Wednesday 30 November 2005

Bouncy Castles Are Not Just For Children

I attended a workmate's 21st birthday on the weekend. I've been to a couple of their parties and they are always good fun. This year, she decided she wanted to have a bouncy castle.

It was good fun, being the sober and responsible one, watching all these people who were steadily increasing their alcohol consumption, jumping around on the castle. I had said from the beginning that I would not go on, considering I was wearing a skirt (albeit a long one), which I considered a smart move.

Later in the evening, I decided to sit on the bouncy castle as nobody else was on it, so I could sit on it in peace and not have people jumping around. This was all well and good for about 5 minutes. Everybody decided they wanted to get on, which was okay because I was sitting in the middle against the wall in a perfectly safe position, or so I thought...

After some time, everyone on the castle decided they wanted to be on my side. This caused the side I was sitting on to sink, becoming a black hole which you could not get out of and for other people to land on top of you, thus getting tangled legs and bodies. Remember, I was wearing a skirt!

One of the girls trapped next to me ended up with her knees either side of her head, and I was trying to help her but couldn't, because I was weak with laughter. Finally the people evened out to the other side of the castle and I was able to make my escape, never to return.

All in all it was a great night. Especially as I was stone cold sober and everybody else was, er, not. Plus I did not get home until 2.30am which I haven't done in ages.