Aug. 23 1997 - Kevin and I get married and go to Ottawa for our honeymoon. We were camping. One night it rained really badly so we set out to find a hotel. The only one that had any space in it was part of a seedy bar. When they showed us the room, I started to wonder if maybe spending the night sleeping in the rain would have been a better choice.
Me: "Ummm, what the fuck is that thing? It's like a spider web that hangs from one corner of the room to the next. Are they breeding huge fucking spiders here? Are we to be their next meal?"
Kevin: "You may be right. We should take turns sleeping, just to be safe."
There's loud music from the bar directly above us. I don't know what time it was, but the music stopped and then there was a barrage of loud, drunk and (I assume) scary looking people in the hall outside the door to our room.
Me: "Did you bring the shotgun?"
Kevin: "We don't have a shotgun."
Me: "What the hell were we thinking? Who goes on a honeymoon without a fucking shotgun!"
I wonder how many people had fucked in the bed Kevin and I slept in. And I wonder if they ever changed the sheets between visitors. We slept on top of the covers in our sleeping bags, both curled up in the fetal position, with one eye open and fixed on the door.
Happy Anniversary Kev! We were so young, so... undead.
BONUS ANNIVERSARY PRESENT IDEA!
I saw this in an article at Cracked.com. I don't want one. Oh no no no no. I want ONE FUCKING THOUSAND OF THEM!
That's a Draganflyer X6 Six Rotor UAV. Here's what they say about it:
The Draganflyer X6 is a remotely operated, unmanned, miniature helicopter designed to carry wireless video cameras and still cameras.Their application for it, while practical for some people I suppose, fucking sucks. I mean, sure, I would love to fly this thing up to someone's bedroom window and start snapping away and post those pictures on the internet but I am thinking that I would get so much use out of this beyond taking pictures.
Let's say your kid forgot her lunch. Just fly that bad boy over to the school and it's delivered without having to leave your living room!
Words cannot describe how much I hate shopping. (OK, maybe they can. I fucking hate shopping.) But, if I had one of these following me around carrying my bags and making people dive out of my path in fear, I would never leave the mall! Of course, I would put a little Santa hat on it at Christmas time.
Salesman at the door? Have a few hundred of these fly over the roof and just sit there at the edge of the roof looking at the guy when you answer the door.
Salesman: "Hi! I'm here on behalf of some scam trying to get you to switch your natural gas provider. Do you have a copy of your most recent bill - HOLY MOTHER OF GOD WHAT ARE THOSE?"
Me: "What? Oh those? Those are just a little science project I've been working on. Don't worry, they haven't killed anyone."
Salesman: "Um, OK. Like I was saying, do you have a copy of your most recent statement for your natural gas that I could see?"
Me: "Sure, just give me a minute."
Salesman: "Um, they just moved."
Me: "I'm sorry, what?"
Salesmen: "Your, uh, science project. They just moved forward a bit."
Me: "Oh shit. Yeah, sorry about that. They've been acting a little strange these past few days."
Salesman: "So, they're not supposed to move on their own like that?"
Me: "Well, no but since I started tinkering with their central core processors, I think they may have become self aware. You know, this could explain why I haven't heard the dogs next door barking in a few days.... Now, what was it that you wanted. Oh right! My gas bill."
Salesman: "No, it's OK. I can, um, see that you're terribly busy right now. Yeah, that's it, you're busy. I'll come back another time."
Me: "Are you sure? I'm sure I can find the bill if you just give me another minute or two."
Salesman (from the end of the driveway): "No, that's fine! I wouldn't want to take away from your obviously busy schedule!"
And of course a few hundred of these following me around would be a step forward in my world domination plan. Like Megamind's minions. Only I would equip mine with flamethrowers. And I would need a cape, an awesome haircut (I'm thinking purple) and some thigh high leather boots. When I walk into the next PTA meeting with even just 50 of these following me and demand to be supreme dictator of the PTA, who will be man enough to stand against me? Fucking NO ONE!



Capes are dangerous, didn't you hear? I like the idea of Sara's flying minions. Following you and keeping the irritating, stupid, senseless people away. Would there be room for a horde of followers? I will nominate myself right here and now.
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