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Yucky Morning, Beautiful Evening

Last night was fun…probably too much fun. We all met up with G and Dena at some bar down the street and it was a good thing we walked there. It was like a Roebling Reunion with the six boys back together again with me, “Seven”. There was a cowboy singing some oldies and a one-eyed pirate hanging out with the crowd. The walk home was interesting and I’m amazed that we all got back in one piece. Unfortunately, I woke up the next morning with a splitting headache and my tummy did like anything I put in it…including water. I missed the apparently scrumptious breakfast at 9 am and had to sleep off my headache until 12 pm. I had to hide under the covers to muffle the sounds of the parade outside and shield my eyes from the sunny morning. Jes even went for a walk with Michelle to check out the parade and colonial reenactment. Luckily, I was feeling better in time to get ready for the wedding that started at 2:00.

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G & Dena got married at a very pretty Catholic church. The historic town made the wedding seem that much more elegant. The guest list was pretty small, which made the church look even bigger. Since it was a traditional Catholic wedding it was about an hour and fifteen minutes long. They left in a white horse-drawn carriage with champagne for a ride around the town. In the meantime, the rest of us looked for a sports bar so we could watch the beginning of what turned out to be a very pathetic game between UCLA and USC. Cocktail Hour and Dinner was at Casa Monica, a really pretty castle-like hotel and unfortunately the Best Man’s speech was pretty painful. It reminded me of Victor’s “Free Kobe” speech a couple years ago.

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Well, I’m back at the B&B while the others went on to the next waterin’ hole. I need to get some sleep…this morning was rough.

Roundhouse kicked to St. Augustine

I woke up today at 6:30 am PST for a long travel day. One of Jes’ old roommates, Gerard, is getting married on Saturday and the rest of the Roebling House is going out there to help celebrate. After a 5-hour non-stop flight from LAX to Orlando (MCO), waiting an hour for the melters to arrive, driving another 2 hours in our rental mini-van, we arrived in the oldest U.S. city by 10:00 pm EST.
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The journey to St. Augustine had its moments.
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Jes and I couldn’t get upgraded because they only had one opening for us. Instead, we sat together in Economy Plus, which wasn’t bad. It was just really dry in the cabin and I had a bad case of the sniffles. At the airport, we went to Borders to buy a book or two. I thought I’d try out the Sudoku craze and bought a book of puzzles to try. Maybe it will be a good activity for the flight to Thailand.
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Eventually Bang, Vyl, Ryan, Michelle, and Tob arrived and we took a really long shuttle ride to get our dope ride. In the mini-van, we frantically searched for a place to eat. We ended up at Waffle House per the request of Vyl, our Southern girl. The diner was pretty ghetto with an interesting set of “characters” who worked there. First was our server who was missing some of her front teeth, then there was the cook who ended up making us two of everything on accident, and then the other server who was a portly woman and very protective of the dishtowel she brought from home. I guess you had to be there. Anyway, I had some waffles and cardboard sausage patties, Michelle had some grits, Ryan tried the hashbrowns with chili and cheese on top, and Bang had a gray steak with his eggs. The remainder of the drive to St. Augustine included stupid yet hilarious Chuck Norris jokes, Bang’s runny nose, and making fun of Tob, as usual.
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We checked into the B&B on 63 Orange St., which is owned by a nice lady named Jackie. I had never stayed at a B&B before so I had no idea what to expect. Jes wasn’t too pumped about the accommodations but I thought it would be a good experience. It’s basically a really old house and we each took a different room of the house. We stayed in the room that once belonged to a girl named Effie (one of the four sisters in the family). There was a guest book in the room that gave us a bit of history about the house and the room. It said that when she lived there, her mother was a widow and would rent out their rooms for some income. When guests stayed over, all the sisters had to sleep in the attic. Oooo…spooky. Jackie did mention that some same the house and town is haunted…this is going to be an interesting weekend.
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OK, we’re going out for drinks with the bride and groom-to-be now. Let the party begin!

another crazy night

We went to Daddy’s Lounge in Hollywood last night. The bar was dark and chill with lots of big couches and ottomans. There was an eclectic mix of music ranging from Black Eyed Peas to Jeff Buckley. We met up with a bunch of friends including Dayantha, Jimmy, Yoon, Mike (Yoon’s brother), Holly, Roy, Tinou, and Matt. They all brought friends too so it was your traditional holiday weekend gathering for some drinks.
Afterwards, some of us got some infamous “LA Danger Dogs” from the cart outside. Boy, I could smell those bacon-wrapped hotdogs from inside the bar. So good… Meanwhile, Jes pushed Dayantha to the floor for fun and that was all we heard about for the rest of the night from Dayantha. He kept threatening him back with “December 23rd”. I suppose that means Dayantha will be getting him back at the Christmas Party. We ended the night at Denny’s to sober up a bit and then headed home. It was another crazy night.

Non-Turkey Day

Jes and I met up with Bang and Vyl at the Williams-Sonoma on Friday to use Vyl’s awesome 40% discount to buy some real wine glasses. Later that night, the four of us tried out a bunch of wines that we’ve been saving for while. By the end of the night, we finished off 4 bottles of wine and lots of cheese and ended up with a very drunk, stinky Bang.
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Today is Thanksgiving and we had the parents over for a non-turkey dinner. Johnny came over early and beat us at poker while Jes made standing rib roast. What a feast…we had a nice juicy prime rib with sweet potato, corn, and au jus. Jes even made some bread pudding that almost beat the stuff that Lawry’s serves. Mmmm… Happy Thanksgiving!

photos and booze

I went to see photos taken by Joshua Klein in LA last night at the Fred Segal on Melrose. Dayantha, my brother, and I met up with Holly, Roy, and some other friends there to check out his work. My general feeling of his work was, “that’s nice but I think a nice frame and matte can make almost anything look like art”. He was actually charging $500 for each print. Whew, I need to get into this business! Anyway, we got there in time for some free wine as we mingled with friends. Within a 30-minute period, I downed 2 glasses of red wine and felt the buzz as soon as we left the place. Afterwards, we all went to O-Bar in West Hollywood where there was a very obvious aura of gayness…dudes with other dudes and a sprinkling of women. We all had some drinks and shared appetizers until we were toasty and broke…this place was pretty pricey. Everyone went home afterwards except for the three of us. We stayed for one more drink, went to Pioneer Denny’s for some grease, and were home by 4 am. Good times…

It’s been a while.

We met up with Dayantha, Huy, Ti, Thilan, Krishani, Derek, and Elise last night at Shark Club in Costa Mesa. The club was decorated for Halloween with plenty of people dressed up. The cover was pretty unreasonable but the price for a drink wasn’t so bad. All I know is that I had quite a few vodka tonics on an empty stomach and whew! I was nice and toasty by the end of the night and wide awake! You know…taking a nap before going out really helps. Anyway, we had fun and got to see some pretty skimpy costumes. Jesse always says that Halloween seems to bring out the “inner slut” in girls. It seemed rather true last night. Our waitress was a “slutty cop” and there were a bunch of just “slutty [fill in the blank]”. Girls get pretty creative and manage to hike up the hem lines and push up the boobs whenever possible. I suppose that’s why there were so many guys out last night…to check out the final package. Afterwards we stopped at Denny’s for some grease and sugar where the topic of conversation revolved around what Dayantha’s type was…pretty funny. Jes got us home in one piece and I slept in this morning with a headache and a couple trips to the bathroom to get rid of all that I had in my system. I made some coffee and rice porridge for breakfast and all is well in the world again. I can’t remember the last time I got this faded. Cheers and Happy Halloween!