CULTURE
The Intergalactic
Space Chronicle
Dear Louise Column - October
By Louise Farfell
Although it's been a few years since I last saw my sister, we were close as children, and I sent her an invite to my wedding. It's my first wedding, and I gave her plenty of notice. She RSVP'd me that she and her husband would come. Imagine my surprise and disappointment when I realized she and her husband sent their clones instead.
How dumb does she think I am? Did she really think I wouldn't notice?
I am so angry. Tell me what to do. Should I forgive her? Should I go along and pretend I don't know?
Hurt like hell,
Dear Hurta,
I am sorry for your disappointment, and yes, it seems like a cheap trick. But before I would write her off, I would ask her why. Maybe she had a sudden work emergency. Maybe she had a crisis at home. Until you've talked to her give her the benefit of the doubt. Also, a clone isn't nothing.
Always, Louise
Dear Louise,
Do you think it is in bad taste to attend a formal ball wearing one of those new detachable lizard tails?
Worrying what to wear.
Dear Worrying,
You don't say what kind of ball it is. Did they specify what kind of dress?
Hey, I myself am a free spirit, but you should really ask the host, hostess or both. I usually respect the wishes of those throwing a party. And if you decide you don't want to go, well, that's okay too.
As always, Louise
Dear Louise,
I've just started a new job at the Intergalactic Research Center in Augustus. I have been waiting for this job for years, so I dressed rather conservatively. Oh, sigh, but at the first meeting my mood hair started changing color from pink to blue to tiger stripes and back again. Oh, I could just die.
Do you think they will fire me?
Anxious in Augustus,
Dear August,
Oh come now. What's with all the drama? They will see what you have to offer workwise, and no one will even remember your changing multicolored tresses.
(Where did you get them? And are they washable by machine?)
Always, Louise