ninety percent... perfect

so i just got through editing my latest entry, "stir crazy," for maybe the third time since i posted it earlier today. and i can assure you that i haven't come close to finishing my work on that piece, or any of my other 106 posts, for that matter. in fact, each and every day i peruse two or three of my older posts just to see if i can locate a word or a phrase that could use some attention. hey, i'm not ashamed to admit it: i'm a perfectionist. i demand it from both myself and from others. and i have yet to come across one of my blog entries that couldn't use a little touch up here and there.

so why this obsession with perfection? well, as for myself, i would never want my name associated with a product that didn't at least attempt to meet the highest standards of quality and excellence. anything short of an honest effort to be the best one can be would be like cheating oneself. and i don't like cheaters. it's just another form of dishonesty. and i don't like dishonesty, either.

as for perfection in others, i have often found that some individuals (but not all) can only hope to reach their fullest potential when they are pushed to their limits by an outside source - that is to say, when they are pushed by another. as an example, when i was younger, i was certainly never pushed to my limits by either myself or my fellow man and the results are obviously telling. that should also explain why i have never awarded a perfect score on an oral presentation or an essay assignment in school. i would hate to think that a 16-year-old could achieve perfection so early in life. after all, once you reach perfection, where can you go from there? where is there room to grow and develop?

but i do keep striving for perfection, knowing full well that i will never attain my goal. and i hope you do, too. striving, that is.

"i don't expect you to be perfect. but i do expect you to try." - johnsview village p.s. volleyball coach

the moulin rouge equivalent of the rent number cited below, and keep in mind that both films are based on the same source material: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hvJpJl04cAI

p.s. hey, if i had my druthers, i would provide a 100% year-end exam testing students on their knowledge of the hills, the burger king sandwich of the day, excel gum flavours, the world's most popular baby names, old navy t-shirt styles, male pattern baldness, the musical genius that is hillary duff, my daughters' middle names... you know, all the important things in life.

and as for your comments regarding the events of the day and my failure to cover them in the pages of my blog, all i can say is this: letterman vs. leno. seinfeld vs. raymond. friends vs. home improvement. quite frankly, i would rather discuss the loose hair i found on my mcdonald's bacon double cheeseburger than politics in the middle east or how the blue jays need another starter to be competitive this season. another place. another time. with all due respect.