Wednesday, November 19, 2008 at 12:18PM
I know - sounds disgusting right? Well hear me out. So this morning, my boyfriend woke up... got out of bed only to step in a cold little puddle, left by the other boy in my life, my pup.
Side note: Prior to hopping out of bed, we were wondering why my dog chose to sleep under the bed last night, I figured it was because he was cold-- it all became clear a few moments later.
I mentioned to my human boy - that Alex, my doggie boy, was just marking his territory, and was basically trying to send a message. It his nature. This of course, sparked an interesting conversation.
Without getting into detail, we started to ponder a world where humans went around peeing on things they deemed theirs. The last seat on a bus, an attractive man/woman, the last slice of pizza.... you get the point. While it would probably have a slightly adverse effect in the human world, than it does in the doggie world, it made for a stimulating conversation, over Aquafresh, flat irons, and face wash. I would guess that the term "pissing contest" came from this notion of "territory," brought to us by man's best friend. The Urban Dictionary defines it as: Two or more parties simply attempting to out-do one another, not for the sake of truly believing in their cause, but just to win in order to gain some kind of power, honour, or reward of some kind..
All that to say - in my mission to find a location for my business, the Pee Effect is metaphorically taking shape. I am truly about to roll up my sleeves, and get down and dirty with this process, in an effort to get what I deem to be mine. But not just for the sake of saying I did it, but because I truly believe in my passion, and finally feel like i'm on the right path. While I might not go pulling down my underpants and pee on a Realtor, or a commercial loft I see in my desired location -- I will have to claim it... and follow my own mantra of seizing the moment.
