Week Five - Beloved Toy

When I was little I had this toy dog. He didn’t have four legs and crawled on all fours, but he sat up like a teddy bear. My brother and cousin had dogs just like him, but they looked different. Mine was brown. Both of theirs were black and white, but my cousin’s had a red bow tie, while my brother’s had a black patch around his eye. All of our dogs had names. My dog’s name was Junior, my brother’s was T-Bone, and my cousin’s was Spot. All of us would set up a little concert in our basement or sometimes my parents’ bed and we’d have them play music. My brother had these little fake guitars that we draped over their shoulders. Sometimes we’d set up a little keyboard or drum set. My brother would have all the music planned out, and then we would put on a concert for my parents. Just a few weeks ago, I found a drawing of Junior and T-Bone in a huge concert setting that my brother drew. It’s now hanging up on our fridge.

Week Four - My Odd Habbit

This may not be considered a funny habit, but every time I get a new pair of Chucks, I have the urge to name them. All together, I have five pairs of Chucks, and each shoe has its own name. The first pair started out dark gray, but ended up fading to brown. In middle school, I painted a pink heart on the tip of one. Ever since then that has been known as Steve and Barry because the pink color reminds me of a berry. About a year later, my dad bought me pink Chucks. I named them Lucy and Ethel because they’re pink. During the summer before sophomore year, I got a plaid pair of Chucks. I thought it would be appropriate to name them Irish/Scottish names, therefore I named them Liam and Finn. The next time around I decided to go classic, and get black Chucks. I named them Lennon and McCartney. My most recent pair are red…my favorite color. Their names are a little random, but it’s an inside joke between a friend and I. Alonzo and Thaddeus are their names. I wonder what my next Chucks will be named…?