Do Yourself a Favor: Stupidly Smart Advice from my Favorite Yang

Sometimes, I feel like my life is a movie. In many ways, it is. Sometimes, its a drama (PMS), sometimes it’s a comedy (me, in general), sometimes its a romance (when I’m dreaming), sometimes its an action flick (dodging falling cranes, biting dogs and unlicensed cabbies), and sometimes, its like the movie “The Hangover” – and this is especially evident when I have the pleasure of spending and evening, day, or even five minutes with Chris and his best friend, John.

These two are the yin and yang of stupidity. They could not be any less alike, yet, any more the same. Their relationship is built on the stuff that makes friendship mysterious, ridiculous, and necessary. I appreciate Chris and I appreciate John, and even though it pains me to say it, I appreciate Chris and John together – because as absurd as they are, they’re like hetero-sexual life partners (we think) – and that’s pretty priceless.

That said, they both behave like the brothers I never wanted, and being the 3rd wheel with them is like putting my head between two banging cymbals.

Chris and John have an odd way of balancing each other out. In many ways (most) Chris finds himself on the receiving end of advice and guidance from John – as utterly frightening as that may be. In others ways, its Chris who does the schooling – which is even scarier.

My personal favorite is the “Do Yourself a Favor” advice from John. This advice usually comes at two times:

1) on the tail end of Chris doing something stupid (“Do yourself a favor, and never, EVER pay that much for a VW Cabrio again”)
2) as a preemptive strike against something stupid that Chris is about to do (“Do yourself a favor, and eat before we go out tonight”)

I have a serious love for the “Do Yourself a Favors” – because they usually exempt me from having to say it. I think it, John says it, and Chris listens – because it comes from John. Brilliant.

The more I thought about the genius of John’s “Do Yourself a Favors”, I began to think that we can all use them sometimes. Even me.

So I asked John if he would grace us from time to time with his infinite supply of pearls of wisdom – because after all, everyone is a little “Chris” sometimes…

So, my friends:

“Do yourself a favor…and don't post that you are hungover on Facebook...no one gives a shit!!!!!!!"

Fact.