Tom's out with the guys tonight, watching a hockey game at a bar. I was invited, but all the previously mentioned cleaning was calling. I'm going to pick him up when he's done watching the hockey game.
So I cleaned the kitchen and got started on the living room. Gah. Talk about too much crap... all the national geographics that Tom dug out of the recycle bin onto a shelf, a bunch of stuff for Salvation army, including an old Mac that Tom plucked from beside the garbage bin. In perfect workin order, but old and grungy as hell:A dvd player and vcr that we picked up from somewhere. We now have 3 vcrs and 2 dvd players. One of each has got to go... plus our old fried 27" TV (not to mention the 12" one in our storage downstairs:
And this nice wood face that Tom got from some guy he did a side job for--the guy carved it. My gp likes to eat it: And of course there is the wine I receive from work that no longer all fits in our little liquor cabinet. I got 8 bottles just this past weekend--they are everywhere:
So, quickly overwhelmed, I do what any ordinary person would do under these circumstances:
Yeah. Tom pulled this in big time. We bought our new TV last week, and Tom mentioned that he wanted to get this game as well as a Super Nintendo. On Friday night Tom went over to his friend's house and was playing that game on that station, and it turned out that his friend had two of each! An extra Super Nintendo and the game and 2 controllers (the Nintendo came with the game and controllers). So Tom raked in--all free.
After spending about 63 lives on one level I decide to quit for the moment and go grocery shopping. It's pissing down rain as I get to my car. A huge ass penis-extension* of a pick up truck pulls up beside my car and stops. I figure a) some little punks are going to try something b) someone is going to ask for directions or c) they are waiting for my parking spot in which case they are assholes. (Don't ask me to explain that one.) But I was wrong... on all accounts. Because the passenger side door opened and a staggeringly inebriated Tom fell out. I must have looked shocked because the girl who drove him home (his coworker's girlfriend) was apologizing all over the place. Hell, I was totally grateful that she drove him all the way home!! And I told her that.
So... opened up doors for Tom on our way up to the apartment to speed his way to the bathroom. He paused at the entrance to our building and I asked "are you going to puke" he said, "I'm judging...". It was cute, so I smiled. and then he got this little silly drunk grin on his face.Fifteen minutes later, he puked repeatedly and then I helped him into bed, taking off his clothes, and bringing a bucket.
Now he's snoozing peacefullyand I'm making taco salad for lunch tomorrow. I hope your evenings have been a little more peaceful.
*Genius. One of the best blog posts I've ever read.
Wednesday, October 12, 2005
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i dated a girl in highschool for almost two years. in all that time i think her father said two words to me. he was a nice enough guy, but he just never spoke. i would come over to their house and id walk upstairs. he would always be in the game room with this massive tv playing super nintendo. i judged whether or not i should speak to him by whether or not he threw the second controller on the floor next to him for me.
Lucky you about the video games, unlucky you about all of the stuff you have, lucky you that Tom got a lift home.
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I LOVE SNES games - I still like to play all the Mario games and Donkey Kong Country games - lol. By the way, I got the buttons on my blog at www.buttongenerator.com. There are also some cool text effects at http://www.geocities.com/cyberbeatz2000/cybercodes.html (go down to the "other" category at the bottom of the page.)
Ghost: wow, that's some bonding. :) hehehe. I don't think it's good for games like these to become hobbies in any way, but it sure is nice to pop into the simple world of Mario for a few minutes after work.
Phil: I like my eggs over eezy. Wait, no I don't.
Kim: HI! :)Thanks for the links! We only have one SN game right now, but I'll have to try Donkey Kong.
Ah, videogame nostalgia! You know what the next big trend in baby names is going to be? Classic videogame titles. This theory is a result of blog interaction with a friend who pointed out that there is a football player named Pacman Jones... kickin' name. Next up will come:
Asteroids Jones
Berzerk Jones
Moonpatrol Jones
Pong Jones
Enduro Jones
Galaxian Jones
Kaboom Jones
Millipede Jones
It's almost enough to make me want a child just so I can name him Missile Command.
(*) Thanks for the reference... you made me gush.
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