January 12, 2013
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Friday Night Bust
Last night…was Friday. (gasps!)
Typically on Friday nights there are certain things I like to do. Primarily, I like to clean the floors (mop if necessary), vacuum the stairs, and iron my clothes. Since at Christmas I got a fancy new vacuum (that is WAY more sophisticated than I am), and a garment steamer, these tasks combined took about an hour–basically, I was done by 6:00.
At that time, though, I just felt tired and wanted to take a nap. I knew that if I did, I would wake up about 2:00 AM and not be able to go back to sleep until 7 AM or so, which didn’t sound appealing. Instead, I ran to the grocery store to get some stuff to make chicken tortilla soup…and some soda for the caffeine rush.
After I put the groceries away and start throwing back the soda, it’s only 7:30 PM. Dammit. There’s nothing left to do BUT go out.
I always have mixed feelings about going out. There are two bars that are close to where I live–and I like neither of them. The first is more of a pub that serves only beer–no hard liquor. The problem is that I don’t like beer and I like drinks with hard liquor. The other one is just gross–I always come home smelling like cigarette smoke, the floors are nasty, there’s never adequate hand-washing soap in the restroom yada, yada, yada. But, they do serve hard liquor (so I can get my marg on).
I got dressed–I put on some new clothes and even my new bow tie! I was torn, however, about whether I should wear a hat. I decided against it. Last night was unseasonably warm and I already felt like I was wearing too many layers.I got amped–I created a playlist on YouTube of my presently favorite jams: “Hasta que salga el sol,” “No sigue modas,” “Dance Again,” “I Like How it Feels,” and some others...Now I understand why YouTube thinks I’m Hispanic…Those J@mZ always get me in a good mood.
Finally–about 10 I strolled across the street to the gross bar. There were only about a dozen people there…it was lame. I walked home. Because the party doesn’t really start there until about 12:00, I decided to try again about 11:30.
So, 11:30 rolls around…my caffeine rush has worn off. I decide just to go to my room and go to bed. I spent the remainder of the evening “winding down” listening to jam list. There may have been some dancing–but I will confess to nothing! And then…the 1:30 AM call.
“Hey, TREY!!! Where ARE you?”
“I’m at home.“
“Why aren’t you at SAM’S?”
“Wow…it’s really loud there….Because it’s 1:00 AM and I’m already in my jammies…and I have no way to get there.” Side note: if I’m at home, the probability is about 80% that I’m in my jammies.
["WAIT...don't you have a car?"
"Yes, but not with me right now."
"Well...ok...if you ever need a ride, just let me know."]
“Ok…enjoy your Sam’s“
“WHAT?! I didn’t hear you….It’s really loud here.
“I said: ‘Enjoy your Sam’s”
“Okay…(chortles)…Bye.”
The question that preoccupies my mind: when did I become a huge lame-o? The better question is probably: when did it start bothering me that I am a huge lame-o.
Did you have an epic Friday night?
Comments (10)
I’m old. All my Friday nights are epic! I did laundry and watched Big Bang Theory reruns and then loaded geocaches into my GPS! In bed and asleep by midnight (because I turn into a white mouse at the stroke of 12). That made it possible to have a full and exciting day geocaching in Michigan with my husband and a xanga friend!
fridays are always fliptastic fridays
it was ok lOl didnt do much except hung out, i did watch pitch perfect 
its a girly movie lOl…. anyways have a good week 
hehe
I think the farther down the road you get the easier it is to hear that bed calling your name. I wish there was a cool bar to go listen to some good tunes and just waste some time, then walk home…. oh well.
@murisopsis - Although I very much enjoy TBBT, I don’t enjoy the re-runs so much…I always remember the punchlines and jokes and general plot lines, which almost steals the pleasure from the experience. However, like Sheldon and Tuesday, Friday is my designated “laundry night.” Geocacheing sounds like a crazy fun way to spend the Saturday! I hope the second half of your weekend is as enjoyable.
@PinkGlitter02 - I’ve heard a lot (good things) about that movie. I haven’t seen it…but I don’t really watch movies that often. Still, watching a movie is much more eventful than what I did.
@Blue_Moon1 - There actually was such a bar…more of a lounge really…where I liked the music they played. Unfortunately, it closed down because too many people were getting shot/stabbed/assaulted. I was bummed.
@TutelageOfTheMundane -
lol it is a good movie 
As I have read somewhere: Nowhere to go but out, nowhere to come but back. Something like that. I know the feeling.
@carlo - That’s the perfect way to put it.
This Friday night was an epic for me. We went to a South Indian Vegetarian restaurant and I had some wonderful food, and enjoyed the night with my sister and her family.
Epic? Well, I was adding the final touches to a powerpoint presentation and practicing what I was going to say when presenting to a crowd on Saturday morning. Epic-ly lame? Absolutely!
@ZSA_MD - That sounds absolutely lovely. I’m a little jealous.
@light_blue_fables - We get it. You have a job. Rub it in why don’t you! J/k…but only a little. It’s only lame if you lined up your stuffed animals and forced them mercilessly listen to you while you practiced your presentation. And if you want to see absolutely epically lame, you should have seen my failed attempts at trying to be as cool as Don Omar…on second thought, that’s not really lame, just embarrassing.