12th Oct 11
M. R. SellarsThey say a picture is worth 1000 words. I’ve never really been absolutely certain who “they” are, but they get quoted quite a bit. I guess it’s just one of those things. Personally, I’ve always sort of agreed with the concept, but then I’ve also been known to say why use 1000 words if 500 will do. I’m sort of divided like that. I know it doesn’t seem like I would only use 500 words instead of 1000 when you read my blogs, but that’s just because I have so many excess words left over from not using them elsewhere. Have to get rid of them somehow, and here seems to be the dumping ground…
But anyway… Back to that whole picture thing. The other night we were visiting friends for a gala “TikkiToberfest” party. You know the drill – sort of a blend between German and Polynesian culture. Hawaiian shirts, Lederhosen, Poi, Brats, Beer, and Fruity Drinks served in hollowed out pineapples with little paper umbrellas. A typical Saturday night party. Well, as it would happen, our host, Dave, had a mess of Habanero peppers on hand to go with the meal. Being a fan of peppers I had a couple. They were good. Excellent, in fact. However, as generally happens with large amounts of capsicum sticking to your tongue, a cupcake and mass quantities of beer were required to douse the fire.
THIS is where I learned an important lesson: Habanero Peppers + Red Velvet Cupcakes + Beer = A Very Powerful Hallucinogen.
How do I know this?
Well, to begin with, I consumed all three – duh. However, what really clinched it was when I went into the bathroom and saw the Zombie Cat.
Yes. A Zombie Cat. Kitten really. There it was, rolling around on its back as kittens will do, playing with some brains. Not really all that surprising, given that most cats like to play with their food, so why wouldn’t a Zombie Cat as well?
When I went back outside to the fire pit I announced this to everyone. I don’t think they believed me… that was, until my good friend, Celeste “The Blonde Bombshell” Webster went to investigate. With her trusty phone she snapped a picture for all to see… And there it is above, a 1000 word photo to go with the 389 regular words I just typed.
More to come…
Murv
Celeste
October 12th, 2011 at 06:57
😀
Dave Perkins
October 12th, 2011 at 08:34
I knew that our strange guest bath knick knacks would be the object of humor at some time, just never thought of the zombie cat aspect, you also left out the 1 3/4 cases of beer plus various wines, mixed drinks and other assorted libations that contributed to a very quiet Sunday with no sudden movements at my house at least.
M. R. Sellars
October 12th, 2011 at 08:50
It was quiet here, too… Except for inside my head. There was a gnome beating on a galvanized bucket with a hammer inside there… 😉
Alexx
October 12th, 2011 at 13:37
Saw Celeste this morning… She said she was mentioned in the blog post… Yep better lay off that combo!
Celeste
October 12th, 2011 at 18:44
and I fire roasted one of those habs to go on my bison burger this eveing….da*n Murv, you eat em straight?
M. R. Sellars
October 12th, 2011 at 18:46
Yep. Sliced ’em up and layered them on my pulled pork sammich. Good stuff 😀
Schueyman
October 13th, 2011 at 08:26
Haven’t had a drop since Archon. Still, I see zombies everywhere.
M. R. Sellars
October 13th, 2011 at 08:45
It’s that Zombie Squad affiliation of yours… 😉
Schueyman
October 14th, 2011 at 10:58
Yeah, I missed out on all of that at Archon, too. I saw a few of the boys and girls as I wandered but I never eben put on my uniform.
Gina
October 14th, 2011 at 06:50
On my bucket list: Party with Murv and his friends. Y’all are nucking futz – such an awesome attribute! And you come with hot peppers on the side – finest kind.
M. R. Sellars
October 17th, 2011 at 13:06
Sounds like a plan. Par-Tay! 🙂