So, somehow, El Guapo came up the other night..... I can't remember who I was with or who I was talking to or why we talked about it at all, but nonetheless, I re-realized the imporatant role he played in my life as the most permenant pet EVER.... so, here goes....
For those of you who don't know.... El Guapo Lizzo (we'll abbreviate to EGL) was my pet for 10 years... a gift from Brian (man from my past life).... this picture does him no justice...because it doesn't show even a hint of the mint green eyeshadow he always wore.. such a fashionista.
EGL and I were together for so long...he lived in my room in the Jerse, my dorm room on Comm Ave (he hated that shit too, trust me), my apartment on Queensbury Street, apt on Marlborough, house on Hooker St (big ups), place in JP (a.k.a roommate hell), and my lovely apt now, for a short time. As you can tell, he was a cultured, well traveled lizard. But his life seemed meaningless, he'd mope around..stare longingly out through the walls of his glass house.... After a while, he didn't even climb the branches anymore, and seemed underwhelmed when a fresh batch of crickets was dropped in. I felt awful....
Aaron went on tour and I went to NJ...I was visiting my mom at her school... and it turns out the reptile man was coming that day. He's a guy who travels aroung with tons of lizards, snakes, etc.... showing them to kids at schools, camps, etc. I told him about the Guaps... he said he'd love to have him... so a few months later, EGL joined the traveling lizard circus. That night when Aaron called, I told him the news. His reaction... "Aw, I'm sorry honey, what happened?" As if I was using the traveling lizard circus as some kind of metaphor for going to lizard heaven. Yeah, no, he was actually making his dreams come true...
To follow-up, Big Guaps is livin it up...friends, GF/BF(..whichever he prefers), a booming career in the entertainment industry... I know I made the right choice.
