So, Beaker wanted to have some fun last night.  We had a chance to go to the opera, but I was too tired.  Beaker was too bouncy for a quiet night, so he returned the borrowed sweater, and challenged the resident bear to a game of chess.  It started off quietly enough...
and then a crowd began to gather...
Then it got to be a raucous Boggle party.  The words were flying!  I could hear Beaker quacking about 5 letter words.  Pretzels were everywhere!
Finally, they all crawled under a blanket to watch a movie, and fell asleep.  
This morning, Beaker was whispering, "six letters," so I brought him his aspirin.  I think he had a little too much partying last night.  
When we went outside to turn the compost pile, Beaker was content to just watch quietly.  
That's not like him.  I hope he perks up a bit later.