It is my personal feeling that the soul is best looked at under the microscopes of pop culture and sociology.
Why?
None of your damn business why. That's just the way it is. I tell you this not because I am trying to get extremely deep but because getting it off my chest seems the right thing to do.
I thought at first that when I wrote this I would attempt to show the loneliness inside of grocery shopping solo. However, I find that I have no feelings either way on the subject. But feelings aren't everything. Vibes are.
I am pretty sensitive for a guy, but I don't consider myself extremely emotional anymore. I used to think that I was, but I realized that finding Julia Roberts, Hugh Grant, and Zach Graph (more on this one later) vile is not a good indication that I am an emotional creature. I am a feeling person though. I feel vibes. I like music that gives off a certain vibe or sound-- not because it has great lyrics or a rocking solo. I like movies that leave me in a certain state-- not because there was a memorable quote or a great plot.
The point of all my mindless crap is that grocery stores have a vibe. And just like music or a movie, the vibe can be altered depending on who is around. In my new life as a working class bachelor I go grocery shopping alone. It would make no sense to go with anyone else if there is no one you share a fridge with. So as I was walking aimlessly through the isles looking for anything microwavable, I got a wave of feeling. I don't know what it was. There was sadness there, but it was far from despair. It was almost bittersweet. I nearly cried thinking about a song from Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (the one the mom sings to Charlie when Charlie loses hope of getting a golden ticket). You know you get a vibe when a Gene Wilder movie tugs at your heart strings.
(Although I do need to go on a quick parenthetical here. Gene Wilder kills that movie. It is not just because he is as clever as Fergie for releasing a solo album about her sex life. The man has one of the most beautiful voices ever heard in movie musicals. I could listen to him sing "Pure Imagination" for an hour. Ok back to cookies and crackers).
I love getting vibes from everyday occurrences. I think they happen for me because I definitely don't grocery shop everyday. It becomes a special moment for me when I finally get up and do it. I feel like an adult. Supposedly I have been one for more than 5 years, but I think that is a load of bs.
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