Thursday, July 31, 2008

Sick Day II

  • 0 drinks
Being sick sucks. It's the absence of energy that I think I hate the most; or at least the second most. I'm usually a person who bounces around, runs my mouth, and moves until I drop; so when I suddenly don't have the energy, or desire, to walk across the house, or even talk out loud; it's a foreign feeling. The past two days have been a timewarp, where I've left the house once, but otherwise have been secluded in front of the tv as the day slowly goes by.

I rarely get sick and I haven't been sick like this for a few years. I've wondered these past few days if it's a reminder, or a suggestion, that slowing down could be a good thing. Maybe it's a suggestion for me to get a little healthier; start running regularly again. Regardless, it's the third day without a drink, and that has to be a good thing.

Wednesday, July 30, 2008

Sick Day

  • 0 drinks (2 shots of Nyquil?)

Tuesday, July 29, 2008

Flu-Like Symptoms

  • 0 drinks.
Too much late night partying these past few weeks. Tired and achy. Must get rest.

Monday, July 28, 2008

Corson Avenue/Michigan Street

  • 3 pints Lagunitas IPA - Stellar Pizza
  • 1 pint Roger's Pilsner - home
  • 1 margarita - home
  • 1 can MHL - home
The Corson Avenue S/Michigan Street exit is my favorite freeway exit! Driving north towards Seattle, it exits on the LEFT, where you get to drive on a narrow offramp at highway speeds before before warning you of a 25 mph speed limit for an approaching tight turn to the left. It's easy to notice the multiple skid marks on the road right before the turn. Awesome, dude.

Sunday, July 27, 2008

Saturday, July 26, 2008

"I lost weight last weekend, I was in jail."

  • 2 bottles MHL - Corner Pocket
  • 1 bottle Rainier - Maharaja
  • 1 margarita - Puerta Vallarta
  • 1 Rainier tallboy - Poggie Tavern
Quote heard at Puerta Vallarta upon walking in.

Friday, July 25, 2008

it was that kind of night...

Capitol Hill Block Party:
  • 2 mini-margaritas - B's house
  • 1 m2go (margarita to go) - streets of Capitol Hill
  • 2 plastic pints MHL - CHBP beer garden
  • 1 plastic pint Mirror Pond Ale - CHBP beer garden
  • 1 PBR tallboy - Cha-Cha Lounge
  • 1 Busch tallboy - Wildrose
  • 2 Dick's Danger Ale - Chop Suey
mix the TJ's margarita mix with the tequila. throw in some ice cubes. quick, swallow. One for the road? Sure, why not. make another one. take it to the sidewalk. ten minutes...where's the entrance? found it; line not bad...crowd is. quick! retreat to beer garden. under 21's dancing to dj on stage. "Can I help you?" "HIGH LIFE! HIGH LIIIIFE!" She got the point, and I got the beer. Against fence, up front. (Molly) Shannon from Detroit. Kick your ass.


Les Savy Fav! Here he comes! Loud, don't remember much. Finish beer. Thirsty. Brian brings a pint. Whew! Les Savy Fav est ecouter.

Into Cha-Cha lounge. Cool, basement! Photo machine! Where to now? Wildrose!
Dancing. Small crowd. Women on women. Who cares? Sidewalk patio for fresh air. Spyed by former student. "So glad you said 'Hi'." Further...

Chop Suey: Cock Party?! How was I to know? Hott Summertime Action inside. Many more beers. Climb on stage. Dance nonstop. So many people. Such great music. Keeps going, and going, and going, and going....


2 am. Everyone out. Hot and hungry. IHOP! Famished - veggie omelet, pancakes, coffee - finished. Stumble to Brian's. 3:09 text to Susan: "Staying on brians couch call u tomorrow".

H2O saved me.

Thursday, July 24, 2008

twenty-fourth

  • 1 Busch tallboy - home

Wednesday, July 23, 2008

twenty-third

  • small Fosters

Tuesday, July 22, 2008

Bonfire

  • 5 or 6 cans of mhl - Alki Beach
I love fires. I always have. It's mesmerizing watching orange/red/blue flames appear from wood or paper or FireStarter or briquets or marshmallows...

I love the warmth that fires bring. On a cold night or day, it's kind of remarkable how close you can get to a fire without burning yourself.

I love stoking. I wonder why it's called stoking, because really it's just poking with a long stick or something. And maybe that's how it came about - a combo of poking and stick (or something).

I love the burning. When the fire has gone on a while and the flames have died down and all that's left is the wood resembling tiny blocks of glowing cubes.

"Fire is Life"

Memorable fires:
  • Bonfire in Gonzales, Louisiana with my cousins and other relatives. It was a true bonfire; tremendous in size and heat; burning all day and all night.
  • All of the Long Beach fires we've had - both on the beach and in the yard.
  • Fire in Sleeping Lady's bar.
  • Fires in our fireplace in Garden City, KS. The fireplace took up the whole wall and was made of brick.
  • Fire in the room at Salish Lodge Inn.
  • Campfire in Eastern Washington with good friends from the MAT program.

Monday, July 21, 2008

twenty-first

  • 1 mhl tb - home

Sunday, July 20, 2008

twentieth

  • 2 bottles Corona - MnM's nH
  • 1 22 oz. bottle Bear Republic Racer 5 I.P.A. (delicious!) - home

Saturday, July 19, 2008

nineteenth

  • 1 bottle ice cold Pacifico - Slices Pizza, Alki
  • 1 bottle Henry Weinhard's Blue Boar Pale Ale - Villa de Rosier
  • 1 bottle Sierra Nevada Pale Ale - Villa de Rosier
  • some frozen blue concoction with tequila and gelato - Villa de Rosier

Friday, July 18, 2008

eighteenth

  • 1 herencia & rlj - home

Thursday, July 17, 2008

seventeenth

  • 1 Busch tallboy - home
  • 2 Smithwicks - Celtic Swell
  • 1 Manny's Pale Ale - Mission

Wednesday, July 16, 2008

sixteenth

  • 1 bottle Widmer Hefeweizen - Slices Pizza, Alki
  • 1 25 oz. mug Bud Light - Bamboo Bar and Grill, Alki
  • 1 pint Manny's - Ballard Loft

Tuesday, July 15, 2008

fifteenth

  • 1 bottle Bud Light - M&M's new house!
  • 1 bottle Corona - M&M's new house!
  • 1 bottle Bud Light - home
  • 1 bottle Bud Light - Lake Washington Ship Canal (heh heh heh)
  • 1 Foster's Oil Can - M&M's nh
  • 1 MHL tallboy - M&M's nh

Monday, July 14, 2008

fourteenth

  • 1 Pina Colada - home
  • 1 MHL tallboy - home

Sunday, July 13, 2008

thirteenth

  • 1 Busch tallboy - home

Saturday, July 12, 2008

Baby Daddy

  • Vodka-spiked punch
  • MHL tallboys

blue and pink napkins, forks, clothing, balloons, posters, stir sticks, cups, plates, cake. Mario Kart. ADORABLE PARTY!