Elder's log - Date:1834579872583274...ummm...873937627622685801 (pant)
We have seen hell and back...
(The people responsible for the above ripoff haven't been sacked...damn union. But we put them on another project...FROM HELL!)
So anyway, we went and met a bunch of bloggers at the Rainforest Cafe. See my father's entry here for more specific information.
So anyway, the highlights:
1. We waited outside for exactly 2 and a half eternities. (For those of you who don't know the eternal time conversion system, 1 eternity=100000000 really long times=1999999999999999999997 long times)
2. We were seated at separate tables...until Robyn got in the face of a manager. We were promptly seated a little closer to each other. (UNDER THE ANIMATRONIC APES!!!)
3. I must repeat myself for emphasis: we were seated under animatronic apes that went off every three minutes.
4. We had the greatest waiter EVER!
5. Yvonne had a fruity drink THEN Bacardi 151 and coke. Obviously, she got drunk. I've never really had much experience with drunk people (if any at all)...very funny. This was the REAL highlight of the evening as she hugged the waiter and Statia enough to satisfy even the most cuddly person in the world.
6. The "Rasta Pasta" that my dad got was delicious.
That's about it. A fun experience with a bunch of other geeks.
P.S. One of the topics of conversation was how cute the little boy next to me was. "He's gonna be a heartbreaker." was heard often. I believe that something similar was said about me when I was a kid. And look how I turned out...I've never even HAD someone's heart to break. (I never would anyway, I'm too much of a romantic*)
*romantic=desparate wuss
Posted by Paul at November 30, 2002 11:17 PMHey, don't be too down on yourself. My husband had a mullet, played D&D, and wore an acid washed trench coat in high school. He was considered a "metalhead nerd" back then. (We met later in college because we both lived in the Honors Dorm at OU.) He married the only serious girlfriend he ever had. And I think he's one of the sexiest men on the planet. Trust me, you will break hearts one day -- intentional or not. Girls are finally clued into the fact that geeks are where it's at! Wish we'd had a better seating arrangement to get to know you... Hopefully we can all meet up again soon!
Posted by: robyn on December 2, 2002 04:52 AMWoohoo! One of you actually bothered to read my blog. You even commented, YAY!
Posted by: Whiny The Elder on December 2, 2002 12:56 PMOh heck yeah -- you're family now! :-)
Posted by: robyn on December 4, 2002 11:07 PM