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Topic: Day to Day
Woke up just in time to get a call from my parents. they were at the dentist. Lately they've been pretty needy. Calling me every day and trying to see me 10 times a weekend. I asked them flat out if anyone was dying or something. Maybe they're just worried I'm going to move out of state. Last night they called and told me they'd be at the dentist and afterwards they wanted to use up their lettuce entertainment gift certificate. We decided to go to cafe ba'ba'reba since Brasserie Jo, my favorite, was closed for lunch. The place is a little overpriced for Tapas - my first time there. Iberico is still #1. Then we went and looked at a bunch of stores up and down halsted. Then I went home to let the dog out, changed, and headed over to meet GP at Alumni. She was supposed to take me to this new restaurant by her work, but the Sicilian and the Lawhole were going to be there, and she just couldn't take it.
GP now has email! woo hoo!
Anyway, I brought with me my two left-over cigars. We were drinking on the patio, I was smoking, and we were playing golf. AA and VK came out too. Right before they came out, I saw these two hot guys walk in. Prrrrrr! I sent them over drinks right away. I'm so uninhibited sometimes. Nothing to do with the drinks - I only had one at that point. Then we got adopted/absorbed into a bachelor party that hooked me up with a third cigar, and got us more drinks. The two hot guys sent GP and I drinks back. Then AA and VK, who had fun playing golf with us, took off.
Our waitress, Ann, rocked by the way, cuz she put up with all of our demands and never left us dry on drinks. She told me in the beginning when she sent them drinks, that they didn't speak any English. SCORE! She was so curious where they were from and asked them. She then told us they were Italian. Non han problemas! After a few more drinks from the two hot guys, we started making Ann carry notes back and forth. Bummer that I didn't keep some of them as a souvenir. Finally, after about 2 yager bombs and 4 beers. GP and I walked over. Turned out one of them was Finnish and married. His name was Shimu - I'm scrambling for privacy. The other one had huge Egyptian rings on his fingers, but no band. He had long, curly hair and a 3-band beard, and Italian. I'll call him Tomato Soup because that's what GP thinks his name sounds like. Barbuso i panchuso. The two guys couldn't even speak the same language. So they just stood there. They work together, one speaks like a few English words - Shimu. The other doesn't at all. Shimu lived in Italy for a year so I guess he could understand what Tomato Soup was saying, but that's all. Not much could go back the other way.
I lived in Italy for almost a year and at that point I was somewhat fluent in the language. But when we got here, I had to learn English and so Italian got pushed out. Not only that, but this was 15 years ago! And then in college, I took a summer crash course in Italian. It was an audit and I hardly went. So my Italian was ehh, questionable at best. That and I kept code-switching with Spanish. Nevertheless, we grabbed the guys and started playing that horseshoe-like bean bag game - the same one I loved so much with washers in Mexico. The foreigners won both times. Diabolico!
GP left at 11 because she was tired, and reminded me sternly that I had a 5 K to run in the morning and that I aught to go too. Problem was that LP called an hour ago and said she was coming. I went into my car and sat there to decide what to do. I was worried what she'd show up and not find me there and wait and look. I went into my car to charge my phone and call her. When I sat down, my phone rang and it was Tomato Soup. That was quick. He wanted to make me dinner sometime. We picked Tuesday night and I got his address.
I got a hold of LP on her dad's cell -she lost hers last week and has been going gonzo without it. She was already here and I went to find her. We stayed for 30 minutes and then took off. I went home and hit the sack. Running in the morning.
Posted by anteojos
at 12:01 AM CDT