Last night I went to a dance party. It’s been really muggy and hot in Seattle all weekend, and so predictably the venue was a bit swampy.
In walks an adorable raver. She’s wearing a tshirt, skirt, tights (!), fur-topped boots (!!), and a knit hat (!!!). The hat was adorable — it looked like a little panda bear. But seriously: how was this girl not passed out from heat stroke? I mean, cute hat. But it was way, WAY too fucking hot in there to be wearing (let alone dancing in!) a warm hat.
When she danced by me, I leaned over and shouted over the wobbly bass, “Aren’t you so hot in that cute hat?”
She looked at me and smiled.
“Aww, THANK YOU!” she shouted back.
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Hey there. I'm Ariel Meadow Stallings, a native Seattleite who's written my way up and down the Left Coast. Electrolicious is where I post daily randomata, but I also write for a living. My first book, Offbeat Bride, was published last year.
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lauren
August 18th, 2008 at 7:19 am
was she, like, elf-tiny? i’m always amazed at the high ambient temperatures skinny people seem to appreciate: my little (in both senses of the word) sister, for instance, once complained that she was cold when i tried to roll down the window in an un-air-conditioned cab. in august in NYC.
Ariel
August 18th, 2008 at 9:29 am
Nope: she wasn’t petite. Average build and height.
amber
August 18th, 2008 at 9:53 am
rolling Kandie Kid? it never ceases to amaze me how much stuff they can wear on their bodies and not pass.
amy.leblanc
August 18th, 2008 at 11:54 am
i think she thought it was a compliment, like “my, aren’t YOU so hot in that cute hat!” and not a question….
but yeah….maybe put her in the “i was already high when i got dressed” fashion category.
btw, panda hats are a thing here in SF. not sure if they are in seattle too.
Ariel
August 18th, 2008 at 11:57 am
Yep, Amy — exactly. She thought I was asking a rhetorical question as a compliment. Instead, I was just asking her a question.