Night on the town...

After sitting Friday night out due to long week and lack of options, I awaited Saturday night which would have the weight of the weekend being successful resting right on its back. It was scheduled to be dinner followed by a little night life club action. We'll start with Dinner.

Dinner for a friend's birthday is always a good time. You get a chance to celebrate one of your peers entry into this world. Also it allows you to find the most rude, offensive, and funny card you can find. While looking we realized that they have cards for friends from two people. Had I known this previously I would have added it to the top ten list for being Engaged. To my enjoyment, most of these cards are humorous. Anyway - back to the dinner. It started with drinks that seemed to have a chemical imbalance (too much juice). Then when we asked for stronger drinks, we were told they could give us the same drink in a smaller glass. Now physically that does make the drink stronger however for $13/drink I want as much juice as I can get in addition to my Goose. After the drink debacle, we get to the menu. They had a special where you can get your appetizer, main course, and desert for $25. Sounds like a good deal, I thought so too. All was well until we got to the desserts. They start with three options: Creme Brule, Tiramisu, Sorbet. So I go with the Creme Brule (What would you have picked?) and no more than 5 minutes later when you would expect to see the dish of creme brule show up, our waitress informs me that they just ran out of Creme Brule (I'm going for the Guinness book record for most creme brule mentions in a blog post, only 138 more). Now normally this would be a big deal but with three poor options as those mentioned above it was going to be a big deal. So we ask can they just discount the meal and to my amazement the answer was no. How you going to force me into a dessert choice I don't want and not be more flexible with choices? Why can't I just substitute another dessert from the menu? Why didn't you tell me you were out 5 minutes prior when I made my selection...so I got Tiramisu which was awful. It tasted as if they dipped it into Merlot all afternoon. So that was dinner...

As for the night scene, we made it out to the local watering hole for some add'l drinks. It was our girl's birthday what else are you supposed to do. The highlight of the evening took place there also. The people throwing the party had drink coupons for the ladies. Well one of my boys got his hands on one of these prized possessions and decided to try his luck at redeeming this coupon. The bartender informed him that these coupons were only for women and being the bright guy he is, he points to the closest female not at the bar and says he's getting it for her. Now the catch of this fiasco is that he is forced to get a estrogen-heavy drink. So as he walks back with his Apple Martini a club goer at the next table decides to inform him that he will not be getting any ______ tonight with a this drink choice. Now I've known women to look at your wardrobe, shoes, car, watch, house, and even job but your drink choice. This was new to me and also funny as it wasn't happening to me. But it got funnier...Once my boy decided to go yap it up with the bathroom man, she proceeded to purchase another estrogen-heavy drink and place it in front of his seat.

After reading this it isn't as quite as funny as it was last night but who cares it was still funny as he!!.

My Playlist

I never claim to know a whole lot about music but I think some songs are slept on due to lack of marketing dollars while other subpar songs are played to death due to overweight budgets. So here is my current slept on list of songs I'd pub if I was in the business:

editor's note: Not all songs are current.


My Playlist:
- Amos Lee - Keep it Loose, Keep it Tight
- Black Eye Peas - My Humps
- Jay - Z - La-La-La ( I know it was pubbed back in the day but I can still listen to it like it was new)
-John Legend - Number One
- Kanye West - Touch the Sky
- Lil Brother - Say it Again
- Omarion - Touch (Don't ask!)
- Outkast - Git up, Git out
- Slim Thug - Chicken Strip
- Stevie Wonder - Ribbon in the Sky
- Usher - Dot com (Its the comp sci in me coming out)

I'm sure it'll all change in a few days...

Being Engaged 101

Ok so for all you single people out there wondering what its like to be married this is not the right post since I'm not there yet. However - I can give you the best parts of being engaged in true top ten list format.

10. Regular dating is replaced by double dating where you try to feel out other couple to see if you like them enough for a second date.

9. Pissing off the line to the bathroom at the party when you come out together and could care less what they say or think.

8. Being able to talk to all the big girls at the party with no worries cuz your night is already locked up with the Ms.

7. The night out with your boys that ends up at a whack party still finds a happy ending once you make it home.

6. You gain a personal assistant who plans your schedule - with or without your opinion. (e.g. receiving details for a party you RSVP'd before you knew there was a party)

5. Everyone assumes you've taken on a second job as a Wedding planner by asking you every day how the plans are going. Can that much really change weekly on a wedding that is 6 months away?

4. You instantly notice the size and design of every women's ring where as every other dude doesn't seem to notice the rock on your fiance's finger.

3. Your cell instantly becomes taken over by dudes and co-workers meanwhile your phone never rings...ever...

2. Your email address is left off of the invite list for that trip to Brazil...Miami...New York...Little Rock...

1. Dual Income.

Stay Tuned for Being Married 101 - release date March 25, 2006

Random Conversation Starters

Ok here are some things on my mind that I wanted to see if others had ever considered:

At what age do you become to old to have a roommate?
Are your pants too tight if someone can read your credit card number impression through them?
Is it really a weekEND if it always seems to start right back up before you know it?
Why do no other colors get their own party execpt White and Black Tie?
If its really a bachelor party then why does a true bachelor who never gets married never have one?
Why is it the more places they allow you to connect to the internet the less need you actually have for getting on? (i.e. Burger King?)
What lazy person came up with the concept for Labor Day?