"Do you realize how difficult it is to preserve the peace when you have transvestite guinea pig owners and redneck rabbit breeders in the same room?"

Fantasy Fest is finally over, and we left many memories, feathers and glitter behind us.

(Photo of me encountering just one of the many magical fairies who inhabit Key West)

It was a small group: me, my friend Britta, her boyfriend Lars, my gay escort Bill, my Aunt Laura and Javier, who is Bill's recently-sprouted avocado plant. Javier, of course, was far too young to be left behind at home, where he would probably get into the liquor cabinet, throw very wild parties, and rack up hundreds of dollars in charges by constantly calling inappropriate phone lines in the middle of the night.

We danced through the night, watched many interesting people, stared at insane costumes (and insane lack-of-costumes), ate vicious numbers of stone crabs, devoured chocolate covered key lime pie on a stick, played with a chihuahua, wandered Duval street, watched cartoons, ogled knick knacks at the Ripley's Believe It Or Not Museum, and generally slept in whenever possible.


random quotes from the week:

"OH MY GOD!!! WATCH OUT FOR THAT CURB!!!"
"Calm down. SUVs are made to jump curbs! They're like little Lipizzaner stallions!"

"Well, there go my chances for a political career..."

"Now what am I going to do with my horniness, my Guatemalan-ness?"

"Oh, he is so hot... look! Now he's wearing a stethoscope! That's so hot."
"Yeah, it's like 'Genital Hospital' in here"

"Do you realize how difficult it is to preserve the peace when you have transvestite guinea pig owners and redneck rabbit breeders in the same room? It ain't pretty."

"Is that guacamole? Mmmm...."
"Yes. Please don't tell Javier."

"What is it with animals and humping anyway?"
"Oh, I don't know.... it seems like a good idea to me...."

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Unfortunately, I took a disposable camera, so most of my photos did not turn out very well (if at all). I have posted a few below, but will be posting better ones from Bill's and Britta's digital cameras in a day or so.