"I did it by memory..."

The following story comes from Susan in Alberta, who is now hanging seductively on a wall somewhere... or perhaps is for sale on ebay.

A 45-year-old Czechoslovakian man has been staying at the hotel I work at...he always chats it up with the girls who work at the front desk, and he'd asked long ago if he could do my portrait and I brushed it off with, "nah, there's so many other things to draw". Then he asked if he could do a portrait of me (as a gift for me) and I said, "thanks for the thought, but I wouldn't want to hang a picture of me in my place anyways". Now he comes back with THIS!

MARKO (45 year old Czech man): "Susan, do you remember when I said I wanted to do your portrait? Well, I did it by memory...I hope you are not offended"

ME (for real): "Hopefully I'm not offended (with an awkward laugh)..."

MARKO: Shows me the drawing. He drew a portrait of me in pencil about the size of a concert poster with long flowing locks. It's a head/chest shot and I'M TOPLESS! There's this huge breast & nipple bursting out of the drawing.

ME: "Woah...thanks?!"

MARKO: Puts the drawing back in his portfolio bag and starts talking about something else

ME: DYING inside, and try to look at the computer as much as possible...