when i was younger, all i really wanted was a puppy. a super cute, awfully slobbery puppy. my parents never obliged and repeatedly said no without reason. instead they got me a pet parakeet. while it was fun for the first few hours, ultimately having a bird was not a suitable replacement puppy. so then my parents decided...to get me another parakeet. i was stuck with two equally not fun pets, whom i could not tell apart for the life of me. fast forward 15 years and i still don't know what it's like to actually have a four legged friend to call my own.
it's because of such history that allows me to harbor a soft spot for yeasayer's new video, "madder red". i envy veronica mars' love for another non-human. so while it may be creepy for most, the 10 year old kid inside of me kinda yearns.
rest in peace pet blob,
t
