Hahaha I love the way you're able to capture that feeling of a friend just telling you an anecdote; the conversational feel really comes through. Also I'm so happy you actually wrote about The Bottle! I have to say, the way we were all piling onto the poor bottle made me feel a little bad for it, but I think you really did it justice with this one. And it makes a perfect companion piece to your last entry!

(Also, the way you portrayed Gary was just perfect - and the line about the mouse-eared bottles calling the cabinet the "Clubhouse" got a giggle out of me, it reminded me immediately of watching the Mickey Mouse Clubhouse with my niece :D)