The Weekend
This past week at open mic, I hosted... um... adequately. I received compliments on my hosting... so, it couldn't have been that bad... even though, it felt like I was doing a terrible job. Still, the night as a whole was definitely out of the ordinary. This is true for a variety of reasons. Firstly, I was hosting. Secondly, we had drunks in the audience (one of which started to yell at another for no apparent reason). Thirdly, I broke my capo (right when I went to put it on my guitar while on stage).
The list:
My broken capo:
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On Friday, my friends and I went cruising for chicks (for my friend, Bill). We drove to Saratoga and ate at Panera Bread, which was quite funny because normally we are pizza and wings guys on Friday Nights. We referred to ourselves as 'civilized.' Actually, we did a lot of things that I typically do when I leave the house, but don't usually do with my friends.
First, however, we went to downtown Saratoga and walked to Backstreet Billiards (a place we occasionally go to play pool). We got there and:
... even though you can't tell from the picture, the place was closed... down... completely empty with for sale signs and suchlike. What made this most peculiar, was the fact that we had called the place before leaving for Saratoga and got an answering machine stating their hours etc. After taking the picture, I called again and left a rambling message asking where they had gone to and wishing them well and explaining that we miss them deeply.
Then, we went to Borders. We noticed some girls (for Bill), but we couldn't goad him into talking to them. I can understand. It's tough to talk to girls when your friends are acting like jackasses about it. :) After Borders, we went to Uncommon Grounds, which is quite different! The place doubled in size and has plenty of seating and the colors are awesome. I was quite impressed. It was also packed and we couldn't find a seat at first. Then we did and I played Justin in chess and won, of course.
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I took this picture twenty minutes ago:
That is a squirrel on top of my garage contemplating suicide. He didn't do it.
The list:
My broken capo:
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On Friday, my friends and I went cruising for chicks (for my friend, Bill). We drove to Saratoga and ate at Panera Bread, which was quite funny because normally we are pizza and wings guys on Friday Nights. We referred to ourselves as 'civilized.' Actually, we did a lot of things that I typically do when I leave the house, but don't usually do with my friends.
First, however, we went to downtown Saratoga and walked to Backstreet Billiards (a place we occasionally go to play pool). We got there and:
... even though you can't tell from the picture, the place was closed... down... completely empty with for sale signs and suchlike. What made this most peculiar, was the fact that we had called the place before leaving for Saratoga and got an answering machine stating their hours etc. After taking the picture, I called again and left a rambling message asking where they had gone to and wishing them well and explaining that we miss them deeply.
Then, we went to Borders. We noticed some girls (for Bill), but we couldn't goad him into talking to them. I can understand. It's tough to talk to girls when your friends are acting like jackasses about it. :) After Borders, we went to Uncommon Grounds, which is quite different! The place doubled in size and has plenty of seating and the colors are awesome. I was quite impressed. It was also packed and we couldn't find a seat at first. Then we did and I played Justin in chess and won, of course.
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I took this picture twenty minutes ago:
That is a squirrel on top of my garage contemplating suicide. He didn't do it.