Cupcakes After Dark

Cupcakes take on an omniscient glow after dark. This happens at the same time that I am enjoying my favorite part of the day, where the sun sets and dusk settles over Los Angeles making it half light, half night, and exposing some of the beauty that even this city holds, if only for a few minutes between evening and day.

However, while I am basking in the soft light of the end of day, my mind is running a marathon, gently nudging me into the game of rationalizing cupcakes.

Here are the rules:

1. Pretend that it's perfectly fine to eat cupcakes for dinner... or after dinner.

2. Tell myself that if I want cupcakes, then I should eat cupcakes, because I deserve them, right? Right. I am tired, sad, lonely, bored, happy or excited. Notice none of these say 'hungry.'

3. Enjoy the cupcakes for maybe 10 minutes, probably less.

4. Instantly regret the decision & feel incredibly guilty.

5. Want nothing more than to never eat cupcakes again & wonder how that will ever be possible.

Rinse and repeat.

Epilogue: This did not happen tonight. One night down...