Been Awhile...
Well, yeah, so hi. Sorry about the no new posts thing... Jeez, it's like monsterrobot all over again! But it's not like I haven't been doing anything. In fact, I've been pretty busy, which is why I haven't been posting. Yeah, "doing stuff" is a pretty lame reason not to write about what I've been doing, huh?
Anyway, what's been going on, you ask? Well, I'll tell ya! Lots of drinking for one thing. Or, well, a good amount of going out to local joints, playing pool, watching other people who can actually play pool playing pool, stuff like that. I guess I'll try to sum shit up here in somewhat chronological order:
Two Fridays ago, we went down to Padonia Station, the place we went the first night I was in Maryland. Vani and Jay go here most Fridays to hang out with folks from their pool team and other friends, and to play the aforementioned pool and drink the aforementioned drinks. It's a pretty interesting place, and the clientele is...curious. My next post will be about some of the crazy people I've seen, particularly this one super wacko chick who was there that Friday and who was rubbing up against every guy she saw like they were hair and she was a balloon that really, really wanted to stick to a wall.
I haven't written in awhile, so yeah, my analogies are worse than usual. Sorry about that.
Anyway, that Sunday we went to this place called Weber's Farm to get pumpkins for jack-o'-lantern carving. The place was a combo of farmer's market, petting zoo, and country fair, complete with hayrides and various things for kids to do. It was so cool! Vani and Jay's friend Susie and her son joined us, and we spent a few hours walking around, checking out the animals, and trying to find the perfect pumpkins. Then a scenic ride through some of Maryland's farmlands brought us home to chill out before heading out to Padonia again.
It was just the three of us, and I totally stomped Vani and Jay into the ground with my mad pool skills. Ummm, not really. But I did hold my own just a little bit, on like one or two shots. Okay, I got smoked big time, but fun was had by all so it's a good thing.
Other nights, we went to pool league night where I played DJ on the jukebox while the team played (and I just remembered that I wrote a whole thing while I was there that I will have to transcribe and post later). Then we...uh. I coulda sworn we did something else that week. Oh yeah! We went to Target and then this Halloween store to grab stuff for our costumes for the big party Friday night! We also stopped by a pool and bar supply place that had all sorts of tables and sticks and bars and various silly (and expensive) things for you to put in your bar. I'd never been in a store like that, so it was pretty nifty.
And on to the Halloween party! Vani got all dressed up as a sexy witch with funky green face paint and a bouncy rubber bat, and Jay suited up as a beer keg, complete with theoretically functioning tap, though we never got it working. And I went as a vampire once again, the costume I always end up going with when I realize that the time for creating an original costume has passed and I need to whip something up quickly. But it came out okay, and I got lots of compliments on my fake teeth and fake cross burn on my face. And Jay won second prize for Funniest Costume at the party!
The party itself was cool but strange. For one thing, there were a bunch of little kids there, though the host and his friends were getting boozed up and sneaking out back occasionally for a little nip of the ol' wacky tobaccy. Then there was the Karaoke Cowboy, who I will include in my "Crazy People" post...that one was WEIRD. We ducked out early before Vani's head exploded from cat allergies, then headed over to Padonia, where no one else was dressed up. And then a bouncer asked me if I had any extra makeup, as he was going to a party after his shift was over. That was a little awkward. But by then I was tanked, so it was all funny. Well, funny until I woke up the next day and wanted desperately to die in order to get rid of my hangover. Oy.
That brings us up to the last few days. Sunday night we went to this snazzy Irish pub place called The Still, where we had the worst bartenders ever. You'd think that guys who make a living by giving customers drinks and then having those customers give them money would be a little helpful to you, but nope! Not these jerks. Oh well, it was a nice place, and they had antler chandeliers!
And finally last night we hung around the house, got sushi takeout, and passed out candy to all the cute little trick-or-treaters in the neighborhood. We got lots of compliments about our cool jack-o'-lanterns as well, and some strange person took pictures of them! And to complete the trifecta of crazy people, the creepy guy down the street said our pumpkins were really cool, too! Oh, joy!
One more thing: deer. Every night around midnight or 1 a.m., the deer are out and about, chewing on the neighborhood lawns and slowly moving around on their delicate legs. They're so amazing to watch, and it's even more amazing to see them mingling within human society, fairly unafraid of their surroundings, though they will occasional dart away at high speed to avoid someone walking their dog or a particularly wily fox. Sure is a treat to see them, that's for sure.
And that's it for now! Time to go type up a couple more posts and get the rest of my pictures up. Bye!