h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

My friend from work, Joe, and I went to The Green Mill to see my friends and dance. Allan Gressick and the Swing Shift Orchestra was there. I hate them, but they're okay to dance to. Anyhow. I'm teaching and having a good time dancing all night.

Then it happened. One of the very crappy musicians, who must have been all of 40 or 45, dyed black hair (you know, the kind of black you only get from a $3.39 bottle of "Just for Men") made me.. and I'm not making this up... a tweetie bird balloon animal and gave it to me proudly.

Now. I may not be the most conventional indivudual you've ever met. I'm a little wacky, weird... but I have to say, given the choice between having a drink bought for me, and someone making me a tweetie bird balloon animal, I'll take the drink, thank you very much.

I think if Harrison FORD made me a balloon animal in a popular and ritzy nightclub I'd lose respect.

I don't exactly know why, but I'm completely horrified. Maybe it's an old "circus" flashback... maybe it's that the guy was probably old enough to be my dad... but all I can think is, "This is the kind of man I'm attracting."

I'm going to go do some heavy drinking now.

Krissy, you know damn well you can get just about anyone you want *briefly mutters the words Josh under his breath* I think at the moment you just feel only noticing that your attracting the aged balloon animal makers, but if you'd looked around the room a bit more well you could have easily found a pasta artist, or a man who makes things out of matchsticks

*grins stupidly*

*cries Havoc and releases the hounds*

...or something like that

*presses her finger against Krissy's forehead*

Don't let it get to you. You should have seen the guy down the street.

*reclaims finger and walks away*

*hides his collection of balloon animals and says nothing*

*runs in with a pointy needle and eyes Bubster*

It's deffinatly the red hair. You have to fight 'em off with a stick and pointy needles if you have red hair.

I actually require a battalion of handsome men to follow me around everywhere with sticks and pointy needles. That's what I need.

If you ever get them, can I possibly borrow them occasionally...?

I'll be there with my pointy needles on!