my top three favorite bands is going to be performing less than a mile from my doorstep on September 13th.  I'd be supporting my community, the arts, the pretty dress industry...these are causes I believe in.

How do you argue for what you want?