Movies and lazing about

I stayed out, way, way, WAY too late last night. Coming home after the sun is up is a good indicator that this is true. I slept till 3 and decided that not leaving the chair until bedtime was a good plan. I got movies and a total lack of motivation to leave the house so call it a match made in heaven or a win-win situation, I’m putting this plan into action.

Quick happy hour

There was going to be a Rock Band event tonight but it got cancelled at the last moment. I was looking forward to it because Rock Band is always fun, but when I saw it was cancelled I realized I could just go home and relax tonight. That sounds like the most fun imaginable. We still had to head over to Blue Martini for a drink and maybe a bite to eat but then it’s slow sailin’ for me.

The mind eraser

It’s Thursday and you know what that means, Beer and Blog at the Freakin’ Frog. It might not look it but this is a blog related activity. Sean from LibationBlog is filming some content for his site. Keep an eye out for upcoming posts in which you may hear me (as well as other Beer and Bloggers) cheering in the background.

Pilipino power!

That is not a typo up there. I was asking how to spell the nationality of these people, all from the Philippines. I -really- wanted to spell it Philippino but of course that’s just ridiculous. Evidently these people are non-conformist since they way they like to spell it starts with an F not a P and there’s no double P in the middle. I was commenting that Filipinos from the Philippines was just silly and I was told that if I really wanted to do it right I could spell it with a P in front but no H following it. I give up, I’m taking their word for it. This is America, dammit, and Uhmerikans take people at their word and treat people of foreign descent with respect.

Catching up on a little “Lost”

The planets aligned and I’m finally getting a chance to catch up on some “Lost”. I say some because I actually had to re-watch episode 5 to remember what the hell is going on. I’ll probably get through #8 if I’m lucky but since last week was #12 I’ve obviously got a bunch of catching left to do.

Different yet familiar faces at the Blue Martini

Matt and Manduh are in town as a surprise for Manduh’s friend Sarah who didn’t know she was coming to Vegas today when she woke up this morning. Sarah’s (borderline amazing) boyfriend, Jason, got her tickets to Vegas for her birthday. I’m not sure who all organized the surprise part of it but other friends from LA showed up as well and it is set to be quite the party. I was on my way to the Blue Martini to meet them when Molly (whom you’ve seen before) called and said she was at loose ends for the night and happened to be in Vegas so where was the party? The entire night is one of those things that could be an unmitigated disaster but I have a pretty good feeling it’s all going to be fun.

Appetizer while waiting

I have a long and storied history about taking bad pictures of food. It’s a poor craftsman that blames his tools but, seriously, I have cellphone cameras that take pictures in uniformly dark restaurants and bars. Justin looked into what it takes for food photography and there’s a whole bunch of settings you have to change that the cameraphone just doesn’t have. At this point it’s just become my ouvre and I’m sticking with it.

I met up with Matt at Yardhouse for a bite and a drink before Manduh flies into town. He was supposed to be here 6 minutes ago but instead I sit here, alone, flirting outragously with the waitresses and reading a book. Actually there’s nothing wrong with any of that. Be as late as you want, Matt, I’m good.