I Suck At Hanging Out With My Friends

Last Saturday, my friends (Marc and Kelley) invited Karen and I over for a little get together. Marc and Kelley recently returned from their trip to Hawaii and consequently just wanted to see everyone. So joining in on the shindig were my friends (Garv and Amy the czar). Too bad I suck at hanging out with my friends.

It was good to see the Czar again. I haven't seen her in quite some time. In fact, I think the last time I did see her was at one of Marc and Kelley's parties. In high school, we used to be pretty close. Heck, I was close with a lot of the ladies. It was probably my gossip queen qualities.

One of the things I remember most about the Czar was that she always had a house full of misfit pets. The one I remember the most was her three-legged dog who was aptly named "Legs". But that was Amy. She loved pets. It's good to know that not much has changed in regards to her pet-loving ways. She still has a house full of pets.

Apparently, she has become quite the knitter too. She brought a bag full of knitted scarves for everyone. And by everyone, I mean Karen and Kelley... although I wouldn't be surprised if Garv ended up taking one home.

It was a lot of fun on Saturday. We didn't really do much except hang out and order take out from Little Duck. By the Little Duck... Yum-O! Plus, we snacked... or more appropriately... I devoured some bags of chips. It was the new Lays chips. For anyone curious, Lays held a new flavor contest. Marc happened to get a bag of each of the three finalists: Cheesy Garlic Bread, Chicken and Waffles, and Sriracha. I must say, they are all pretty good.

Karen and I didn't stay too long that night. My in-laws were watching our kids, so we couldn't be out that late. But it was a fun time. Among the things we discussed were Marc and Kelley's trip to Hawaii and neurological eye disorders.

I Suck At Little Duck

On Thursday, Karen, my twenty month old daughter (Briana), and I had our weekly get together with friends. We ended up going to Quincy where my friends (Marc and Kelley) live. My friend (Andrea), who has since become Kelley's drinking buddy, was unfortunately not able to join us due to work-related issues. So for the second straight week, all of us were not in attendance. Someday, we'll get to season three of Community (such a great show!).

Anyway, it was great to hang out with Marc and Kelley. Kelley recently returned from her trip to Germany (Sprechen sie Deutsch?) and we were able to see all of her pictures.

Aside from that, we just hung out, laughed, and watched some things they had recorded on their DVR. One thing in particular was recorded just for Karen. It was an episode of the Daily Show which had Betty White on as a guest. Gotta love Betty White.

Oh, and we also did something we haven't done in a while: we ordered takeout from the Little Duck. Now, I suck at the Little Duck. I haven't eaten there in awhile, but since Karen was craving it (and really, who would deny a pregnant woman her craving?) we got dinner there. As usual, the food was delicious. Oh Little Duck, how I missed you so! Okay, so maybe I had a craving too...

All in all, it was a great night as usual hanging out with friends.

I Suck At Lost

Last night, Karen and I hung out with our friends (Marc, Kelley, and Andrea). On the agenda for the night: the next episode of Lost. Unfortunately, I suck at Lost.

While the four of us waited for Andrea, we decided to watch the next episode of television's greatest show: Buffy the Vampire Slayer. The episode that we watched was "Villains", whereby Willow invokes dark magic to get revenge on Warren for the death of Tara. Nothing starts off a good night like watching Warren's flesh rip off his body.

Speaking of geeks, Andrea arrived in time for our discussion about Jay Baruchel. Jay Baruchel stars in the upcoming movie "She's Out of My League", about some guy who starts dating a woman... out of his league (played by Alice Eve). The commercial for the movie came on while all of us were eating takeout from the Little Duck, located in Quincy. (I had the pad thai... delicious!)

Anyway, I thought the movie was definitely pure Hollywood because a geek would never end up dating someone out of their league unless it were pure Hollywood... or the geek were rich... or possibly the geek were a musician. After all, how many fanboys do you see walking around with models on their arms? I'm guessing not many. (It's much like the same premise of the Big Bang Theory television show.) Of course, I could be mistaken. After all, "nerd chic" is gaining momentum these days.

Oh, it turns out... I learned a new fact yesterday about Andrea. Apparently Andrea likes men with accents... preferably from Europe... or Texas. If she were to encounter a geek with an accent, I have no idea what would happen. My guess is that the geek would simply walk away due socially awkward skills.

And if things weren't non-sequitor as it is in this post, Kelly Ripa weighed anywhere from 92 to 108 pounds. Apparently in a September 15th, 2008 episode of her show she weighed in at 92 pounds. Since then, she weighed herself on David Letterman, coming in at 108 and apparently currently maintains a weight from 100 to 110 pounds. Yes, that is a very random fact... thanks to Google.

The five of us had wondered that fact after Kelley poked fun at how I commented on Kelly Ripa's defined arms. And yes, for someone of her size and stature, Kelly Ripa does have nice defined arms. (As well, Kelly Ripa will be 40 this year come October 2.)

Aside from the random discussions during out Thai takeout dinner, the latest episode of Lost was good. Of course, there are still no answers to the show, but it's still grossly entertaining. Although, viewers expecting to see Sawyer will be disappointed because he does not appear in the episode.

All in all, it was a great night hanging out with everyone.