Ballard Street by Jerry Van Amerongen for January 06, 2016

In case the invitation disappears, click here to see a glittered copy of it.

Click here to see the unglittered version.

Trhe party is being held in the Tiki Bug Room, down the hall to your right, past the kitchen and turn left. #rd door on the left.

Bev….it all looks so wonderful! You’ve done a magnificent job (as usual!) !!

Um…….I’m not really too hungry right now, and I’m trying to save my appetite for Susan’s cake, so………maybe a little later.

What do you have for drinks?

Steve: We got you a few Presents!Some key chains:

And a cool coffee mug!

BTW Kids are NOT allowed! Those are my grandkids, they helped me decorate. They know more about bugs than I do.

Happy Birthday, JP Steve!!

BEVUsually I’d get a plate of your delicious food to take to bed, but tonight I’m not very hungry………….BUT it looks……..um…………er……..(gak)……interesting……yeah.

Um…. Bev….er…. (urp)

Never mind…..

Oh goooood… yakburgers….Maybe I’ll just… um… take mine… outside or something….

Minions Birthday Serenade

HAPPY BUGDAY STEVE

I was having some trouble with the transportation for your cake, Steve…

Elvis, my dog car, just didn’t want it inside the car, and it’s too tall for the roof.

I finally convinced him that nothing on it is a real insect (sorry, Steve.)They’re all made of fondant or icing .. except for a few XTI EdibleAnimations™.

I want to tell all of you guys the same thing…this is just edible decorations…. it’s NOT like the …um… lovely… food Bev brought!

Happy Birthday again, Steve!

After a couple of Mexcal shots, you’ll want to wear a party hat, yes?

Gosh, everybody went all-out!

Beautiful invitation, Stel….And..um… lotsa …um…hard work on the food, Bev…

Nice gifts, Rose…and everybody (except me) brought such great cards…..

*Susan*’That cake must have taken hours! It’s beautiful! Did you have to do a lot of research?

Having already lived 29 days, Frank writes furiously to finish his journal before the Grim Fly Swatter comes for him….

Here’s Hazel on day 6 of her new New Year’s workout!

Thanks, you guys…Yup… all those bugs are EdibleAnimations™ from XTI…I think…

I mean… gosh, that mosquito does look… um…no…. couldn’t be.

SusanThat mosquito……I didn’t want to ask…..but……

We have games! Yes! And you get to take home what you find! Yay!!!!

But I’ll tell you what…

For those too squeamish to eat a FAKE bug….which of course is really (urp) no crime….

(It really isn’t, Steve…. is it?)I made a small plain cake….hey, kind alike Just Plain Steve…it’s just plain cake…

It’s the same chocolate fudge cake with fudge filling and creamy marshmallow frosting….only no bugs.

My friend loaned me her pets, Flossie and Freddie, they love parties. I’m going to pass them around for hugs and pettings.

I’m headed off to bedBevThe food was one of a kind. StelThe most beautiful invitation , Steve will be blown away!SusanGorgeous cake, mosquito and all!Night all!

Um… Rose… wait…take Flossie and Freddie with you…..

PLEASE!!

I dunno, Stel…to me, they’re Nature’s way of saying “RUN LIKE H_LL!!”

SusanOops, I’m sorry, but Flossie and Freddie are missing, I can’t find them anywhere! Oh no……….what’ll I do?Oh well, I’m sure they will turn up somewhere. (door closing)

Bev… if I took a plate of that food to bed…I’d have….

Hmmm…. I’d have….to run away and hide .. maybe in another state.

El Dragón usually greets his homies with a “high five”….

I might come back after somebody took it out of my bedroom and put it far far away.

Aw, Stel… he’s actually kinda cute.

Wow, Bev… I wonder how many times you actually travel the distance between the two end points while following the road.

Time for me to head to bed, as well……….

Gosh, Stel…. G’night…Wish I’d known you were still here….

I wandered off to other strips cos I thought no one was here….last time I came back Bev had been here, but had just left.And now I guess I AM talking to myself…sigh…. nothing new….

Well, um, happy b’day JP Steve. I think. What is the connection between JP and the world of the creepy-crawlies? With your indulgence, I think I’ll just have a beer. In the bottle, if it’s all the same to you.

To: The BSBCFrom: XTI Due to an internal routing error your request for animated editable insects was mistakenly sent to the to our genetics lab. If you have received a shipment from us recently take caution as this may be a batch of experimental insects. These insects were not designed for public consumption and some of them may be carnivorous. Please accept our apologies for this error and if you can please return the package unopened, we will cover the return under our return shipping policy and send you your requested editable entomological assortment. In the way of an apology we will also send you our spicy chocolate crickets.Again we must apologize for this error. Please do not eat any of the insects in your package. If an insect has been ingested please contact the CDC or your nearest hazmat abatement center.If an infestation occurs please call our emergency number @ 1 864 664 7448

x_TechCEI XTI

Thanks for the beautiful invite, but, um, I think I’ll have to take a pass on this particular party. Not feeling up to (urp!) par.

Happy Bug, oops, Borkday, um, Birthday JP Steve.

FELIZ CUMPLEAÑOS, JP Steve !!

Happy Birthday JP Steve. Gotta say Beviek found something I won’t eat bacon on.

Happy, happy, happy birthday Dude.Ill try to find the time to stop in later and join the party.One of my long days today…

HAPPY BIRTHDAY JP STEVE! I may never eat again – and my skin is feeling creepy, crawly. I was going to at least have a piece of cake, but not after *x_Tech*’s announcement. Great work on this party!

Happy Birthday JP……hope you are having a great day.If you live in the north stay warm.If you live in the south…….stay warmNow if you live in the southern hemisphere…..stay cool.

I know how the dog feels…..Stupid Cowboys!!If only this post was the head of Jerry Jones…….

Wow! Guess I should have checked my mail in the middle of the night! So much to reply to now. Never knew there was so much buggy stuff out there!.Stel — thank you for the announcement and cards — clever and appropriate as always! Susan the cakes were beautiful (despite x_tech’s slip up) the Just Plain cake got a particular smile! Beviek — all my favorite foods! thanks so much! Last Rose, the decorations were perfect — how did you know my real mental age? Nighthawks — thanks for bringing Cleo by for a visit (Flossie and Freddie not so much, Last Rose!)

Liverlips, M2MM, chefwen, Dogsiff, GROG, Linguist, miscreant, Happy3, Perkycat, Veteran — thanks so much for dropping by!

Did I miss anyone? Thank you all so much!Steve.

Happy Birthday!!!Other than the chocolate covered spider, I think I would try the rest of the goodies.

So how did my posts get out of order? Thankews first, then smarta$$ stuff!.Thanks, Zack.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY JP STEVE!

Hope your special day has been SUPER, for a SUPER guy!

xThank heavens I didn’t eat anything except the cake, but I picked the bugs off first…..I think……….

JP Steve… I’m glad you could overlook a … a … small … er, a teeny tiny mistake…. I… um..I swear I had nothing to do with it.

Everybody…. I really hope no one got ill or was otherwise harmed in this incident… I have NEVER had a safety issue with an XTI product before.

If need be, though, please send any medical bills incurred to x_Tech, c/o X Tech Industries, 1006437700 Old Ballard Road, Ballard County, USA 9472012

I think I’ll be in ..um… Timbuktu…or maybe Paris… for a while….

Happy Birthday, JP Steve,Don’t come here often but have been fascinated by bugs all my life (though not into eating them). Enjoy your treats and have a great evening!

I hope you had a good day.And many, many more ahead of you.

Thanks Redkaycei. Glad you made it back, Happy. Chromosome, I was fascinated by genetics, so I guess we’re even!Send me a postcard Susan.Good night all, and thank you!