After a fun-filled day of splish splash at the waterpark, I take MIA out to LADIES NIGHT at the local sports bar. You know the one where I was PROPOSED TO last time. I invite my girl June Cleaver as well, seeing that we all had such a great time together the last time we were all together at the COUNTRY BAR.
JANE IS MISSING HER DRIVER’S LICENSE
Just my luck that while in the car on the way there there, I realize that my wallet is NOT in my purse. It must have fallen out in my car when we changed our minds and had JUNE CLEAVER drive us today. I’m like…no worries! I know the guy at the door…kinda. And if not him, the manager there sees me all the time.
We walk in and there’s a girl there that I’ve never seen before. Grreeeaaat. So, I’m trying to explain how I don’t have my wallet but I’m DEFINITELY older than 21, even if my ego would love to mistaken for younger.
“Um, where’s the black guy that’s usually here???
He ‘knows’ me…knows I’m older than 21.”
“He’s not working tonight.”
“Uh huh…where’s the manager guy with the glasses? He knows me too.”
(I’m sounding totally unconvincing since I can’t even remember their names!
NOTE TO SELF: Need to remember people’s names!!)
“He’s not here tonight either.”
Just my luck! The two dudes who can vouch for me and they’re not working tonight.
Luckily, she’s like...”It’s ok. I believe you.”
Oh so now I don’t look like I could be younger than 21 huh?
BLOODY MARY’S AND POOL
I’m feelin’ like Bloody Mary’s tonight. Extra olives please!
Since my favorite pool table next to the ping pong table is currently occupied by a couple, we play pool at another table first. I got my eye on ping pong though.
Then, I spot that the ping pong table is available so we go and snag it.
Now, MIA is a FANTASTIC ping pong player. She plays tennis and it shows in her game. She’s also competitive, like me.
Here she is slamming one on me.
I have a pretty mean backhand myself.
We play for a bit and I lose.
I should have taken that as a clue for the theme of the night.
ARE YOU LADIES…UM…TOGETHER???
We also grab another pool table nearby which is how I get mistaken for a LESBIAN the second time in my life. This girl comes over and asks us if we’re “together”.
I’m like, “I’m married with kids.”…pointing to June….“She’s married with kids.”…and to MIA, “She’s single.”
I guess she was sent over to make sure it was cool first because she goes back to her group of friends and then this guy comes meandering over to talk to us…well, I should say…MIA…the single one.
This guy is very nice, except…he was a little DIFFERENT…in a very INNOCENT WAY. I can’t say anything mean about him because he was trying so very hard, was quite a gentleman and PERSISTENT.
MIA is too nice to say anything.
THE TENNIS GUY
While my girls are preoccupied, I go to the bar to get another drink when this guy sitting at the bar says:
” I saw you playing ping pong over there. You’re pretty good.”
“Thanks but I just lost to my cousin.”
” Well you’re pretty good but I could still kick your ass though.”
Oh! A challenge! I love CHALLENGES!
Plus, my head is pretty big from having schooled those boys last time.
“Really! Wanna play?”
So we play and he’s VERY good. Turns out he’s a tennis player. Totally BEATS me!
That’s my big head deflating.
MYSTERIOUS EASTSIDE DUDE
While I was playing the tennis player, this TATTOOED to the MAX dude playing pool with his friends at the pool table next to us sees me playing against this tennis player and wants to play as well.
You can’t see due to the glare but over his left eye is a tattoo that says “EASTSIDE”.
Not being one to hold back, I’m like:
“What’s that say over your eye there. Eastside? You in some GANG or something?”
He just smiles this shy but mischievous smile. You can totally see it on his face…boy’s been around and back. Being NOSY and CURIOUS, I continue on asking him all kinds of stuff…he probably thinks I’m CIA. EASTSIDE is being SUPER VAGUE and doesn’t really want to reveal anything but I find out he USED to live in Cali and now lives here. That explains the EASTSIDE.
Whatever, I’m not here to judge you. I’m here to play ping pong! So we play some pong and he’s SURPRISINGLY very good. So I ask him:
“Where did you learn to play ping pong so well?
I KNOW you didn’t learn in YO NEIGHBORHOOD!”
I had to throw in that jab since he wasn’t givin’ up any info.
He smiles that mischievous smile again.
Despite claiming to be super inebriated, EASTSIDE beats me too!
Later I send MIA to play him, thinking she would beat him FO SHO.
But, EASTSIDE schooled her as well. Just when you think you’re tough shit, life throws a brick in your face and wakes you up. Thanks, I needed that.
DA MENS ARE LOOMING
Meanwhile, June has found herself a POOL tutor.
Dude was giving her pool tips that she said were actually helpful.
MIA was busy as well, talking to this retired gentleman.
And me, I’m playing pool against EASTSIDE’s cousin.
I just noticed we have on similar belts. haha.
So, I’m doing pretty good…all the way up until the point where I scratch on the 8.
Unbelievable. Definitely not my night.
KAROAKE
Besides it being Ladies Night, it also happened to be KAROAKE night. Fabulous. I have to listen to a bunch of drunk-asses WAILING as I’m trying to get my game on. And dammit if I weren’t right. HORRID, absolutely HORENDOUS singing.
I can’t really say anything though because it takes GUTS and ALOT OF DRINKS to be able to get up there and sing in public. At least it would for me. And even then, I hope MY SENSES would not allow me to make such a fool of myself.
However, it didn’t stop EASTSIDE’S COUSIN from getting up on stage and cousin EASTSIDE wasn’t even going to stop his boy. No, he let him get right up on that stage and sing his ass off.
Besides being a TOTAL LOSER this evening, I had a great time hanging out with my girls and meeting new people. What’s really cool is that everyone we met was EXCEPTIONALLY nice and INTERESTING. Which is why I love getting out there and meeting ALL DIFFERENT KINDS of people.
You know when you scratch below the surface, we’re all the same. If YOU are OPEN-MINDED to meeting other people, THEY will be open-minded to meeting you. Love one another. Peace. XOXO.
-Jane, Lover of DIFFERENT.
28/07/2010 at 1:20 PM Permalink
Damn. Beer, billiards, ping pong and karaoke? So, you say MIA is single eh?
Looks like you all had a great time. I’ll get up there one day for drinks. Gotham area is somewhere on the two year list for me. Check out MC Frontalot’s ‘Ping pong’. Great song for getting your pong on! Heh, now don’t that sound dirty?
28/07/2010 at 2:09 PM Permalink
I think your videos are becoming my new fave! This last one was great!! Brings back memories of a fun and “enlightened” night:) – J
28/07/2010 at 4:06 PM Permalink
Dominic: Yes, single and back in AUS. OMG, Frontalot’s ping pong is SO UNEXPECTEDLY awesome! Will post. Thanks Dominic.
June: Thanks woman. I do like the videos as well. If only it weren’t such a task to put together.