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Two Pesos

Sunday
October 22, 2006

Last night was an interesting time. I met up with Pouncey and his gorgeous friend Kimberly at his place, and the three of us went to a Tex-Mex restaurant called Two Pesos that had good food and strong margaritas. The mugs they had for the medium size margaritas were oversized to almost being ridiculous -- I could only imagine what the large size mugs look like. The mugs weren't Oktoberfest big, but besides that they are the largest I've ever seen.

Naturally, we ended up at Bell Bottoms and stayed out waaaay too late. Note that Pounce lists "acting a fool and not caring the next day" as an interest on his MySpace account, and that was the case last night. I hit the wall (despite trying to get a boost from Red Bull and Jägermeister, not to be confused with Jägershyster.) It's official... I'm too old for the late-night club scene. Really, I just don't have the juice to crank it anymore.

As it is, nightclubs are really the worst scene for me to work my game. Sometimes there's a home run, but in general it can be hit-or-miss. It involves trying to talk over insanely loud music, having to bring my A-game (or bust) since most girls have their defenses up in the shark tank that is the bar scene... I'll take somewhere more casual for my entertainment dollar. Naturally, I don't know of any such options here in Alabaster; there are probably such places in Birmingham, but that's a pain to go up there all the time, and as it is I haven't exactly been a networking machine since I moved here.

Plus, I'm not naturally a social person by nature. I have to fake it really, really hard. I know this might seem strange if you've heard me in an overly talkative mood, but there are times when I just need my own space. Sometimes it's easier than others. I can work it pretty well, but I'm too logical and calculating for my own good sometimes.

Voltaire wrote that no problem can withstand the assault of sustained thinking, but "The Game" is the exception to that. So I usually just try to go out and have a good time, and if something happens, great. But I blank out when it comes to opening sequences. That's where having a good icebreaker wingman benefits me more than probably 99% of the population. Once I'm in, I'm fine, but it's the icebreaking that is my weakness.

This might be a good time to mention that I'm going to be moving to Nashville in March 2007. They're moving me up in the company, and the reason I've been doing the Alabaster/Nashville commute is to train and be ready for the transition. With my writing and internet skills, there are things that I can offer my company that take advantage of my unique skill sets. Not to put myself over, but there are things I can do that will help us out tremendously from a PR and information management standpoint.

This has been a great sports day. The Steelers/Falcons game was incredibly entertaining. Atlanta has my favorite offense to watch, even moreso than Indy, since Michael Vick is so unique and fun and I'm enjoying the slow working of Jerious Norwood into the lineup.

St. Louis is coming to bat in the top of the 9th inning, down 3-0 (but up 1-0 in the World Series) in Detroit. I'm exhausted and will be heading to sleep as soon as the game is over. I'm pulling for the Cards, but I like both teams, and if Detroit wins tonight, it will mean that St. Louis would have to win three straight at Busch Stadium to prevent a Game 6 (or possibly 7) in Detroit next weekend.

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