Some time ago I returned from work to find the following note:
"I found your mail from this week. It is under this note. I will be back at seven. Don't spoil your dinner. -Mom"
I rifled through the mail, and then responded:
"Off buying ice cream cone. Back soon."
Feeling that might be deliberately inflammatory, I felt compelled to add a short vignette about the tragedy of the alligator lizard. You see, the alligator lizard lives in environments that are only tolerable if one has ice cream, but the lizard lacks both the ability to purchase ice cream and the ability to leave said environment. It is very sad. I drew a short comic on the backs of various envelopes and cards, detailing the quest for ice cream of a disturbingly anthropomorphosized alligator lizard. I believe at the end, sated by ice cream, he walks into the light- here represented by the gullet of an eagle- able to face his fate with equanimity. Then I bought and ate ice cream. Then I sent back RSVP cards for two weddings.
The next day I realized that parts of the alligator lizard saga were on the back of the RSVP cards.
But I seem to have gotten away with it- I've since talked to the brides in question, and there was no comment about my artwork. Ha ha! Awkward explanation avoided! Illusion of sanity maintained!
Unless they read this post.
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3 comments:
I actually did notice. But it was cute!
Well, awkward conversation avoided, anyways...
Did you get the one where ice cream is obtained and consumed? That one is happy.
Apparently it is the one in the process of eating....
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