“I will meet anyone, anywhere, anytime,” I told the soldier last night in a boast. “There is no one in this world I am afraid to meet. I will meet whoever and have no qualms whatsoever. I don’t care who they are, I am not intimidated – this is true as long as I have the proper costume is all.”

“Well you’ve never had trouble finding the proper costume before,” he said.

“Yes I have. I’ve had trouble a few times.”

“You mean to tell me if we were in New York and you had to make an emergency costume buy, you wouldn’t be able to do it?”

“I could probably do it.”

“Well if you can’t, I’m telling. That’s when I’ll get Speedy on the phone. I’ll call him up and say, hey Speedy! Elsa can’t make an emergency costume buy! No, she can’t do it and I want you to tell everyone. P, I mean it. If we’re in New York and you fail to make an emergency costume buy, I am going to chronicle it. Yep, I’ll tell you and tease you for the rest of your life. I’m telling you, you’ll live it down.”