A Word From a Friend

Hi, everybody! I'm that stuffed animal flower you've heard about! And although I am kind of cute in a bright and cheesy sort of way, I have some very important advice for you boys out there. Listen up! Never ever EVER give me to a woman as a consolation prize when you tell her you don't want to see her anymore. In fact, don't give me as a gift in any phase of a romantic relationship, unless the object of your affection is only 12 or something. I know it can be tricky to choose the right thing when you're standing there in Safeway with no clue and limited options, but you might just want to go with real flowers. Girls usually like those. If all else fails, try a bottle of wine so she can drink the memory of your sorry ass away. Even a bag of ice would be more useful. I urge you to keep this in mind. Byeeeeee!

Tonight Em and I went to The Stranger's Genius Awards party at the Henry Art Gallery, and it was okay. There were a lot of trendy arty people there, and I don't think that's really my scene. We, of course, were looking forward to hearing the bands, but it was weird to be in the middle of a bunch of peeps who just stood there, too cool for school, putting out a blah vibe. It's not like I go crazy dancing or anything (I'm musically challenged, sadly, and embarrassed to say that sometimes even keeping the beat confuses me), but I do usually smile, bounce around a bit, clap enthusiastically, act happy to be there, etc.

Em and I are going to go as Wayne and Garth for Halloween! We need to watch "Wayne's World" soon to do more research for our roles. I'm in the mood this year to dress up as something I think is fun and funny. I'm pretty much over all the ridiculous "sexy" costumes I'm seeing everywhere. I mean, don't get me wrong. Sexy can be fun too. I have a foxy little French maid costume that I wore one year, and that was a really great and memorable night, but it just seems like the primary focus of Halloween now is to wear as little as possible. Sexy nurse, hot librarian, adult Hermione, daring devil, witch vixen, seductive mental patient, sexy eskimo, sexy referee, sexy fairy tale character. Sexy, sexy, sexy. Fraulein Beer Garden!?!? What's next? Sexy garbage collector?