Friday: Twin Peaks and IBTs.
Saturday: Shopping at the mall; In-N-Out Burger.
Sunday: Bobo's; the gym; a rental movie.
On Friday night, a bunch of us met at Jordy's for a Twin Peaks viewing session (which will air weekly in his living room throughout the summer seeing as there is nothing better on TV these days, unless you actually want to watch someone play Bingo on national television).
Here are J, I, and B post-show...
Having never seen T.P. before, I was pleasantly surprised by the plot and am looking forward to Season One as it plays out.
Afterwards, Ben, Lisa, Ingrid, and I headed over to IBTs (Tucson's local gay-friendly bar!) to meet Anna & Alex and dance our hearts out to Euro beats.
We hung out for a while on the patio...
Then moved inside to the dance floor, where Alex discovered he was the cat's meow of IBTs. Anna was proud.
I was a little disappointed with the music... too much R&B and hip-hop... but then Lady Sovereign came on with a electro-beat, and I was pretty happy for a while. However, Ingrid and I still decided to clear out around midnight.
I spent Saturday running errands, returning a few items at the mall, and scoring the deal of the century at Old Navy. I normally never shop there, but I was looking for some basic tank tops (AZ's pretty fucking hot in the summer) so I popped in to see what they had. I ended up finding a pair of really cute dark denim capris that fit pretty well...
They didn't have a tag on them, but when I had the cashier ring them up, the price showed as $3.97. Yes, $3.97!!! Needless to say, they were mine.*
I must admit that I also stopped in (inner shriek) "Forever 21" -- which generally skeeves me out completely. While there, I was on the phone with M., making fun of the ridiculous styles and 80s retro-wear I was looking at. He remarked, "You know, it's not Forever 33. Wouldn't you feel more comfortable browsing in Talbot's or Coldwater Creek?"
Ass. (Said with a smile.)
Anyway, the good news is that I do actually still fit in "Forever 21" clothing...
... and I found this really cute shirt! For cheap too!
On the prowl for more cute tops (I swear, all I own are plain colored t-shirts for summer), I also found this little gem at Target...
It's reversible too with navy on the inside so you can choose a print or plain pattern.
I ended my crazy shopping spree with a stop at In-N-Out Burger, which is slightly less crazy busy than it was a month ago. And I treated myself to a cheeseburger-to-go, which I ate in front of my television set at home. All in all, a lovely day.
This morning, I got up around 8:30, called Keri to go to Bobo's (best diner and pancakes in all of Tucson!!!... and clearly just what my body needed after a fast-food burger the night before), and in some semblance of health-consciousness, we decided to ride our bikes a few miles to the restaurant to burn off at least some of the fat & calories.
We met Ingrid there and shared a lovely b-fast. I ordered the banana pancakes (second best only to apple) and some scrambled eggs.
Because I am a person who can't help but notice (and mention) these things, I must also report that a man who must have weighed at least 500+ pounds waddled in (barely, I thought he was going to heave over from exertion & collapse from his walk from the parking lot and then no one would no what to do because he'd be a puddle on the floor and too big to lift) and sat at the table facing me so I had to look at the gelatinous fat of his legs pouring over his chair (which I also hoped would not break under his size). Of course, I thought, "You really shouldn't be at Bobo's, sir. I have an apple in my bag that might be a better option."
I know I might be accused of being mean here, but really, this was the largest man I have ever seen in public (ie: not on Jerry Springer or Dr. Phil)...
According to this website (Don't say you haven't been warned... the site is called "The World's Heaviest People"), in 1996, after this man had been unable to leave his bed for four weeks, Springer paid to have a contractor remove a wall of his home and transport him to a Cincinnati hospital for weight reduction. As an added note, post-Springer, the man (who didn't lose weight) faced criminal charges for allegedly showing pornographic videos to minors.
Ewwww, N-A-S-T-Y.
On that glorious note, I take your leave to go watch a movie I rented... "Tess of the D'Urbervilles," directed by Roman Polanski, which won an Academy award for cinematography in 1980 and features Natassja Kinski. Has anyone ever read the book by Thomas Hardy? I haven't, but if I like the movie, I'm going to have to read it when I'm done with Persuasion.
* Miguel also just commented that the capri pants look "like full-size jeans that Charla the Dwarf would wear on the Amazing Race." Oh, thank you.
2 comments:
Yeah, I read Tess... It wasn't one of my favorites, but it's worth reading. If you're currently into depressing Victorian moral novels, go for it. How was the movie?
All I can say is, #5. Walter Hudson. Died weighing over 1000 lbs, and after he had just annouced his wedding plans.
Um. I think there must be hope out there for us singles. Right??
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