Sassy Gets You Only So Far

Feelin' sassy, lookin' classy!

Hiya, Big People!  Well, if you've been following along for these last few months like I think you have, you'll know I'm a pretty sassy little lassie.  I know what I want, and I know how to say so!  Those are very important things.  Some Big People can't even do that!

And you'll also know that I've wanted a disco ball for quite some time.  I keep submitting my requisitions for the disco ball, and they keep getting pocket-vetoed.  That's very frustrating to me. 

So yesterday, I decided to take matters into my own hands.  I decided to change my strategy.  I presented my case for a disco ball to the Powers That Be, in person, so I could take full advantage of all my sass.

I can get a whole set-up for less than $25!

But sass only gets you so far in life, Friends!  You have to do your homework, so there's substance behind the sass.   So I made sure to do my homework, you know, getting prices and sizes and such.

First, I thought I wanted one of those great big disco balls you'd see in a roller skating rink or a dance hall or your local TGIFridays.  I thought the bigger, the better.  I found out I could get an eight-inch disco ball and a motor to turn it for $34.94 at Amazon.com, or The 'Zon, like I like to call it.  Well, that didn't seem quite big enough for me, so I found a few twelve-inch disco balls.  That sounded about right.  Twelve inches.  A foot across.  Hoagies and disco balls are better at twelve inches!  But the twelve-inch disco balls didn't come with a motor!  Buying a motor would drive up my cost considerably!  And neither the eight-inch nor the twelve-inch disco ball came with any lights. 

What's a disco ball without a light to shine on it while it spins slowly, Friends?  What's a disco ball without a light, I ask!

And then I saw them.  They were small disco-balls that can sit on top of a table.  They come on a stand, with their own motor, and get this... their own lights!  All of that for less than twenty-five American dollars, and they ship free with the 'Zon's Prime Shipping!  We have Prime Shipping!  It's wonderful!

It's okay to buy small when you dream big!

Friends, I have to be honest.  The table-top disco ball set was a game-changer.  Sure, the disco ball is a lot smaller than the twelve-inch disco ball I hope to have someday, but it has everything I need to start out on my career as a Disco Ball Owner and Operator.  This won't be my primary means of income, but will be a nice little sideline.  Maybe it'll help me adopt a lobster and keep it in a tank in my room and name it Lerbert one day.  I don't know. 

So I made my case in person to the Powers That Be.  I demonstrated how a mini-tabletop disco ball would be beneficial.  I let the PTB see how well I've thought this through, told them how a mini disco ball would benefit them: they wouldn't hafta hang up a big disco ball and its motor and find a light for it.  I answered questions.

I was amazing, Friends!

While I didn't get the answer that I wanted, which was a "Yes, we'll order your disco ball set right now, Zoe!" I was told that I put on a wonderfully-researched, professionally-presented presentation.  Rozzie said I could have gone a little more dramatic on the PowerPoint slide presentations, but Mommy said it was all right to use the Wipe Effect sparingly.  It meant a lot that they thought I did a Good Job.

I didn't get pocket-vetoed this time around.  Mommy said we could monitor the prices of disco balls and mini table-top disco balls on the 'Zon, and if something interesting comes up and the time and price are right, we can jump on it. 

I like that, Friends.  I like that answer a lot.