Wednesday, January 21, 2004
Awhile back Gerry posted a story about his escapades at a work party where he, quite obviously drunk, "stumbled up to people with the VW key I have on my keychain from the burnt up van and said "Hey i'm taking off now, you need a lift?" to varied response." I, once, did a similar thing at the Grawood pub at Dalhousie.
I was drinking with a longtime friend and his new friends. I had only planned to stay for one beer, but due to all the bad stand up comedy, I ended up staying for 3 or 4. I was a tad tipsy and decided it was best to head home to bed. One of the people I was drinking with, who I had thought was rather cute, asked me if I needed a cab home. I turned to her, took out my house keys, pretended to insert them in an ignition, and then made a vrroom vrroom sound. Most of the people I was with laughed, she didn't.
"That wasn't funny at all"
"I'm sorry...oh...ohshit...was a relative of yours killed by a drunk driver ?"
"My cousin was a drunk driver"
"I'm so sorry, you must think I'm such an asshole"
"Yeah, I do."
I never thought I'd see her again. Well I was hoping I wouldn't. Three days later I saw her at the library while I was working, I buried my chin into my chest and kept my eyes on the floor as I walked by.
After that I never thought I'd see her again especially after being away from Halifax for 2 and a half years. The other day some people came to pick Philip up for a gig he was playing at the NSCAD dance, I was helping him load up the car and my jaw almost hit the ground. One of the passengers was the same girl from the Grawood. I planted my eyes on the ground and barely spoke.
Today within an hour of starting my second shift at my new job, I renew a Herman Hesse book for her, I barely make eye contact.
I'm sure she doesn't remember. I can't believe I still get hung up on these types of things.
Despite this I still think the following jokes are funny:
-Challenger/NASA jokes
-September 11th jokes
-car accident jokes
I was drinking with a longtime friend and his new friends. I had only planned to stay for one beer, but due to all the bad stand up comedy, I ended up staying for 3 or 4. I was a tad tipsy and decided it was best to head home to bed. One of the people I was drinking with, who I had thought was rather cute, asked me if I needed a cab home. I turned to her, took out my house keys, pretended to insert them in an ignition, and then made a vrroom vrroom sound. Most of the people I was with laughed, she didn't.
"That wasn't funny at all"
"I'm sorry...oh...ohshit...was a relative of yours killed by a drunk driver ?"
"My cousin was a drunk driver"
"I'm so sorry, you must think I'm such an asshole"
"Yeah, I do."
I never thought I'd see her again. Well I was hoping I wouldn't. Three days later I saw her at the library while I was working, I buried my chin into my chest and kept my eyes on the floor as I walked by.
After that I never thought I'd see her again especially after being away from Halifax for 2 and a half years. The other day some people came to pick Philip up for a gig he was playing at the NSCAD dance, I was helping him load up the car and my jaw almost hit the ground. One of the passengers was the same girl from the Grawood. I planted my eyes on the ground and barely spoke.
Today within an hour of starting my second shift at my new job, I renew a Herman Hesse book for her, I barely make eye contact.
I'm sure she doesn't remember. I can't believe I still get hung up on these types of things.
Despite this I still think the following jokes are funny:
-Challenger/NASA jokes
-September 11th jokes
-car accident jokes
