Some Hot, Others Bothered...

It's been ages. Anyways, this past weekend was definitely an experience. A fellow Daily reporter, myself and two photographers went to the "Sex and So Much More" show at the Minneapolis Convention Center on Saturday. I ended up doing more than "reporting." The girls and I scanned lingerie, penis shaped "fill-in-the-blank," and chatted with several of the venders and attendees. At one point in the show, the main stage featured the men of Xcaliber- male strippers... Now as a female, male strippers, the "chip and dale-esque" guys with bulging muscles soaked in baby oil make me want to ralph. (I seem to drift towards the pale, anorexic ones...haha) The announcer picked one "lucky" lady to come up on stage to sit in the "chair" and who was chosen?...Moi...I was so scared! I remember sitting there nervously sitting on my hands and trying not to shake. All of a sudden I see this stripper named "Polo" come out from behind me. The guy humped me, threw me up in the air, had me up on his shoulders and swinging upside down around his waist. It was so gross- but hilarious. After "Polo" finished collecting his ones and fives, I got up from my chair and walked toward the exit. The announcer wouldn't let me leave the stage. He made me participate in a "Fake Orgasm" contest. I was like "Please, don't make me do this!" I was mortified! After watching the microphone go down the line of girls screaming, moaning and groaning it was my turn! I let out a funny bellowing giggle/bird call and won the first round, then with a warrior mating type scream I won the final round. I won a pair of vibrating gloves. I was so proud, hahaha. When I got off stage people were clapping and asking me to autograph their chests, and other body parts. An attractive guy I had interviewed approached me later during the show and was like "I saw you on stage- that's going into the article right?" It was one of the funniest stories I have ever covered. The finished product was great. There were some concerns of course, being that it was a controversial topic to begin with. I've ranted about those concerns enough though...

Reporting has been pretty fun lately; I love answering phone calls all day- typing notes with the phone tucked in my shoulder, researching, getting coffee with other reporters...etc. Another reporter from my desk and I were bored and our stories weren't going anywhere so we randomly decided to go to City Hall to see what we could find. It was so fun being so spontaneous. We drove downtown and walked around the Government Center and City Hall. At one point we saw another reporter and a camera crew and we decided to follow them to see if there was a story. It was so funny- we ended up following them to the bathroom and all around City Hall- and trying not to be obvious. No story there. But we did get in with some city council members and I got some call sfrom them even after I left there and the office. The reporter I went with is going to be my date for the Daily Holiday party. I bought a new dress and shoes so I am excited. It will be nice to get all dolled up and feel sexy. I'm also excited to show off my horrible dancing and just get to know my co-workers better. If it sucks, we decided we'd just get drunk...