Monday, September 04, 2006

Eavesdropping at the Lake Contest

So, Dan, Jackson and I were walking around one of our city lakes today and couldn't help but people-watch. Living in a fairly big city - as we do - there are a lot of characters to entertain us. There are also a lot of everyday folks who are just out walking, like us.

We were walking behind a couple who looked pretty happy to be out. The woman was sauntering a little bit and the man was giving her sly smiles from the side. Neither one of them seemed to be wearing wedding rings (why do I know this? I pay too close attention sometimes...). At one point, they both put their arms around each other and gave a "sideways hug" while walking. Occasionally, one would pat the other one's shoulder or give a soft caress.

Okay, the picture has been painted. Why do I tell you all of this? Because here's what happened next. We decided to pick up the pace and bypass this seemingly happy couple. Dan and Jackson went first and I followed. I wasn't walking slow (I swear), but I was walking slow enough to pick up a snippet of their conversation:

She said: "Here's the thing...I'm smitten...you're great...but..."

We then proceeded to play a game of "fill in the blank" for the rest of the walk.

Contest:
Whoever comes up with the best idea about what the "but" meant gets a bar of chocolate. I'm not kidding. We also laid out a picnic blanket with the Boy on this adventure and feasted on a bar of Green & Black's Organic Espresso Dark Chocolate and it was a lovely experience. I'd love to share this with you. And I'd really love to hear your responses since we had a ton of fun trying to come up with the ending of this great Lake-Walk-Drama.

Here are a few to get you going:

"Here's the thing...I'm smitten...you're great...but...I'm moving to New York tomorrow morning."

"Here's the thing...I'm smitten...you're great...but...I'm in love with your best friend."

"Here's the thing...I'm smitten...you're great...but...I'm leaving the country tomorrow on a 5-year expedition to study the mating rituals of iguanas."

Okay, now you try. The contest is officially open. Responses must be in by Friday the 8th. The best, most creative, most hysterical entry wins and we'll see what we can do about runners-up and honorable mentions if y'all are really that good. Good luck, chocolate lovers!

11 comments:

Anonymous said...

Ok, let's be positive first..."I like to take things slow"
Now for the not so positive..."I am married!"

Anonymous said...

Here's the thing...I'm smitten...you're great...but... I'd rather spend my time with an alpaca.

Anonymous said...

Arrggggghhhh. That was mine. I saw the alpacas at the state fair and I WANT THEM!!!!
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Anonymous said...

Here's the thing...I'm smitten...you're great...but I'm moving to San Francisco to live near Eden...because who DOESN'T want to live near Eden?

Knittymama said...

Here's the thing...I'm smitten...you're great...but I can't continue this relationship as long as you are still living with your Mom...

Anonymous said...

Here's the thing...I'm smitten...you're great...but I'm getting my jaw wired shut tomorrow...

Anonymous said...

Maybe this was the context that Catherine got her snippet from???

Here's the thing...I'm smitten...your great butt...sexy smile...and total acceptance...of my staccato style...speech impediment...have me...totally convinced that...you're the one...for me!

Brightmeadowfarms said...

I'm smitten, you're great, but I've been thinking I'm a lesbian for a while now?

I'm smitten, you're great, but I have an Internet romance going wiht someone else?

I'm smitten, you're great, but you aren't a farmer, and I want to live on a farm!!!!!

Anonymous said...

"Here's the thing....I'm smitten...you're great...but....How would we ever produce a child as cute as that one that just walked past us.............????? Not possible he was tooooo cute!!

Anonymous said...

"Here's the thing...I'm smitten...you're great...but...I deserve better...one night is enough!

limedragon :-: Harriet said...

Here's the thing...I'm smitten...you're great...but...I want to knit you a sweater!

Here's the thing...I'm smitten...you're great...but...in order for us to be together, you must learn to knit.

Here's the thing...I'm smitten...you're great...but...will you keep me in yarn for the rest of my life?

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