LJ / DW Survivor Idol: Topic: All the Fixins

 

Ok, so I was on this real fun boat just cruising along with some new friends. The people who owned the boat were having a huge party with lots of music and food. I love parties, especially the ones they call BYOB. Some people are extra awesome and bring more than one bottle!  I meet so many refreshing new Buds and Bubs that way. I even tolerate the Bruts, but their humor is kinda dry. Sometimes the party folks put on music and take us out on the dance floor.  I love that Red Red Wine song. Ever heard it?  It’s a fun one. 

 

Anyway, here I was just sitting on the edge in the sun, spending time with my Buds who were sticking their long necks out to help the Solos not feel so lonely and then there was this big “Bbbbbbrrrrruuummmmmmmpppp!” and then another.  All of a sudden a bunch of us took a dive and were swimming in the ocean, and I got so sad because I lost my cap somewhere in the water. I’ll never find it again.

 

I could hear the party people scream in the distance and call out at the dude who was steering the boat. He’d run aground somehow. I’m glad it was he who was smashed and not me! I heard the young woman who brought me along for the day cry out in annoyance, “Cupcake!  My Cupcake is gone!”  We’d only been together since the morning, but I think she was really going to miss me...

 

The boat engine sputtered and rumbled, waves slapped the side of the pontoon and it pulled away and faded from view. I had a sinking feeling. 

 

I don’t know how long I was out there in the sea, and I have no clue where all my Buds went but next thing I knew I was rolling kind of in and kind of out of the water.  I had an empty feeling, but that helped me manage to stay afloat for a time. Eventually the current pulled me to a quiet little cove where everything was lovely but very quiet. There were no parties going on here. Now what would I do?

 

Then, along comes this hippie guy in a rock band t-shirt I’d never seen before, and I felt so embarrassed because I realized that somewhere out in the ocean I’d somehow lost my label and now I was bare! Oh no! The guy came closer and bent down. “Why do people leave trash all around like this?” he said and sighed. I wanted to tell him that I was not trash. I’m not that kind of bottle. The guy picked me up out of the mixture of sand and stagnant water, turned me over and inspected me up and down. “You will do,” the man said, “I have a plan for you,” and he stuffed me into a backpack.

 

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When I came to I felt a little glassy-eyed, but after a few minutes, I noticed that I was all clean and dry. I thought I was doomed for the garbage can or the recycle bin, but noooo…This guy was real nice and filled me with water and then stuck some pretty flowers in me. He even gave me a nice bow to wear too, so now I really looked sharp! Then he set me on a table and lit two candles. Then his honey or wife or someone like that came in and…Well…If I tell the rest of this story I will go blush…

 

So…Skipping ahead…Sadly I ended up sitting a few years in a kitchen cabinet with a bunch of old drink containers from all sorts of cool places. Most of them had big black mouse ears drawn on them, which I found odd, but we got along OK and we called our part of the cabinet “The Clubhouse” because that’s what the bottles with the mouse ears suggested. One day the lady in the house started cleaning out and found me. “Hey, Gary, what do you want me to do with all these old souvenir bottles in here? We never use them. We need to get rid of stuff and make space.”

 

The guy, Gary, he came over and saw me and said, “OK. You are absolutely right as always my dear. Let’s clean up, but… I need this one for a project.” He held me up to the light, turned me over and examined me. His expression was sly.

“I’ll be home later, “ he called out to his bride as he dashed out the door gripping me tightly.

 

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Next thing I know, I am here on this amazing island. It’s very pretty. There are lots of palm trees, the sun is shining, and I see a few huts and a campfire. I have no idea what Gary wants me to do here on an island, but he stuffed two pieces of paper inside my neck and set me on a table again, but no flowers and no wife are here this time. There’s a fire burning, and a bunch of very tired and worried-looking people are sitting in front of me. They do not look happy.

 

This is awkward.

 

Gary tells someone to come forward to take me! Oh gosh! Now what!

 

Then this very nice lady rises from her bench and comes to pick me up. She likes me and has great hope. I feel so fragile and want to live up to her expectations. I don’t want to shatter her aspirations…

She murmurs, “Please G-d, please…” over and over again, and she cradles me lovingly in her arms…I want to stay with her…Maybe I can go back to her house…

 

Then she takes the 2 papers that were put inside me and pulls them out. I feel a little lighter and less stuffy again. Ahhhh…

 

Uh-oh…The nice lady who hugged me close and unstuffed me has set me down on the table. She is happy and not happy all at the same time after reading her message and takes a step backwards. This does not look good…I don’t understand what is going on here, but I hope they know it’s not my fault. I do my best to be sparkling and bubbly, but everything has gone flat just now.

 

So all I can do is remember my favorite song and hope that whatever Gary decides to do with me next will be something pleasant again.

“…Red red wine, you make me feel so grand

I feel a million dollar when you're just in my hand

Red red wine, you make me feel so sad

Any time I see you go, it make me feel bad…”

 

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Ahhhhh!!!!! It’s party! I get to go to another party! ALL RIGHT!!!

 

Gary is actually a really nice guy after all. He treated everyone on the island to a huge buffet meal with all the fixins. I get to sit right in the middle of everything where I can see everyone on the island joyfully chow down on all the amazing gluten-free, meat-free, sugar / carb-free foods and beverages of their choice. Gary picked some lovely tropical hibiscus plus plumeria, filled me up with fresh water (soooo nice!) and I get to sit here and shine for all of these talented and deserving souls why pass by and load their plates with all these rich and generous treats. 

 

Oh bouy! This is the best party ever!

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ej1Kpv0WScw