it's official. we do not seek out these kinds of adventures - the adventures simply find us. and they never cease to be hilarious.
ok, so this evening promised an "intimate evening with averi" at the night spot on killington. my trusty partner in crime and i pile into faithful red and make the short trip up the mountain (where, for the record, there's already natural snow accumulating - ACK) and pull into the parking lot, where the marquee says something about celebrating miranda's 21st birthday live. and, in smaller letters, "with averi."
beth sees it before i do.
"vickie, i think it's a birthday party. look at the sign."
"i don't want to look at the sign."
"look at it!"
"i don't want to!!! no!"
anyway. we are already starting to laugh about the direction in which the evening seems to be taking a turn, but we go in anyway. the place is virtually deserted, save a whole lot of party decorations (balloons and the like) and one man, who greets us with, "hi! are you here for the party?"
oh shit. of course i, being full of my natural grace and wit, reply with, "uh ... not really ... we're here for the concert?"
"oh," he replies, looking somewhat puzzled. "they're down there."
now, we are a little on the early side. but did i mention there being virtually no one there? we can see the guys setting up on the stage in the distance, but at this point, the awkwardness of the situation is proving too strange (hilarious) to endure. after some contemplation, we decide to not 1) further crash the party and 2) face potential embarrassment (particularly in my case), so we cut our losses and leave, making a dash for the car, jumping in and bursting into hysterical laughter.
now don't think that this would be our normal course of action. in fact, were some variables, well, varied, we would have hung around and celebrated miranda's 21st with the best of them. but the fact that it was that band - a band where we knew the people - made it feel strange to even consider. i suppose such logic really shows how backwards we can be, as one would think that we'd be more inclined to stick around, right?
nope.
so instead we found new plans for the night, including copious birthday songs in honor of our new mysterious friend miranda - who, if nothing else, has great taste in music. hey, my birthday's in less than two weeks - anyone want to arrange it so they play my 23rd ... hahaha.
i don't know how we find these situations, but they're funny as hell and i love that we have the ability to find the humor. in spades ...
ok, stupid survey time. why do i actually fill these out? i have no idea but find myself unable to not (i swear i'm just narcissistic):
-----------------HAVE YOU EVER------------------
* Ever been so drunk you blacked out: kind of sort of not really. if not, came damn close. not something i'm proud of ...
* Missed school because it was raining: rain, no. snow? i was lazy and bed was warm.
* Put a body part on fire for amusement: remember my policy of crossing out stupid questions? it goes back into effect as of ... now.
* Been hurt emotionally: of course.
* Kept a secret from everyone: yes. despite looking the part of an 18-year-old, i'm actually 47. sorry.
* Had an imaginary friend: not an imaginary friend, but when i was little, i used to direct plays or films with imaginary characters. i could be wherever and create some form of performance in my mind. sometimes i'd even be one of the imaginary actresses. i haven't thought about that in years.
* Cried during a Movie: dammit, it was so sad, the way poseidon was saying goodbye to ariel, allowing her to follow her heart to prince eric. i'd probably still cry today.
* Had a crush on a teacher: i think i followed mr. bliss around whenever i could when i was in third grade because i thought he was wonderful, but as far as honest-to-goodness crushes go - i can't recall any right now. well, except for professor case, obviously (good god, i can barely type that without shuddering).
*
* Had a New Kids on the Block tape: merry merry christmas and the no more games remix album. the others were all on cd. step one-one-one ...
* Been on stage: indeed.
* Cut your hair: grrr.
----------------FavORITES------------------
* Shampoo: herbal essences.
* Color: blues, greens, black. dashes of orange and yellow also bring me joy.
* Day/Night: either the middle of the night or just after sunset.
* Summer/Winter: summer
* Lace or satin: satin, i suppose.
* Fave cartoon Characters: mojo jojo. bubbles. piglet. shoe. quite a few, actually.
* Fave Food: mexican, chinese, etc.
*
* Fave Movie: could ne'er chose just one.
* Fave Ice Cream: vanilla, strawberry, mint chocolate chip, coffee
* Fave Subject: favorite subjects in school were journalism, english and theater.
* Fave 'normal' Drink: iced coffee. french vanilla please.
* Fave online person: my online sugar daddy (this question would have been crossed out, but i wanted to pretend, albeit briefly, that a sugar daddy existed).
----------------RIGHT NOW------------------
* Wearing: green hooded sweater, jeans.
* Hair is: disheveled.
* I'm feeling: sleepy and laugh-sore.
* Eating : i'm also feeling very full at the moment.
* Drinking: i do need some water, now that you mention it ...
* Thinkin about: my bed.
* Listening to: the television. some nestle commercial at the moment.
* Talkin to: myself? everyone's in bed.
---------------IN THE LAST 24 HRS------------------
* Cried: yes, but it was because i was trying not to cough during the play.
* Wore a skirt: hells no, you want my legs to freeze off altogether?
* Met someone New: where's miranda?
* Cleaned your room: in desperate need of it.
* Done laundry: had no time.
* Drove a car: red was livin laarge tonight.
---------------DO YOU BELIEVE IN------------------
* Yourself: let's just say more than before.
* Your friends: most of the time.
* Santa Claus: the concept of santa claus is a tad disturbing but slightly comforting
* Tooth Fairy: i wish i could still lose teeth. i like dollars
* Destiny/Fate: sometimes i can't help but think so
* Angels: nah
* Ghosts: ask chutniemango
* UFOs: maybe
-----------------FRIENDS AND LIFE------------------
* Do you have a boyfriend/girlfriend?: no
* Like anyone?: yes
* Who's the loudest: me
* Who's the shyest: klouman
* Who's the weirdest: vinitz
* Who do you go to for advice: katie, erin, adam (when he is not being a loser)
* Who do you cry to: i don't cry that much
* When you cried the most: march 2003
* Whats the best feeling in the world: getting your hair washed before it's cut
* Worst feeling: deceit
* First grade teacher's name: miss boisture. i think she got married though.
* last word(s) you said: that was over 4 hours ago. no idea
* last song you sang: i tend to break out into song a lot.. i don't remember
* last person you hugged: wayne.
* last time you said 'I love you' verbally and meant it: don't remember
* last time on the net: ALL THE EFFING TIME LOLOL
* last time you cried: been a long time
* what's in your cd player: burned cds of images
* what color socks are you wearing: white boring ones because i hate socks
* what's under your bed: boxes of photos and various junk
* what time did you wake up today: 8:30am for class. just took a nap from 4:30-7:40pm
----------- ++Future++ --------------
* where do you want to go: i like boston
* what is your career going to be: photography / art direction
* where are you going to live: this is what i put in last year: "i don't know. i like new york city but if i end up loving london, who knows?" funny. i like boston a lot and i'll probably stay here for at least a year. curious about the pacific northwest and northen california
* how many kids do you want: more than one so the kid isn't all fucked up
* what kind of car will you have: smart cars need to come to america
------------ ++Randomness++ -------------
* current taste: gross post-nap mouth
* current smell: no
* current desktop picture: bowling photobooth pictures
* current book: the wanting seed by anthony burgess. i suck at reading
* current time: 8:17pm
* current hate: i can't stop overanalyzing
* story behind your username: it's from a pippi longstocking chapter entitled "pippi finds a spink."
* last CD that you bought: it's been sooo long. i think REM's "document"
* favorite place to be: on a mountain snowboarding, in the grass sleeping, on a beach, in my bed, up a tree, on my bike
* least favorite place: providence or worcester. tottenham court road in london at rush hour. attentive knows
* time you wake up in the morning: noonish when i don't have class until 1. 8:30 when i have class at 9. the weekends could be anywhere from 11am to 5pm
* if you could play any instrument: same answer as last year. the hammered dulcimer is intense. this guy was playing one at the common a couple weeks ago and it was fucking incredible
* favorite color: REPEAT QUESTION. earth tones plz
* do you believe in an afterlife?: no clue
* how tall are you?: 5'4"
* current favorite phrase: "ZING" / "that's the best shit ever" / "that's amazing" / "eff that noise"
* favorite season: autumn. except when it snows, lkie this morning
* favorite day: saturday holds the most possibility
* type in a line from the last thing you wrote to someone: "sp1nk (8:05:56 PM): k"
and now, concert-less for the evening (*tear* hahaha), i'm going to curl up in my bed, turn on some music and let the sounds guide me to dreamland.
and make up for the hour and a half of sleep i got last night ... bwahaha.
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