Ru Paul LIVE! ...well, almost

Last night Steven and I went to a club to see Ru Paul perform. The club openhed at 9pm and was open until 6am the following morning. We figured Ru would go on stage around midnight, so we napped beforehand and arrived at the club a little after 10pm. The first thing we noticed when we arrived at the club was that there was an odor of vomit in the air (and one bartender for 150 thirsty homos). Once they opened up the rest of the rooms in the club we all spread out and found our spots for the show. The DJ was playing great club music and the people watching was perfect. This was 10:45pm.

We stayed close to the bar so could have a place to put down our drinks. The bartender was a blast and we noticed that a few times when people would order shots, he we would have one too. We saw him have Jägermeister, some purple shot, and Sambucca. Ewww - I bet he has a nasty headache today! We also noticed that every few moments we would smell more puke and poo. It was the stangest thing.

For two more hours we waited for Ru to come onto the stage. Finally we heard someone say that Ru was gong to perform at 2am. Well, since I was the designated driver, we agreed to leave. We're not 85 years old, but I've never been one to stay at a club into the wee hours of the morning. It must be a Cinderella complex or something.

So, the moral of my tale is that if you want to see Ru Paul in concert, make sure to see her someplace that is going to have her perform at a set time. Or bring your PJs if she's at a club becuase it's going to be a looong night!

Scary

On Saturday we had a guy come over and install some speakers in our ceilings so we can listen to music throughout the house. He did a wonderful job and we now have music all over the place.

Last night we went out to dinner and when we pulled into our driveway a truck came flying down the street and stopped at the end of our driveway. Since it was dark and the truck came so fast, both Steven and I were freaked out. A guy came out of the truck and said he was the installer from Saturday and that he had left a clipboard in our house. I told him that we had cleaned up from Saturday and hadn't found anythng, but it seemed that he didn't believe us. He was nice, but we could tell that he doubted our story. His wife was hanging out of the car window and noticed an armoire that we had put in the driveway for a friend to come pick up. She asked if they could have it. We told her that it was already spoken for, but we had two chairs that they could have if they wanted. She came inside out house and took the chairs.

In hindsight, the whole thing is pretty funny. They came over to get a clipboard, but left with some chairs.

Florida's got it ALL

One thing I love about Florida is that you can buy beer pretty much anywhere. I'm not a big beer drinker, but I like the idea that you can go to CVS and buy aspirin and some beer (or wine, if you're into that, like me). Even Mobil sells beer. This came in handy this weekend when I needed some beer for a house guest.

Today I went to Mobil (not for beer this time). While I was paying the cashier, I noticed that they sell glass pipes for smoking "tobacco". First, who really smokes tobacco from a glass pipe? Come on people, who are we fooling? Second, Mobil totally rocks in my book. You can buy gas, milk, beer, ciggies and even drug paraphernalia. Gotta love it.

We bought a Wii

When I was a kid I loved the 8-bit Nintendo system. I could beat Super Mario Bros and The Legend of Zelda wasn't just a legend in my bedroom. I was pretty good at the NES games. After that I bought Sega Genesis and played that a little, but that was right around the time that I started working, so my attentions were elsewhere. I didn't play many video games for many years. Until Wii.

Our friends have a Wii system and both Steven and I were amazed at how far console gaming has come since we were kids. The Wii blows away any systems we have seen so far. Plus, I was really excited becuse I didn't think Steven would be into a game system. With a little coaxing, he agreed that we should buy a Wii for our house.

I had read that you couldn't get a Wii system when they first came out and I was surprised that you still can't get one in many stores. I did find one on Ebay, though and it's on it's way to us now. Wiiiiiii. I can't wait.