Lust. Me. Lust. Boobies. Lust. Bad things to eat. Lust. More boobies. Lust. Stuff. Lust. Car washes with slinky, young co-eds. Lust. Shiny, new gadgets.

Do we see a connection here?
According to the website 7 Deadly Sins “Lust is an inordinate craving for the pleasures of the body.” I’ll admit that I lust over numerous things. Oy, I’m in trouble. Face it – most of you that know me realize that I’m a victim of my own mind. I have such a hard time saying ‘no’ to the following:

  • women
  • gadgets
  • alcohol (specifically Bulmers/Magners Cider)
  • Cheesey toys
  • anime
  • magazines
  • commercials
  • animals

These are the things I lust after. Meh. I’m such a sucker for new, shiny things. But let’s get down to brass tacks, shall we? The easy object of lust for most people is “money” or “sex” and, sad to say, I’m no exception. The issue that comes to mind when discussing lust, though, is what do you do about it?

Before I continue let me preface this blog entry by telling everyone that, yes, my wife does read this. In fact, she already knows all of this and, in some instances, encourages it. Bring on the hookers! Just kidding…

I believe that there are at least two kinds of lust – the short term, immediate lust and the long term lust. Short term lust would be synonymous with seeing the waitress or hostess bunny at the restaraunt and wondering if what kind of undergarments she’s wearing and whether or not she’s a contortionist. This is normally something quick and impulsive but also something fairly meaningless.

Long term lust is what I think is a pretty darn hard problem to deal with, namely because it borders on obsession. Let’s go back to the bunny example. Short term lust is good because as soon as she’s out of your sight you might think about her a few more times but then it is a forgettable experience. If you suffer from long term lust you’re trying to chat her up, getting her measurements, names of her family members. Heck, you’re essentially stalking her.

Again, it all boils down to what you do with this lust. Do you act on it? Do you obsess over it? Do you revel in the moment of it and then let it pass?

Lust does not always pertain towards people, though. For example, Angela lusts after exotic sports cars. How can you not love a woman who gets all hot over the thought of either driving or owning a Bugatti Veyron or Koenigsegg CCX?

Well, this concludes my posts on the Seven Deadly Sins theme. This was harder than I thought. I’m going to go now and the next post that I do here will be along the regular tripe that I create. I’ll see you guys later. Right now I’m lusting over a burrito from Chipotle and I’m going to act on that feeling by going out to get one…