Poked Before a Movie

Usually I like it to be in the reverse order, but what can I say, I'm easy! Now get your mind out of the gutter... I was talking about having acupuncture today and then going to the Rigstar Movie Night (you're such a pervert, I can't believe you would think I meant it the other way!)

Anyway... I had another acupuncture appointment today. This time I had the forethought to bring my camera along. In case anyone was curious as to what I would look like to have needles sticking into my head, the suspense is over.



I had a quick run after work (shaving 1 minute off my 3 km time) and then headed over to pick up Katie and Tamara. It is difficult to be cheery in downtown rush-hour traffic, but a man managed to make me so today as I sat at the lights on 4th St and 11th Ave.

I was sitting in Omar, grooving to my tunes, when I hear a man talking to me. I couldn't hear what he was saying over my loud tunes, but I was intrigued so I turned the volume down.

"Nice Jeep!" he says. Omar is not a Jeep, but he is very nice.

Small talk continued for a bit about Omar and his spatial virtues, the man standing in the middle of the street, me sitting in Omar. He then pulls out a long yellow balloon and asked me what my favorite animal was. Being very clever and perceptive, I could tell where he was going with this, so I thought I'd make it easy on him... I'm not really a dog lover but I know they're fairly easy to make. So, he starts to make me a dog, noting that he is on a tight time frame as the light will surely turn soon and I will have to go. He struggles a bit, not making the twists quite right the first time. I see the opposing light turn yellow and I start to get a little nervous for him.

"The light is going to change!", says I.

"No problem!", says he.

Within a few seconds the light changes to green, the yellow dog does not yet have back legs or a cute little tail.

"They're going to start honking at me!" says I.

"That's okay!" says he. He's obviously a pro, pressure doesn't phase him. He laughs in the face of adversity.

Before I knew it, there before me was a cute little yellow poodle.

"There's a cute little yellow poodle," says he. "There's a poodle bum," says he. "Don't look at the poodle bum!"

I gave him a dollar and thanked him. I smiled the rest of the drive, having really appreciated my poodle. I was also overjoyed that not a single person honked even though I sat at the light for 5-10 seconds after it had turned green. Sometimes it really is a wonderful world!

I picked up the ladies and headed to the Rigstar Movie Night. Rigstar is the company that Tamara's man works for/is a partner in. Every year they put on a movie night, featuring a band, hors d'oeuvres, booze, popcorn, beverages, prizes and, of course, a movie. I didn't manage to snag a coveted Rigstar hat, but I did see "The Davinci Code" and didn't hate it. Fun night, good day.