We spent a HUGE amount of time watching the fish, talking about the fish, pondering the fish, admiring the tenacity of the fish. These goldfish were used in the wonderful dinner party thing that Mark does: he covers the dinner table with plastic, then a mirror, builds up the sides so the whole thing holds water, then puts goldfish in it so they swim around while you eat. It's very complicated, how you have the plates & everything, I don't really understand it. The man has an amazing mind. Anyway, he used to buy 50 feeder goldfish for this fete, but this time he only got 10 and they were real goldfish After the dinner they dumped the fish into the pond in Liza's back yard. 5 of them died, but these, the hardiest, survived. When it got cold Mark bought an aquarium and here they are. The flash from the camera terrified them and they all swam to the corner to stare at their reflections.
Liza objects to the way Mark stares at the fish all through dinner and keeps saying she's going to trade seats with him so his back will be facing the tank. She says she gets to look at them all day so she wouldn't be watching them at night. I watched them all through dinner too, which didn't help matters much.
Once when Jamie and I were there Mark did the fish thing and Jamie refused to believe Mark when he said they were all feeder fish and would die soon. We had to buy a goldfish bowl and take them all home with us. 14 of them died on the trip home, then about 4 died every day until there was only 1 left. That one lasted quite a while, but it did prove (once again) that Jamie might realize that he wasn't always right. I'm sure he still doesn't believe that.
what a cool idea about the fish. Wonder if you could have a cook and your own dinner fondue party.
ReplyDeleteI mean a catch and cook your own dinner
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