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Reinventing Myself

While at my Book Club meeting last Wednesday night, I was called out. B-rad stated this: "Mollie's always reinventing herself." True that. I admit it...I know this of myself. However, I don't believe anybody has actually confronted and verbalized it to me, in person...until now. It's great though. I'm impressed that B-rad called me out on it. It's a very concise statement that accurately depicts my persona. Yes...I tend to display different styles and attitudes based on the mood I'm in. But this isn't because I don't know who I am and am confused about who the real me is. Don't get me wrong...I know exactly who I am. But I like to think of myself as rather an ecclectic person...someone who enjoys new and different things. If I'm feeling a little punkish...I will dress punkish. If I'm feeling a little ghetto, I'll use the phrase "aww hell nah". I'm a little bit country, I'm a little bit rock and roll. That's just who I am...how I am. I'm constantly reinventing new sides to me. Each new attitude brings out that part of my personality. It's fun; I enjoy it; I recommend everybody try it out sometime.

So, in my latest reinvention...I might not be such an animal hater afterall. I mean...honestly now...it's a reinvention that has been in the works...dating back to July of 2003...when I went veg. I already have stopped eating the animals. It was just a matter of time before I started to like them. I mean, they're not all that bad. I just hate it when they smell. Ick. But this morning I was reading my book in the HOE living room when I heard my neighbor's cat meow. And for a second there, I thought...ooh, I want a cat. (Gasp!) I quickly snapped out of it and turned my head to look around and make sure nobody heard my thoughts. Could it be? Mollie Gamo does not hate cats and actually, just maybe, wants one? I couldn't believe what I was thinking. At first I thought...oh gah, I can never admit to anybody that I might actually like an animal...what will that do to my animal-hating reputation? But then I thought of what B-rad said. I now realize this is just one of my reinventing myself situations...and I'm fine with it. I admit it...for a moment there, I wish I had a cat. I'm not afraid to admit it. It's 2004. I'm reinventing my animal hater side. Now, this does not mean that I'm okay with all animals...I still really hate big dogs. I'm still a hater in that sense. But I'm learning that I can be tolerant around some animals and just actually, maybe, like them. Huzzah for the animals!