midget mania

there must be something in the system out here that produces a lot of midgets. i see them everywhere now. derek says it's turned me into a midget snob.

in the past week, i've seen a midget couple with a serious hygiene deficit, a midget on the train reading a book, and various random midgets wandering the streets doing everyday stuff. there are so many of them in this town that midgets (and dwarves!) have begun to lose their lustre for me. this happened to me during my stint at tacky's, only the subject of interest was chinese fortune slips. i've since recovered from my fortune cookie slump, but it sucked at the time. where they had once held a coveted place in my wallet because of their value derived from scarcity, i was now barraged with fortunes. suddenly, the premium of those little slips of paper was lost on me. the same thing seems to have happened in this case. i didn't even bother to check out which book the one on the train was reading. the stakes have definitely gone up in sighting the little people.

"the entertainment industry needs midgets," was mary's assessment of why i see so many here. "there's work to be had for being a midget in los angeles, so of course you're going to see more of them out there. they get paid just for being themselves." damn, and i thought it was just the shitty water supply producing a varied genetic strain of people.

alas, woe to me. i must not rely on the rest of the world to aid in the search for better midgets (and dwarves!) to add to the list. to date we've had some great stories of extraordinary sightings, with holly being the clear winner. her tale of the asian cross dressing, french speaking midget earns a special place in all of our hearts. don't feel the pressure to beat holly, but please feel free to give us all your best midget story. really, don't feel bad that it won't be that cool - we heart midgets around here. you can share with me, baby.