Entry #27 - Water, water everywhere

"Is that woman drowning?" (He) asked.

"No. She's not drowning! She's having fun! Let's do this!"

"Yeah, okay." (He) seemed hesitant.

"Ah, this is more my speed."

"You're kidding, right?" Sometimes (She) couldn't tell.

"Oh, my goodness! Those kids are adorable! I can't wait to have kids!" (She) gushed.

"Oh, look...they have a hot dog stand..." (He) replied.

Entry #26 - The Outdoor Type

"This isn't so bad. You said camping. I was thinking we were roughing it," (She) said.

"Um," (He) swallowed. "That camper belongs to our neighbor.
This is us."




"Oh."



(She) wondered if that bed & breakfast they passed had any vacancies.

"Is it really that bad?" (He) asked.


"I am so the outdoor type."(She) said. "I love not washing, sleeping on the ground, walking a half mile to the bathroom, killer insects, and campfire smoke in my bristles...love it." 

Entry #25 - It's a Zoo

"Do you think elephants have toothbrushes?" (She) wondered.

(He) shuddered.

"Why is it just sitting there?" (He) asked.

"What's it suppose to be doing?" (She) responded.

"In the commercial it wears an afro and sings circus songs."

"Right."

Entry #24 - Bass Shop is Kicking

"There is a whale in the store," (She) said.

"I see it. How could I not see it? It doesn't even take up that much room..." (He) replied.

"It's looking right at us," (She) said nervously.

"It's not real," (He) replied.

"Really?"

"Yes."

"Are those bass real?" (She) asked.

(He) sighed. "They're catfish."

"Whatever. Real?"

"Real."

"Really? In a store? Where the hell are we? It's like redneck Disney World in here."

"Hold me..." (She) said as she leaned in closer.


"Not. Real." (He) whispered in return.

Entry #23 - Head to the Beach

"So, how do you feel about the beach?" (He) asked.

"I'm fine with it. It's great. To look at." 

As long as my bristles don't get wet. 

(She) didn't want (Him) to know how badly (She) frizzed.

Entry #22 - A Gallery Show, a Drag Queen, and (Us)

"There is something very surreal about these paintings. They remind me of Salvadore Dali's work. There's no real sense of definitive space. It's very enjoyable to look at," (He) said.

(She) just looked at him and wondered where (He) had been (Her) whole life...

"OMG. We are posing with Miss Gay R.I. and her teeth are gawgeous!"

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••The work featured in this post was from a recent gallery exhibition at Gallery Q in Providence, RI. The lovely, surreal art work is by the über-talented Susan Bennett.
Click here to see more of her work.••

Entry #21 - May the Floss be with You

"What do you mean you don't know who 'that guy' is?"

(She) found his lack of Star Wars knowledge disturbing.

"OMG. We are right next to a real Stormtrooper!" (She) gushed.

"Uh, you know that's probably some code monkey in a suit, right?"

"Really? You can't just let me have this?"

"This must be Luke Skywalker…" (He) was proud of (His) intuition.

"No. It's not. But they are from the same planet, well, technically Luke is not from Tattoine, but…"

(He) could not believe (He) was dating a nerd and yet (He) found (Her) geek knowledge adorable. Odd, but adorable.