Like most kids, I had a very random assortment of toys to play with when I was young. I also carried a baby-blanket everywhere, often draping it around my neck like a scarf.
One day a random but thrilling thought occurred to me.
My 3 1/2 year old brain had figured out how to levitate.
It was very simple. All I would need was my baby blanket and a little effort.
In my mind this was how it was going to work...please note that my unsophisticated childbrain did not yet have a full grasp on the workings of gravity (or the limitations of my upper body strength) and this made total sense to me:
It was going to be awesome.
Once I was able to levitate...I would float around to show people how freaking cool I was...
All of the other kids on the playground would be envious of me...
I would never have to worry about slogging through mud puddles after it rained.
I was going to make such a kick-ass ghost at Halloween.
I was going to be the coolest. kid. ever.
Unfortunately, I failed to be as awesome as I'd hoped.
This is the sad reality of what actually happened:
Epilogue..this didn't stop me from trying to replicate the "levitation experiment" with a jump rope mere days later.
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19 comments:
haha I tried this, too!
I didn't fall asleep, though. I just fell over.
love all these sequential stuff you are doing! keep up the gooood work~
Carrie--Hahaha! I'm glad I'm not the only one who tried this! I wonder if a lot of kids did something like this at that age.
Otto--thanks! And speaking of sequential stuff, I can't wait to see your comic.
This is so cute!!! Your little life stories are super entertaining.
LMAO! Awesome. I remember thinking much the same.
Ahahahahah! Your little stories are so entertaining. I chuckled. Brings back old memories of what I used to do :) This kid back in middle school swore he could fly. So. During lunch time he'd try and jump off a little hill we had, but he'd tumble/roll all the way down in the grass. It was fun to watch him.
gosh looking at these life stories makes me realize how much a bore i was as a kid. Its ok cuz these are sweet!
Ahahaha! Great story! I love the way you drawing this! ahah
:D Soooo great, Megan! Love it!!!
Hahaha! That's great!!
Michael--thanks!! Your comics are super entertaining!
Everett--hahaha, it seemed to make so much sense at that age, right? So glad that there are others out there who thought the same thing!
Gabby--haha, that is too funny! Poor kid must've had a lot of grass stains on his clothes when he went back to class.
Claudio--thanks! :)
Vivian--Thanks Miss! Hope to see you around sometime soon. (Perhaps at the next sketchcrawl?)
Justin--thanks!!
I was disappointed at the end of this story when it didn't work. Apparently, I still have a lot to learn about physics, too.
I also thought you could parachute off your roof with a bed sheet. Thankfully I never had the nerve to try it.
Nate (almost missed your comment)--Thanks! I'm sure you weren't a boring kid at all. You were probably just more clever than I was.
Austin--hahaha, I know I sure was disappointed after I woke up from that nap.
Everett--That totally jogged my memory...a childhood friend's little brother thought that he could do that too so he grabbed a sheet, climbed up the banister at the top of the staircase and leaped. Poor little guy had his leg in a cast all summer.
Ouch!!
I love your blog! You have such a great sense of humor!
yeah...it still seems like that should have worked.
:)
i really like your stories of childhood. it always brings back strange memories that i thought i'd forgotten.
Hahaha I tried the same thing with moon shoes/basketball. Both ended badly. Great story!
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