Grown up Dinner, a trip report:

[Dids]

This trip report was longer, probably too long, and so 2p2 ate if for me. While I’m suffering from intense emotional distress over the event, it’s probably to your benefit, as this will now be the streamlined version of the report.

As referenced here: http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/showfl...e=1#Post8962034

Spanaway Vin and I were going out for a B-Day Dinner for one of our friends.

That thread explains what’s going on, and some of the bizarre motivations for why we’re going where we’re going (The Metropolitan Grill, Seattle’s most expensive, but only 3rd best, steakhouse)

The cast as follows:

Dids: I rule, I wear a scarf.

Spanaway Vin: My Best friend. He will hopefully add pictures to this report.

The Birthday Idiot (BDI): Our “friend” (it’s long and hard to explain), we’ve worked with him for 7 years, he can be nice, he can be retarded. Grew up in Wisconsin.

The Old Guy: Vin and BDI’s boss.

The New Guy: New guy that BDI has a man crush on. Grew up in Wisconsin.

Startreportnow!!!

THE DISTRICT:

A bar in the U-District. Nothing much happens hear beyond TNG taking the first of many trips to the bathroom that take about twice as long as is reasonable.

Working theories:

He doesn’t understand pants

He’s shooting up

THE DRIVE:

TNG gives [censored] directions and takes us like 30 minutes out of our way, because taking the freeway that would exit like into our parking garage was apparently not the best way. In jest we suggest that TNG is pretty much ruining the event at this point (please play music in your head indicating that this is ominous foreshadowing).

THE BAR:

Von’s, a martini bar. TNG encourages BDI to get some massive vat of beer that they’re unable to consume in the 20 minutes we have before we need to leave for The Met. TNG takes another 20 minute piss.

THE WALK:

Things I learned on the walk to the Met, per TNG and BDI:

1- The only reason Washington votes democratic is because of the strong liberal influence from the upper mid-west. Primarily Wisconsin.

2- More people from the upper mid-west live in Washington than do people from California.

3- Neither of these fools can hold their drinks.

THE MET:

My Meal:

Lobster Bisque. Per Elaine Bennis, the best part of the story, and she’s right. Fantastic.

Prime Porterhouse, Metropolitan Cut: Very good, too large really. Confirms my belief that no steak is that much better than what I can make at home. Next time I pay 65 bucks for something, to eat, it’s going to be a lot more interesting (think Foie Gras) or be untainted Asian vagina.

(verdict: The Met is not nearly as nice as El Gaucho, which has better sides, service, atmosphere, and presentation).

THE ARGUMENT:

I have no idea what happens, but the BDI wigs out. I think the root of this is his contention that given his upbringing in the midwest, he's been hardened by life, and is a greater man that us soft folk from the northwest.

I am accused of being the following:

1- a bitch
2- his bitch
3- not really free
4- Ellsworth Toohey from The Fountainhead

I am threatened with:

1- an ass kicking
2- a stabbing

So yeah, that’s pretty retarded and we’re kinda leaving at that point.

THE COAT:

In our attempts to leave, TNG can’t find his coat. We look, we wait, we wait. The Met is about to pay TNG for his coat (approx value, 40 bucks as determined by Vin’s subconscious).

Then it is discovered.

BDI IS WEARING THE [censored] COAT.

Not instead of his own coat, but in addition to.

BDI has put on, in the following order.

1- TNG’s Coat
2- His Coat
3- His leather jacket.

This moment of monumental idiocy cuts the tension a bit, and we make our various ways home.

THE END.

Yeah, that’s pretty much the end. Now we’re playing the waiting game to see if BDI apologizes. The smart money is on “he’ll try and act really nice, but won’t actually apologize, which is to his detriment because if he doesn’t, no super bowl party at Vin’s for him”.

[Borodog]

Poor guy obviously has some sort of outerwear kleptofetish and all you can do is rag on him. You should be more supportive.

[Dids]

Key point to coat story.

The extra coat wearage was not intentional, nor was he aware of it until the last minute.

[Spanaway Vin]

I'll post pics as soon as I get them uploaded.

[punkass]

This sounds like an awful night out with boss and loser friends. At least if you went to a bar you can just drink to make up for the lousy time.

[guids]

TNG = cokehead

[J.A.Sucker]

Sounds like you should have had more to drink, or bummed some of TNG's coke if you're into that sort of thing.

I don't understand why people stay and suffer in circumstances like this. If things are unbearable, get up from the table, toss a hundred on the table to cover your share of the dinner, and book it for the door. F 'em.

[Dids]

I decided that as part of being a responsible human being, if I'm driving, no drinking. That might have helped.

It probably wasn't as horrible as it sounded, becasue the argument was in the last 20% of the outing, and the rest was fine, all bad directions and stuff was just good natured ribbing.

We pretty much left about as soon as possible. Also leaving early would have denied us the fantastic coat story, and I would cry had I missed that.

[Spanaway Vin]

Pics are up. Here are a few select ones:

Dids being a baller:




Dids being a pimp




The people Dids describes as BDI & TNG




Crew Shot (me in front left)

[punkass]

TNG looks like a douche.