Yeah sure, in a pinch, a red Slushy is amazing. But truly, a red Popsicle left out on the counter for just the right amount of time, is something magical. It becomes true slush. And I’m talking real slush, liquid and solid at the same time. The slush that I am talking about, the chewy, silky, melt in your mouth slush can only happen when you take it out of the ice box and leave it sit for like 7 – 8 minutes, you know, depending. You can’t set your freezer for a temperature to do this. I have tried. You just can’t. Ice and the fucking laws of the universe don’t work like that. 32 degrees is a bitch.
Slush is magical because it is a thing that only occurs when two states of matter, solid and liquid, are one and the same. It is ephemeral, and fleeting and can only be approximated by puny humans meddling with perfection, like we do with the aforementioned Slushy. Capital S mind you. I tell you what man, a half-melted slushy Popsicle is right up there with sunsets, true love and the god damned truth. It is beautiful not because it is eternal, but because it cannot last.