All aboard!! Well...actually not so much. We ended up missing our train to the AAC so we sat waiting...and waiting...and waiting on this platform. All I'm saying is it's a good thing Melinda was there to hold a conversation. I would have gone batty trying to find something to talk to Dad about.
"soooooo...you're a giraffe....how's that working out for you?"
"well, alright i guess. i mean the demands of being the superior species of the planet can become draining at times, but they don't call me lil' g for nothing."
"i thought you were named after an african american cafeteria worker at UNT"
"So?"
and then I stare him down until he yields. Lil' G: 1345 Daddy:9
We missed Sick Puppies and most of Shinedown due to Dad's poor judgment in the timing of the Dallas light rail system, but we finally arrived in time to see one of Dad's favorite bands: Breaking Benjamin. I must admit I quite enjoyed their set. And while I think I still prefer the witty repartee and general booty bouncing beat of Abba, I have to give props to Dad for his choice in music...Daddy, you're up to ten points!!
After Breaking Benjamin we went out, walked around the AAC a bit, and found this great little display of Texas greatness. Daddy was like, "Lil' G, get over there and let me take a picture" and I was all, "you're going to try and make it look like I'm a giraffe with longhorns." Dad insisted "No! I would never demean you so! Don't you love Texas?!?"
The result: poor attempt at humor at the expense of a small giraffe and the remains of a once noble beast of the field.
Chet would not only have noticed, he probably would have felt at home. I don't know what he's thinking! You raise 'em the best you can, you do your best.
ReplyDeleteYou can take the giraffe off the street, but you can't take the street out of the giraffe.