June 30, 2007
Gecko gathering
There was a party on my carport tonight. I wasn’t invited. The guests actually hid when I first arrived. I arranged my face appropriately, expecting them to pop back out and shout “Surprise!” I hung back in the shadows on the lanai to give them a chance to arrange themselves. My mind wandered as I waited … and waited … and waited. Maybe they were wrapping my gifts? The new Iz CD, perhaps? Maybe they’d gone big budget and had booked me for the cruises I’ve always wanted to take to Australia and Alaska? Jewelry - yeah, jewelry would be nice. As I considered the possibilities I saw a few of the guests begin to creep back out. Hors d’oeuvres were being served and they were snatching them up, not realizing, I guess, that the guest of honor still lurked just out of sight. The remaining guests suddenly reappeared and a feeding frenzy ensued. They were literally crawling all over each other in their mad rush to feast. I began to realize that my earlier assumptions had been wrong. No tasty tidbits were being resereved to satisfy late arrivals. I was an unwanted guest in my own home.
I couldn’t cling to my resentment. They had adapted to my presence, so at least I didn’t need to feel like a party crasher. Actually, a couple of handsome fellows began preening and showing off, making me realize that I had been noticed and found desirable. One was practically doing headstands in his efforts to impress me. I found it all quite flattering as he sauntered closer, flirtatiously licking an eyeball with his long, sensusous tongue in an age-old pre-mating ritual. He whispered sweet nothings in my ear. It took me a moment to sort out what he was saying in his sexy Australian accent. I’m still not sure I deciphered correctly, but I’ll figure it all out tomorrow night when we meet for our first date. I don’t know where we’re going, but apparently I’ll be driving. He seems extroidinarily interested in my car.
[tags]geckos, Hawaii, humor[/tags]
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June 30th, 2007 at 5:55 am, ruth Says:
Brilliant post! I do like your humour….really had me smiling.
June 30th, 2007 at 6:17 am, Lisa Says:
You are so weird. LOL. Keep it up!
June 30th, 2007 at 7:30 am, Jenny-up the hill Says:
You slay me!! This is such a hilarious post…I wish I were as creative with my writing as you! I’ll have to admit, I would have retreated rather quickly if I had caught a gecko party going on…I like the one on tv but a real one…not so sure about that! lol!!
June 30th, 2007 at 8:46 am, Jackie Says:
LOL Skeet!!! Nice guests but you can keep them! LOL
June 30th, 2007 at 12:34 pm, Charlotte Says:
They look just like the gecko on the Geico commercials except they aren’t green! LOL
June 30th, 2007 at 9:36 pm, skeet Says:
Glad the geckos made you smile, Ruth!
June 30th, 2007 at 9:37 pm, skeet Says:
Wow, Lisa - I hope you meant that in a good way!
June 30th, 2007 at 9:39 pm, skeet Says:
Glad you enjoyed it Jenny! Geckos are our friends. They eat termites and spiders and flies and ants. I’m not too plesed with the house population, but the ones on the carport are welcome to stay.
June 30th, 2007 at 9:41 pm, skeet Says:
Well mahalo, Jackie! I think I will keep them around! We don’t have a choice about that in Hawaii, anyway, lol!
June 30th, 2007 at 9:43 pm, skeet Says:
Charlotte, there are geckos that look just like mine except that they’re green, but I don’t see them on this side of the island. They seem to prefer the damper, cooler Windward and North Shore climate.
July 1st, 2007 at 9:21 am, Jules Says:
Oh those are such cool pictures! I like how they are glowing with the light coming in behind them.
HEY! Your blog has been featured on Bloggers-R-Us.com
July 1st, 2007 at 10:34 am, Tammie Says:
Hilarious! Go ahead and drive, but let HIM cover your insurance premium this month!
July 2nd, 2007 at 2:40 am, Jennifer Says:
This is an awesome post! I’m cracking up… I think the flirtatious licking of the eyeball is what killed me!
July 2nd, 2007 at 6:09 am, Evelyn Says:
You mean it’s not just Mom’s house? OMG! Watch it woman… they love a car if you leave it parked long enough. I think they get more “food” that way when the other bugs find old french fries under the seat and stuff. My mother’s house, probably about five miles or so away from you, doesn’t have roaches. It has lizard droppings, everywhere! I didn’t know you could ever consider a gecko a pest. Aside from that, they made house in my old car but I couldn’t really file a report for vandalism — who would believe me?
July 2nd, 2007 at 10:34 am, Kate Says:
My son says what he misses most about Hawaii is the geckos. He loved playing with all of the ones that turned up in our drawers, under beds, climbing on walls.
I’ll be honest, they freaked me out a bit. I never got used to lizards running across my feet in the bathroom, or poop falling from the ceilings.
July 2nd, 2007 at 7:29 pm, skeet Says:
Glad you enjoyed the geckos Jules. Mahalo for the heads up about the Bloggers R Us post. Wow - very flatteriing!
July 2nd, 2007 at 7:30 pm, skeet Says:
That’s the plan, Tammie - let the gecko boyfriend pay the insurance bills,
July 2nd, 2007 at 7:31 pm, skeet Says:
Gee, Jennifer! Don’t your boyfriends lick their eyeballs?
July 2nd, 2007 at 7:33 pm, skeet Says:
I dont’ mind the gecko droppings on the car so much, Evelyn. Whent hey dry they wipe right off. I DO mind when I find them in the pantry or on my dishes, though. Messy little critters!
July 2nd, 2007 at 7:37 pm, skeet Says:
Kate, I don’t know if you’re familiar with a song called “Take Me Back.” There’s a verse in it that keeps it on my top ten list: “I love the geckos singing in the night. I love to do the dance they do to the Molokai Slide. All over, mo betta, Molokai, I will return.”
I’ve always liked the geckos, but I can see how/why they make some folks a little squeamish, what with their insides showing and all.
February 17th, 2008 at 6:09 pm, Slithering Right Along Says:
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