Motherload of Artificial

After a retelling of the weekend adventures to Andy the term Cougar came up. Cougar refers to a woman who stalks younger prey. I watched part of Millionare Matchmaker - I can't believe it. So dumb. I had to say that...

A random reflection, I don't usually like blue eyes but Anki's are really pretty. Crazy blue. If you want to listen to something different I highly recommend Angel Dust I (you can scope it out at the bottom of the page).

I made the venture to Long Beach to attend a friend's Birthday. I was a bit late since I made every wrong turn from here to Long Beach. Parking was crazy but I found a really good spot. What made the journey seem even longer was my brakes need to be adjusted so they squeek when they get hot and my transmission is in need of some love. Anyway the place where the party was held was awesome. Vince's American Grill (or something close to that) off of 2nd Street.

I wore a jacket and tie but chickened out on the tie after I walked past a few establishments. The party was held in the back however I waited in line like a chump until Liz spotted me and lead me back. Nothing like recognizing two faces out of twenty. Oh well, getting out of the comfort zone is a good thing and good food and great wines always help the cause. I quickly made friends with a few of her friends and her parents. It was nice meeting people whom I had only seen in photos and heard stories about. The party relocated to a bar and there was some confusion on my part regarding the bill ;(

Liz's gift was a bottle of wine (Pinot Noir) I really liked that I had tasted a two or three weeks ago. I included a few movies along with a friendly card.

As the night progressed things got a little crazier. The bar was on the corner of Redondo and Beach. I couldn't believe how old one of the bartenders was, she was 39 and looked like she was in her mid 20s (I was shocked). "Someone had some cabbage or something." I am still laughing at someone saying that. Heather reminds me of the girl I lost my virginity with - and oddly enough she asked me something to that effect. How strange? I didn't think about that until today... anyway she likes similar music and knows of some groups and of the places in LA that I've visited. Tall and dark hair, I am smitten. =)

April is another friend of Liz. April was drunk and as the night progressed became louder and louder. Travis is Liz's boyfriend, and apparently Travis and April don't get along. Around 3:30 there was a big thing about being loud because of the neighbors complaining a night or two before so Travis said something to shut her up. Right before that he said "I'd call her a cab, but that would be an insult to cabs." I laughed. The real killer was a comment about April's weight - I guess she just had twins but she is larger. I would say heavy, or curvy, but when people say those they mean foldy. It was something to the effect of "Fuck you you fat fucking pig". Ah... anyway she eventually got a cab.

It was kinda weird watching Californication (or whatever that show is with David Duchovny) with comments like "See, I want to have sex like that." I gave Heather a ride home and eventually got home at 5:15. There are more details but this should work, I'm tired of writing.

On Yet Another Visit to ye Olde Lamppost:

I think it was our third pitcher, Newton and I were in a friendly mood and chatted up one of the Delivery guys and asked him what his craziest moment was while working. Face it, a large majority of us have worked in food service at least for a short stint either as first jobs or maybe it's something like a mid life crisis ala American Beauty.

Danny's response was a few weeks ago he took an order for ribs and a side of potato salad. The customer was an older woman. In between the time he took the order and when she arrived to pick it up someone ordered potato salad and got the last of it. So when she arrived to pick up her order and was told that they were out of potato salad she became irate and cussed him out. The hand gestures with quotes of what she said made it very intertaining.

I a memorable experience when I was in High School and I worked at Taco Bell. My best friend and I signed up at the same time. We had the same shifts often and one night he had register duty and that included cleaning up the lobby off peak. I follwed him out to help with the doors around the dumpster outside. The bags are tied shut at the top but sometimes the bags get really heavy with liquid and get packed so they're awkward. Usually a few swings are needed to get enough momentum to hurl the garbage over the lip of the dumpster, well Chris didn't get enough and it caught on the lip. Acting quickly he braced it with his hands to push it over the edge. The plastic bags are not the most durable things, and these had a lot of garbage in them, his hands broke through the plastic. I think I was already laughing at this point. Just imagine someone with their arms over their head in a pose like Superman flying. His hands broke through the plastic and garbage water and bits of refuse streamed down his arms and covered his chest. I laughed so hard.

I don't remember much beyond this...

Evil is as evil does.