 THE CALL OF K'HELLOK'ITTY We went out to a family Halloween party at our local gym tonight. Sun Su went as the hyper-athletic perma-happy Sportacus from the kids show LazyTown.
Apparently Sportacus is quite popular this year. Costumes were
either sold out or going for $50 on Ebay. So, Amy made the
costume herself.
[ As far as kids shows go, I actually like LazyTown. It encourages kids to be active and athletic. The Eurotechno music is catchy. The little girl in the show is cute and has a nice singing voice. All of this makes up for that ridiculous beanie and silly mustache Sportacus wears. I mean it's cute on kids, but on a full-grown adult it's just not right. According to Amy, some mothers feel that Stephanie's skirt is too short - but they never complain about Sportie's spandex package and butt bulges. ] Amy, if you can't tell already, is Hello Kitty! That's her Hello Kitty apron. She is also wearing a Hello Kitty ring, Hello Kitty watch, Hello Kitty blinking lapel button, and Hello Kitty shoes. This is all stuff she wears around the house. The Hello Kitty hat is a bit distracting in bed though, I admit. [Note: A vibrator may be a girl's best friend but Amy has no love for the Hello Kitty vibrator. She says it is an embarrassment to the purity and innocence of Hello Kitty. The parent company, Sanrio, thought so too, according to this interesing article on how their innocent shoulder massager became a world infamous sextoy. Alas, the HK vibrator molds have been sacked and destroyed. I guess Hello Kitty turns into Pissy Pussy when you fuck with her.]  Amy
and Sun Su had the best costumes and the most original too. There
were no other Sportacus' or Hello Kitties at the party. There was
a little girl in a Stephanie costume (the girl in LazyTown). Sun Su was kind of afraid of her though.
Unfortunately the so-called "best kid costume" prizes went to things like "girl dressed as lion," or "baby in yet another Jack Jack costume." There were like three families dressed as The Incredibles. Or in this case, The Incrediblahs. Don't be that family. There's still time.  I
know you can't get enough of Amy as Big Headed Hello Kitty
Monster. In a weird way, it almost looks like the Hello Kitty
head is swallowing Amy up like a python and only her face is still
visible. That gave you a chill, didn't it.
 Something
about that moustache makes even the most innocent faces look a bit
suspect. Kind of looks like an Italian wiseguy in a sweat
suit.
 I
dressed up as the Hatless Husband Left Carrying the Wife's Hello Kitty
Purse. The dark dancefloor, flashing colored lights, and loud
music reminded me of my own wallflower days at past school
dances. It was amazing seeing these little kids just cutting
loose and instinctively moving with the music. Sun Su didn't
dance though. He does some crazy funny dancing at home but -- I
wonder if he inherited some sort of "shy gene" from me. Makes me
a bit sad thinking of what is in store for him if that's the case.
I danced with my sweet boy. He let me lead. I made him smile again. He made a little boy from a couple dozen years ago smile too. ______________________
THE FECKLESS HOARSE MAN I've
been hoarse the past few days. We were practicing a new choke in
my Brazilian Jiu Jitsu class and my 220 lb. partner kept
putting his forearm and his weight on my larynx instead of
my carotids (a "blood choke").
After practice, it kind of felt like someone left a pen in my throat. By the next morning I could hardly utter a word. Today I am still hoarse. I can still talk with patients but I've got this raspy subhuman hiss. About twenty people have commented on it in the hospital. I just say, "I'm not contagious, I'm just hoarse." I leave out the part about some guy crushing my neck. It's the next best thing to going to work with a black eye, I guess. If it's not better by next week, I may need to swallow my pride and get it checked out. Swallowing kind of hurts too. In the meantime, I am going to try and add the Anaconda Choke to my grappling repertoire. (Demonstrated by Denis Kang, professional fighter, half-Corean, and total bad ass). Seems like I get that top position at least once a match but I don't know what to do from there. I need to fight more like a snake than a bull. I need to work on technique and stop relying on brute strength. I've already got the hiss down at least.  [Odd bruises show up after every practice.] PREVIOUS / MAIN / GALLERY / BIO / NOTIFY / FAQ / NEXT EMAIL: scott_to_trot[at]msn[dot]com |