Prequel: In which Cinder-Monkey plays her own fairy Godmother and turns herself into Malibu-Mojo by getting beaucoup platinum streaks in her hair and buying a thong in which to get spray-tanned. This procedure and in particular the warning offered by the girl who sprayed me ("Don't get near any dogs because the spray contains sugar and they will want to lick you.") pretty much set the tone for the weekend to come.
"Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?" - Mary Oliver