Mindfreak
Want to hear something spooky, something so supernatural the hairs on your neck will stand up and salute?
I have powers.
Not necessarily powers that are awe-inspiring, mind you. For example, I can’t teleport or light a cigarette using my finger. I can’t fly or stop time or shoot icicles from my fingertips.
I can however, make dining establishments build locations close to my home.
It happened a few months ago, when I wished for a Dave & Buster’s to appear and it did. At the time, I had no idea of my powers and proclaimed that I wanted a Jimmy John’s near me.
And today, after months of fervent wishing, it happened. In the location that I desired, three blocks from our house.
It wasn’t all happiness and rainbows, though. It took lots of mental dedication and a refusal to give up. First, a Starbucks went up. Then a nail salon. Since only four more spots were available, I had to step it up. So I concentrated extra hard.
And I made it happen with my mind.
It’s there. The sign says so: Jimmy John’s Gourmet Sandwiches. Three blocks away.
I hope they deliver.
Now if you’ll excuse me, I need to go wish for a Big Boy Restaurant.
You know I only have love for you, but you are as mad as a HATTER. If you have powers, than so do I
Glad your area is moving up to the 21st century.
Comment by Michelle Pierce — March 27, 2007 @ 2:02 pm
[...] Just hold on – I’m working on it. I’ve got to use my powers for good, you know. Besides, I’ve got the perfect location picked out: right where the Cracker Barrel used to be three blocks away. If all goes to plan, I will have all of my favorite restaurants encircling my house by the end of 2009. [...]
Pingback by Pickles & Dimes » Google this – Part VI — May 15, 2007 @ 2:56 pm
[...] Does The Secret really work? If so, are my food establishment building powers a result of such thinking? Should I be wishing for something else more beneficial to society, such as a cure for cancer, rather than wishing to have a decent sandwich place within walking distance of my home? [...]
Pingback by Pickles & Dimes » The mind really is a terrible thing to waste — June 18, 2007 @ 5:07 pm
[...] Remember that Jimmy John’s I wished into existence near our house? Yeah, well, for EIGHT months it’s been taunting us with its huge “Coming Soon!†banner. I’d drive by it every morning and think, “Come on!†And then every night I’d drive by it again and sit at the stoplight, glaring at that stupid banner all slit-eyed and teeth-gritted and think, “Coming soon…WHATEVER, liars!†[...]
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