It’s Finish the Sentence Friday again, and it’s one of those sentences that, for me, inspires writer’s block.
If I could have dinner with anyone in history, it would be…
Cue crickets and tumbleweed.
So, the prospect of coming up with a historical figure that would make me sound intelligent, or perhaps clever, or maybe even paint me as a person possessing higher than average principles and values made me nauseous. I needed to come up with an inspiring person who would cause readers to nod their heads, shout “Yes!” or maybe even do the slow-clap.
Yeah. Not so much.
I have no idea why I feel so awkward about deciding on a stupid person in history I would like to dine with. As you may remember, I totally blew off the “What celebrity would you like to meet?” question for this same reason.
And I think it boils down to this- I feel self-conscious about my ideas. Perhaps I will even go so far as to state, “I question whether or not I have good ideas.”
I bet you know where I’m going with this. You probably have assumed that I’m going to say I’d like to have dinner with Dr. Sigmund Freud, so he can analyze me and figure out why I am so neurotic.
Not exactly. See, I’m more of a Jungian myself. The philosophy and practice of Carl Jung has always been more up my alley; I find him, and his many contributions to the field, to be fascinating. Jung explored the unconscious mind, notably the “collective unconscious”, archetypes, dream analysis, and even the beginning of the introverted and extraverted personality types, and you know I am obsessed with personality type.
There you have it. If you thought I’d go a bit more in depth with my discussion of Jung, get real, I’m on vacation! Google him. He’s on Wikipedia. But as a person who is so clearly obsessed with self-analysis, analysis of others, personality type, and psychological exploration in general, I would adore the opportunity to have a probing conversation with Carl Jung over a glass of Pinot Noir.
So why did I title this post Paging Dr. Freud? It’s funnier. Paging Carl Jung? Not so much. Confusion would ensue.
As I have repeatedly mentioned, I am off the radar on a family vaca, and this post was pre-scheduled. Forgive me for shirking my duties as a FTSF co-host and stopping by to comment on your posts, which I’m quite certain are far superior to this one. The brilliant Katia of IAMTHEMILK is hopping in to help out as a co-hostess this week, so go show her some love. She’s awesome. Until next week…
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Loved your sense of humor here and you better not respond to this. Enjoy your vacation and talk to you next week!! 🙂
WHAT a great post…that would be pretty cool to be analyzed over dinner. Have a great vacation babe.
…only if he brought Veronica as a dinner companion. (what? oh, that Carl Jung*), how arch-typical of me to make that mistake.
Agree, even the name, Sigmund sounds like a more fascinating dinner guest than…. Carl. (“why yes, I see how the pulsating Eiffel Tower in the Dream could both symbolize my un-resolved youthful infatuations, linked to an un-cathected father complex…you are so insightful! err …Carl)
Besides, you’d have to keep your eye on your guest, make sure your boy don’t try to dose the dinner wine with a little ‘lysergic, ya know?
*seriously I had the connecting path totally clear in my mind… Jung—>Jughead—->Archie–>Veronica!
LOL Great post Stephanie! Can relate to so much you’ve said here:) especially
“…I feel self-conscious about my ideas. Perhaps I will even go so far as to state, “I question whether or not I have good ideas.”….
Hope you are enjoying your vacation!!
Oh, and your pic? Perfect!
Love it! I also love Jung’s ideas. {And I feel like there is some dinner food {baguettes? breadsticks?}/phallic symbol/Freudian joke just lurking in my subconscious somewhere… but I’ve repressed it…}
Enjoy your vacay! xoxo
That is exactly why I skipped this week, I couldn’t think of anything to top the celebrity post without feeling foolish. Enjoy your vacation.
I couldn’t think of anybody either so I chose Tucker. Sappy and predictable, I know. Ha to Googling Jung. Personality types really are fascinating, aren’t they? Hope you’re having an excellent vacation!
Have an awesome vacation.
And in terms of why you might be worried about posting your thoughts, have you tried a dose of the Wakefield Doctrine on that one?
haha..I actually get ya!
Why not give the little creatures some importance and dine with them once in a while 🙂
TGIF
Smeud, Freud … you need a good dinner date with the crew of Duck Dynasty. They’d die to get their hands on the clothes presented in the picture! lol Seriously, Freud could present some interesting points, but from what I’ve read about him, he could talk about them for hours on end, boring those around him to death. Just make sure you’ve plenty of sugar in your after dinner coffee to help you stay awake! : ) Great job … whether you believe it or not!
Hope you’re having a great vacay. In the meantime, thanks a bunch! Your Paging Dr. Freud / Paging Carl Jung ran through my brain and connected to Paging Dobalena, Mr. Bob Dobalena, that old Monkey’s song Zilch. Now I’m gonna have that replaying in my head for the rest of the day lol.
I’m wiping the wine off my computer screen right now. This made me laugh. I’m fearing that makes me a dweeb. Oh Jung. How I love thee too. Oh college. You are so far away.
Oh Freud would have a field day with my brain. muwahahah
Hahahaha. This happens to me all. the. time! I thought you would pick a musician of some sort because you’re a musician! Shows what I know! –Lisa
Ahahahaha! I love the part about why you chose your title. I do the same thing sometimes. I should do it more. I also love the picture of you gardening. Awesome! I like reading about personality types too. Before, for myself and now, for my kids. 🙂