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Wednesday, November 28, 2018
Words for Wednesday
I like this weekly event - courtesy of Elephant's Child. I'm managing to use all the words so far, so yay me :)
1. opera*
2. recommend*
3. champagne*
4. excitement*
5. sunshine*
6. jam*
And/or
1. dimension*
2. raid*
3. weed*
4. admiration*
5. corner*
6. employ*
Billy was taking her out to the opera. She was dizzy with excitement at the idea. Her admiration for him hadn’t abated since he was a senior to her junior in high school. If cornered she’d have said he was certainly a champagne to her beer – and sometimes weed – tastes. She hadn’t seen him in ten years and they’d recently hooked up on Facebook.
She was expecting a fresh and sophisticated dimension to her life. She raided her sister’s closet for the perfect dress, a yellow as bright as sunshine and the highest heels. He picked her up at her door dressed in jeans and a t-shirt that read “The Jam” showing psychedelic strawberries beating huge drums.
Oh, he said, I wouldn’t recommend what you’re wearing, you’re a bit over-dressed! I’m employed at The Opera, a heavy metal club, that’s where we’re going.
I’m the bouncer.
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Ha! I wonder is she really disappointed or just surprised?
ReplyDeleteIt's all in the eye of the beholder Candace!
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This is fun. And speaking for myself (despite my love of champagne) I would be more comfortable at The Opera than the opera.
ReplyDeleteGive me opera every time. I had season tickets for about 30 years to the Canadian Opera Company's wonderful productions!
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As Candace said, Ha! was my reaction too.
ReplyDeleteIt's fun to see what you come up with.
-Kate
I never know what I'll come up with so I'm surprised too.
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Ah, we never know, do we, where life will lead. Some people we expect to go in one direction go in the opposite. Good story!
ReplyDeleteDoomed by our expectations indeed.
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Well done! A bit of a let down for her, expecting a real opera, but at least he's taking an interest like he didn't in high school.
ReplyDeleteYes, whether she's reevaluating her crush is another story!
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A nice story. An embarrassing misunderstanding! I like the idea that he "was champagne to her beer".
ReplyDeleteI think she has to lower her aspirations to reality perhaps?
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I just wish that I was as creative!
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