More Haiku a la Vow Muse

Yelp has now kindly invited us to two of their events to charm and entertain their guests with our quick and witty haiku creations. We posted about the latest event recently, but never got around to actually sharing some of the night's inspiring haiku. The time has come; here's the latest from the Vow Muse haiku think tank:

Topic: Vampires, by Alicia
Bella's newest love
The vampire squid from hell
Edward, move over

Topic: Cupcakes, by Angie
Warm and delicious
Cupcakes are so yum yum yum
Decadent heaven

Topic: Pandas, by Alicia
Do sadpandas wear
Sadpandapants? Or perhaps
Panda pajamas?

Topic: Two whining children, by Angie
The whine of children
Maybe sell to the circus?
Love them anyway

[Angie's favorite of the night:]
Topic: Bacon, by Alicia

Would you eat bacon

Were it made from the mighty

Hippopotamus?

Topic: Drama & a bad boss, by Angie
Oh lord, hate my boss
It's always something crazy
Totally drama

Topic: Va De Vie (a wedding planner at the event!!), by Alicia
Weaving the pieces
Of a joyous occasion
She is Va de Vie!

Topic: The long line to get into the event, by Angie
Admission to Yelp
The line's around the corner
Totally worth it

33 haiku and two hours later, it was time for Vow Muse to call it a night. Them's some good haiku-ings!

Want Vow Muse to formulate fabulously fun haiku at your event? Email us!!

Yelp Elite Event at Eleve

When Yelp's lovely Monica S. invited us to be "entertainment" at the Yelp Elite Event in Walnut Creek last Tuesday, we Yelp-crazy muses could hardly say no. Judging from the last Yelp event we were invited to, we assumed there would be booths or tables with many different organizations or companies strutting their proverbial stuff. Not this time.

The Muses at their haiku station ready for the event to start!

Yelp has a system whereby it elects "elite" members based on the volume and quality of their contributions (and profiles) on the site. These members receive special stuff from Yelp, such a sweet badge on their profile and invites to real-life parties every now and again. This party was held at Eleve in Walnut Creek and offered free food, drinks and entertainment to 175 eager Yelpers.

The VM typewriter, thanks dad!

The entertainment? There was a band (which got great reviews, though we couldn't hear them from our station) and there was a fabulous duo of hotties* offering custom written haiku to patrons. And it was great! We were once again stationed in front of the bar "line" (which we later found out wasn't a line, though people thought it was -- you were just supposed to go up to the bar) where we solicited folks for free haiku and even wrote a few for people in line who had indicated no interest at all in a haiku.

Yeay, you may not want one, but you may still get one. Kinda like socks for Christmas except that you may want to hang your haiku on the fridge. Booya.

Vow Muse setup at YEE Walnut Creek.

 *Oh, I totally went there.