Today I was kickin' around Facebook a bit, and I find the profile of Danbury's zoning commissioner. I've had a few classes with this kid, so I figured I'd check out his profile, and see what he's all about. Well it turns out he's a big fan of my old ska band. Now when I say big fan, I don't really know how big of a fan he really is, but he thought enough of us to put us in his Facebook profile. Now it might not seem to weird that a kid I went to high school and college with likes my band, but it's a little weird when he's also the zoning commissioner of Danbury... and a conservative. The conservative part is less weird, but still kind of weird. But this kid is really into politics. He could be our president somewhere along the line. And how many people can say that the President of the United States likes their shitty old ska band? Probably not too many. Hell, not many shitty ska bands can say that anyone likes them!
I went kind of wild today. I was in the shower thinking to myself. It seems a lot of these blogs mention me doing things in the shower. But anyway, I was thinking about possibly shaving the ol' chin hair off. I haven't been without chin hair in a very long time. I had that before I had my dumb, long hair that I got rid of a little less than a year ago. There are a number of my friends who even call the hair on one's chin "gregs." It's what I'm known for, more or less. But after much shower thought, I decided to go for it. So I hopped out of the shower, got out the ol' razor and went to town on my face. And unlike many of my friends, when I shave, I don't look 15. I'm glad that me shaving did not end in the opposite discovery. But when I was done, I gave myself the once over, and decided I liked what I saw. Yes, I'm gorgeous with and without facial hair. But all this is just me trying to mix things up. I tend to get too settled in my ways, and I decided that that's not the greatest way to live my life. So now I do crazy things like speak up in class, wear jeans, shave my face, and just generally not care about the little things that I used to care about. But my chin has also never been so cold before. I'll adapt to that, though. You all just wait!
Today I also went out for dinner. I went to my favorite diner of all time. This diner is Elmer's Diner. I have been going there since it first opened, and it's been pleasing me ever since. Many people don't understand why I love it so much. So I'm going to tell all of you why I like Elmer's so much. One time when some friends, who weren't too sober, and I, the one who doesn't drink, were at Elmer's around the time that it first opened, at like four in the morning. We were the only ones in there, and I'm sure the people working didn't really want to see us, but our waitress was still so nice. She gave us our drinks for free. I even got a mango smoothie for free, so they weren't all cheap drinks. But these people remember you. I have seen the owner of the place in the grocery store, and he says "hey" to me and everything. They really care about their customers, and you don't see that in most restaurants these days. And that's something I NEED when I eat. I need a friendly waitstaff, god dammit! Also, you know this place is clean. They have a sign right above the door to the kitchen inviting you to tour the facilities any time you want. You need balls to have a sign like that. They're pretty much saying, "Fuck you! You think this is some nasty truck stop diner? Come take a look in the kitchen. Fuckin' spotless!" The menu's pretty stacked, too. They have all the diner classics you expect, but then these quality dinners, as well. They have some great marinara sauce there. They even give you a neat macaroni dish as an appetizer for free. Hell, my dad once got this Walnut Chicken Cranberry fancy-schmancy dish with rice pilaf there. And my dad has the biggest problem with getting meals that are totally inappropriate for the setting. He'll go to Denny's and get the steak. So I figured this chicken thing he was getting would be disgusting, but I had a bite, and it was great! What kind of diner has great food like that?! Elmer's does! They also have some of the best chocolate milk I've ever had. I'm no slouch with diners, either. I have been to diners all over the place. And while I've been to some great ones, none have ever compared to Elmer's. Now that I'm done being Guy Fiery, let's move on.
My story of the free drinks at Elmer's reminded me of funny stories from that night. I was at a neat little party that night. All of my friends were getting their drink on, and I was just making conversation. But sometime around 3 or 3:30, we left and went back to Aaron's not house where all the cars were parked. Some of the people in the car were still pretty drunk. You know, aside from me and the driver, AJ. So we figured we'd go to Elmer's so everyone else could sober up. But before we could leave, some chick who was completely obliterated stopped us and asked if we could give her a ride to an Italian restaurant a little bit down the street. We were sure it was closed, but AJ being the knight in shining armor he is, told her to hop in. So we're driving out of the condominium complex, and before we can get out, she tells us she can walk from there. We try and tell her that it's not a problem for us to drive her. But she insists, gets out of the car, walks over to a hill, gets down on her stomach, and... rolls down the hill. What the fuck, right? Then we just hear her hit the chain link fence at the bottom. We're all cracking up at this point, but AJ, ever the saint, gets out of the car and helps her back up the hill, because there was no way she was making it on her own. So she gets back in the car and starts apologizing profusely to us, and thanking us for giving her a ride. And this lasts until we get her to the Italian restaurant in question. So before she gets out, she thanks AJ and says this: "KISSES! KISSES!" And AJ, very confused says, "Uhh... O...K?" and hands her his cheek. She leans over, plants one on him, and goes on her way to the empty, closed Italian restaurant. We all just sat there stunned for a bit, and just took it all in. Then everyone in the car burst out laughing. It was probably one of the more ridiculous encounters I've had with drunk people. But then we went on our way to Elmer's and pretty much only talked about that. What a night that was.
Well that's your story for the night, everyone. I'm going to bed, because I have to be up at 6:30 in the morning again. I'm not looking forward to that, at all. But that's what I've gotta do. So I'll make the most of it, I guess. Big concert in New Jersey on Tuesday! I'm pumped, see one of you there!
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