Random Thoughts

I was Pong for Halloween this year. I cut a big hole in a square piece of foam and shoved my face through it. I looked really ridiculous. Then I would hold up two long thin pieces of styrofoam on either side of my head and bounce my head between them by only moving my neck. I went to an underground party called “Brass Tax” that started at 4:20am. Imagine seeing a guy walking around with his face poking through a square piece of foam while holding pieces of styrofoam in his hands. People looked at me with an expression like they had just smelled sour milk or something. They had no idea what the hell I was. Then they’d come up to me and say “What are you?”. I wouldn’t say anything. I would just hold up the styrofoam paddles and bounce my head between them. The response: “At first I thought you were a total idiot. Now I think you’re a genius.” Apparently the line between idiot and genius is a thin one. People would grab me and ask me to do the bouncing head-ball thing for their friends. As I was walking around, people started shouting “PONG!”. I felt like one of those one-name celebrities like Prince or Cher or something. I really loved being called Pong. I was at an earlier house party and the same thing happened. I was playing some tunes from my iPod for the dance floor. When I’d put on a song, the dancing people would cheer “PONG!”. Maybe I should always walk around with that foam thing on my face and change my name to Pong.

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