Reason #13 I'm so great

The hilarious and gorgeous Rachel Rosenthal commented on why she is so great in the last post, taking us to...

Reason #13 I'm So Great.
I ate five pieces of Halloween candy last night and immediately went to the gym. At the gym, though, I didn't really push myself too much. Hey, I was there, I shouldn't hurt myself, was my logic. I plodded along on the elliptical, did a few on the stationary bike, steered clear of the treadmill, cut in line on some of the weight machines, stared at all the beefy Italian / Mexican / Angry East Boston dudes lifting weights, all while listening to Marc Maron's podcast. Did I work off the Halloween candy calories? Probably. Did I sculpt any part of my body? Neeeee-ope! Still I'm great.

Reason #11 I'm So Great

Already on #11? Yes! Because I got reasons from Skip, Lindsay, Debbie, and Pam in the previous post. And boy they were great reasons.

We are on our way to 1,000 Reasons, people.

Let's keep on pluggin'.

Reason #11 I'm so great:

For some reason, I have the song "I'm Getting Married In The Morning" in my head. It was the song that my sister Chrissie danced to in a recital in which we both starred in Salem, MA in 1986. I don't remember the song I danced to, but I remember Chrissie's, mainly because she was so lively and she got to wear a pink tutu, while mine was red and black. Also, I'm already married, so if I were to get married in the morning: Hello Polygamy!

Now you tell me why you're so great today.

Love,
Maria

Hey You, Tell Me Why You're So Great

Hi Reader,

I would like to find out why you're so great. So tell me in the comments section of this blog. It can be one line or tons and tons of line. Up to you!

See the previous posts for inspiration. I'm so great for a variety of reasons, which change daily.

Don't be afraid to be an egotistical, big fat bragging bag of hot air.

Love,
Maria

Reason #5

Reason #5 I'm so great:

I taught 90 minutes of yoga and had people sweating so much that they actually looked up at me from their mats like I look at other yoga teachers when I'm exhausted in their class: with pure hatred.

I'm great.

How about you? What makes you great today?

Reason #4

Reason # 4 I'm So Great:

As an extra in a music video for the band Ad Frank and the F.E.W, I had a microphone angrily thrown at my face for a total of 17 consecutive takes.

Pretty great of me to let that lead singer dude do that.

I'm so great.

Reason #3

For reason #2, see the lovely and funny Sheila's comment on the previous entry.

I encourage reader(s)(if there are multiple ones, wow, thanks guys) to submit their OWN reasons that THEY are so great. So what's your reason?

And now, for today's reason.

REASON #3 I'M SO GREAT*
I played an actor is a sexual harassment workplace video for an upscale downtown Boston law firm in which I ridiculed a pregnant woman for her life choices, refused another woman a promotion because she is too "macho", and fired a man for having mutiple sclerosis. I don't think the last one is technically sexual harassment, but maybe, maybe.


NOW, reader, what's your reason you are so great today?

* apologies for the shouting in this post. I'm feeling aggressive because I harassed so many people today.

A Thousand Reasons I'm So Great, Reason #1

I love Mad Men.

Before I watch it, I get slightly anxious with excitement and wonder what's going on with Don and Betty, Roger and his underage wife, Peggy and whoever she's sleeping with, Joan and her rapist husband.

While I'm watching it, I get violent if anyone tries to talk to me.

After I watch it, I have my own breakout session with myself, analyzing each character's actions, words, decisions. Then I get sad that it's over.

I love Mad Men.

Last night, on episode 307, "Seven Twenty Three," Roger and Don were talking about a book that Ogilvy wrote, a tell-all about the advertising business called Confessions of An Advertising Man.

Don asks, "How is it?"

Roger answers, "It could have been called A Thousand Reasons I'm So Great."

And that's when I knew that I needed to write a book called A Thousand Reasons I'm So Great. Because who better than Roger Sterling to serve as inspiration? No one, obviously.

Reason Number One I'm So Great:

I saw a guy picking his nose and eating it on the T last night, and I didn't turn my head away in disgust.

Now you give me a reason you're so great, and we can all bask in our greatness together.