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10 Reasons To Skip A Shower

My alarm is always set for 7:00am in the morning.  Most days of the week I don’t have to be to work until 9:00am (and I only live 15 minutes away), so this affords me a little of an hour to wake up and lounge around the house before I have to get ready.  And then there’s days that I wake up at 7:00am, realize that I’m still exhausted, and fall back asleep.  This happened to me once last week, and I ended up sleeping until 8:45am!  I awoke in a panic — should I take a shower and be late to work, or should I just throw some clothes on and run out the door?  I opted for the latter — and prayed to the FSM that no one would smell my stink or notice that I was unclean for the day.

I’m never one to skip a shower — It’s actually not uncommon for me to shower more than once a day.  The thought of smelling badly is repulsive to me (not to mention the nose that might smell me).  But I lasted that entire day last week … and it was actually pretty great.  I might actually do it again some day soon!  Think I’m crazy?  Here’s 10 reasons why you should skip a shower too:

1. You Have a Secret
It’s fun to have a secret that no one else knows. Even if you’re a big gossip (like me!), you will probably want to keep your filthy body a secret.  And it’s actually fun to not be a blabbermouth every once and a while2. Conserve Water, Save the World
Why not conserve some water and save the environment?  Every little thing helps … and conserving as many as 30 gallons of shower water might make this planet a little bit healthier.

3. It’ll Makes the Next One Better
You’ve probably spent the day longing for some a bar of soap and some warm water dribbling down your naked flesh.  Think of how great it’ll be when your finally take that shower!

4. You Can Save Some Cash
Even if you don’t have to pay a water bill, think of all the money that you’ll save on body wash, shampoo, conditioner, bar soap, shower cleaner, etc. just by skipping a single shower.

5. Your Hair Will Look Great
Skipping a shower means that your hair will hold on to a day’s worth of oils and hair grease.  Who needs hair gel when you can style your ‘do with your own scalp sludge!

6. It’s Good For Your Skin
That body goo isn’t only good for your hair — it’s also good for your skin.  Your body secretes all sorts of slimy oils that naturally moisturize and protect your skin.

7. You Can Scare People Away With Your Stink
Let’s face it — you might end up a bit smelly when you skip that shower.  Don’t hide it with extra deodorant and cologne, embrace it!  When that coworker or family member that you don’t like comes close, just make sure they get a waft of your repulsive body odor.  You won’t have to make up an excuse to get them moving away from you quickly.

8. You’ve Just had Sex with James Franco
Another great reason to skip a washing session — sometimes it’s kind of hot to smell the stink of sex on yourself.  And if I did the dirty dance with James Franco … I don’t think I’d ever shower again.

9. You Might Find a Snack in Your Beard
If you’re embracing an unclean existence, you probably don’t bother shaving either.  In which case, there’s always a chance you’ll find a tasty morsel of a previous meal.  And remember, the three-second rule only applies to food that has touched the floor.  Your beard snacks do not fall under the same jurisdiction.

10. You Can Celebrate the Lazy
After all, it’s good to be lazy sometimes.  It reduces stress, gives you a chance to rest, and feels great.  Showering isn’t really necessary every day … so just take some more time to Celebrate the Lazy.

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New Years Resolutions!

The time has come to make those infamous pledges to ourselves that we make each year and then forget about by February: our resolutions. We have decided to share our resolutions with all of you since we know that our readers and commenters will make a concerted effort to keep us on task this year. When Adam writes about the ultra-fattening vegan cookies he is making, we expect you to say “that’s disgusting. don’t eat that!” And when Mikey waxes poetically about cheese, we expect our loyal commenters to remind him that he is supposed to be losing ten billion pounds this year. So friends, bloggers, readers, commenters, lurkers and people who have just stumbled upon this blog for the first time, please lend us your eyes and read our resolutions.

I resolve…

…to lose 40 pounds so that my doctor will stop having to give me that awkward talk we both hate anyway. – Mikey

…to lose 50 pounds or more so my doctor will have an awkward talk with me about eating disorders. -Adam

…to read more of my friends blogs more frequently instead of just cruising in when I get around to it. – Mikey

…to teach Mikey about proper comma usage. -Adam

…to blog more regularly and with better content so that Adam won’t send me IMs that read “that sucked” anymore. – Mikey

…to win Season Two of Biggest Cock & Rudest Loser, because I still feel like I shoulda won the first round. -Adam

…to get that third round of Broken Picture Telephone started already, because I’ve been sitting on it for about two months. – Mikey

…to either give up completely on Glee or to stop complaining about how much it sucks now, whichever comes first. – Mikey

…to stop watching sucky shows like Parenthood.  Just because I’ve watched them since the beginning is not a reason to keep watching. -Adam

…to speak up for myself more at work instead of complaining after the fact. – Mikey

to live more harmoniously with the world.  Less waste, more recycling, more energy conservation. -Adam

…to live more neatly by not just leaving my discarded clothes where they fall as I (or my boyfriend) remove them. – Mikey

to find a new job and start a new life.  This one is becoming rather bothersome. -Adam

to exercise more than once a month. -Adam

…to prepare and eat more homemade meals rather than ordering take out or going to a restaurant. – Mikey

…to just stop and relax from time to time.  My life should not be a marathon run all the time. -Adam

…to see Adam more than three times during 2011 (granted the three times I saw him in 2010 were more times than I had seen him in person the two previous years that we knew each other). – Mikey

…to read at least one book per week. – Mikey

…to read at least one book in 2011. -Adam

to steal all of Puntabulous’s readers by hacking Craig’s site and setting it to redirect to Cocky & Rude. To live in a harmonious world of friendly blogging happiness. – Adam

Now that you know what we plan to fail at this year, what do you intend to change about your life? Lose that pesky spouse? Find a pesky spouse? Leave five comments a day on Cocky & Rude? Give up foods starting with the letter R?  Tell us all about it in the comments.  Oh, and HAPPY NEW YEAR!

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