We Went Out

for the first time in ages last night. The first place we ended up was filled with early 20 "emo" types or alternately, geeky musical obscurists and DJ types. The thing I don't like about this type of crowd is that they seem to travel in packs of unlimited number and turn bars into something that feels more like a private "I know weirder music than you do, so I must be closer to musical genius" type party. The boys all look very sensitive and thoughtful and slightly 70's and the girls are all stereotypically lesbian geek looking even though they are straight. We decided to have a shot and a beer and move on.

Ended up at G.P. Grumpys. O.K. this is about as far from what I described above as you can get. Very tired out looking clientele, most well over 40 but looking 60 and haggard, a pretty rough looking crowd doing Karaoke. More Jaeger for this place and a couple of pitchers. I hung in there as long as I could, but this place was depressing, and had an air of desperation and resignation that I could physically feel.

Pigged out on burgers and onion rings and poutine and crashed. God, our lives are getting sad, because this was the most fun we have had in awhile.