This is simply an anecdote from last week. I'm in the mood to write. Accept it.
So, last Friday night a bunch of folks were over at Mista Owen's house watching Kung Fu Panda. (See? It's already a great story.) Well, because Owen is amazing, we were all in the kitchen drinking coffee and chatting after the movie. Aly and I had our backs to the fridge and the pantry, and everyone else was spread around the room. As we're telling some sort of story, all of a sudden all eyes are wide and focused just behind us. Of course, we quickly run across the room as our friends proceed to tell us that a large rat just ran out from under the fridge and into the next room. Eek! So Owen closed the door real quick with a promise that he'd scope it out and put an end to that problem in the next couple days.
So, Monday rolls around and we're back at Owen's with the guys grabbing a snack after their midterms and just hanging out. An important aspect of Owen's house is that the refrigerator has alphabet magnets! So Aly and I were (of course) writing notes all over the fridge and spelling everyone's names and such. We then decided to leave a note reminding everyone about Chicondi's doctor appointment the next day, as they seemed quite prone to forget. All of a sudden, as I'm writing a real note and Aly's spelling it out w/ alphabet magnets, she lets out a really excellent scream and disappears into the next room before I even have time to inquire as to the cause. Not to worry- the cause made itself known. I looked down and behold! our friend the rat! Apparently the lil guy came stumbling out from under the fridge onto Aly's foot and the rest is history. I'm pretty sure she gave him a heart attack, b/c he couldn't even walk. He kept falling over in his attempt to move out of harm's way. Poor lil fella. Unfortunately, the guys in the house aren't too keen on rats, so eventually the intruder was shoved out the door. I saved him from a cruel and painful death at the teeth of the neighbor's dog and then Owen got the gardener to take him away and hopefully speedily end his misery, rather than letting him continue to suffer pitifully from an Aly-induced heart attack.
And that, is my tale with a tail... a long pinkish one... hehehe!
So, last Friday night a bunch of folks were over at Mista Owen's house watching Kung Fu Panda. (See? It's already a great story.) Well, because Owen is amazing, we were all in the kitchen drinking coffee and chatting after the movie. Aly and I had our backs to the fridge and the pantry, and everyone else was spread around the room. As we're telling some sort of story, all of a sudden all eyes are wide and focused just behind us. Of course, we quickly run across the room as our friends proceed to tell us that a large rat just ran out from under the fridge and into the next room. Eek! So Owen closed the door real quick with a promise that he'd scope it out and put an end to that problem in the next couple days.
So, Monday rolls around and we're back at Owen's with the guys grabbing a snack after their midterms and just hanging out. An important aspect of Owen's house is that the refrigerator has alphabet magnets! So Aly and I were (of course) writing notes all over the fridge and spelling everyone's names and such. We then decided to leave a note reminding everyone about Chicondi's doctor appointment the next day, as they seemed quite prone to forget. All of a sudden, as I'm writing a real note and Aly's spelling it out w/ alphabet magnets, she lets out a really excellent scream and disappears into the next room before I even have time to inquire as to the cause. Not to worry- the cause made itself known. I looked down and behold! our friend the rat! Apparently the lil guy came stumbling out from under the fridge onto Aly's foot and the rest is history. I'm pretty sure she gave him a heart attack, b/c he couldn't even walk. He kept falling over in his attempt to move out of harm's way. Poor lil fella. Unfortunately, the guys in the house aren't too keen on rats, so eventually the intruder was shoved out the door. I saved him from a cruel and painful death at the teeth of the neighbor's dog and then Owen got the gardener to take him away and hopefully speedily end his misery, rather than letting him continue to suffer pitifully from an Aly-induced heart attack.
And that, is my tale with a tail... a long pinkish one... hehehe!
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