Ten things to go with the aliens.: seanan

Ten things to go with the aliens.

The aliens are here! And they're offering you an all-expenses paid trip to their home planet, where you will spend a mutually agreeable amount of time learning from their advanced culture before doing whatever it is you do after the aliens bring you back. Because they're friendly, they say you can bring three changes of clothing, basic toiletries (toothbrush, hairbrush, etc.), food samples for their replicators, your laptop computer (if you have one), and any pets you absolutely must have to remain essentially sane. They're also willing to let you bring ten "personal items" on your trip, since you'll be out of contact with Earth until you get back.

So what do you bring?

I'd have to take Lilly and Alice, of course, so my first two items go them. Under the "care and feeding" clauses, their food and litter box don't count; instead, I'm bringing their orange cat tree (necessary for their mental health) and Alice's squid on a stick, which both of them can play with for hours and which can be easily repaired.

That leaves me with eight. First up, my iPod. It doesn't fall under the "sanity" heading, but it definitely falls under the "keep Seanan from killing anyone" setting. Next, a copy of IT by Stephen King (ultimate comfort book), my plush velociraptor, and a bottle of Bad Luck Woman Blues from the Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab. I'm going to call my little pen case one item, despite it containing multiple pens, because these are generous aliens; that, and a sketchbook, will see me through a lot.

With two items remaining, I'm going to bring my planner and my turtle bag. I am now ready for an alien field trip. How about you?

lastwordy_mcgee

January 19 2010, 20:00:41 UTC 7 years ago

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I would only take one of my five pets -- my youngest dog, Mina. She is way too attached to me and my husband wouldn't be able to handle her on his own. He can take care of everyone else, though. Besides, Mina is party Rottie, so if it turns out the aliens are, in fact, going to try to cook me, Mina can help me fight.

1. Camera + sundry
2. iPod (can't function without it and it has audiobooks on it)
3. A small photo album
4. My foam pillow
5. My favorite towel
6. BPAL Devil's Night
7. My day planner because it contains both a notebook and pens/pencils
8. A box of ziplocs, a'la Everything is Illuminated
9. An umbrella
10. A completely impractical article of clothing, something with lots of sequins and feathers, for no other reason than wearing it when I take photos *with* the aliens. Because really, if I'm going to do this, I want to do it dressed like a drag queen made a baby with FrankNFurter and then let Dolly Parton raise it to be a burlesque performer.

seanan_mcguire

January 21 2010, 17:41:45 UTC 7 years ago

Your item #10 made me smile for like an hour.

January 21 2010, 18:06:40 UTC 7 years ago

::bows:: I am a drag queen trapped in a straight girl's body. My burlesque persona totally takes the inspiration from the great queens, which is why I named her Regina Monologue. (www.thecorsettes.com, if you'd like to take a peek, as well as FB and twitter)

And someday when I can convince people that we need to do a horror burlesque show called Live Dead Girls, I will change her name to Regina Dentata. And open the show with a lounge version of Living Dead Girl. And have my girls crawl out from underneath stained, torn, dirt-encrusted tarps. Or I'll have them all on gurneys and I will whip the white sheets off each one as I introduce them.

Why does not one but me think this is the best idea ever???

January 22 2010, 23:30:25 UTC 7 years ago

I, too, think this is the best idea ever.

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