No fire truck yet again this year. Apparently I wasn’t “good enough“. Who the hell is Santa to judge? I mean, here’s a guy who only works one day a year, holds captive a team of magical animals for his own bidding, forces his wife to live in an inhospitable climate and uses conscripted labor while striking down any thoughts of a union. And don’t even get me started on how he works in the U.S. without any proper documentation. I swear, I have half a mind to go up to the North Pole and settle things mano a mano. With all that I’ve done for this world, the fat man owes me a fire truck.
On the other hand, I did get three episodes of How I Met Your Mother tonight so maybe the old man isn’t that bad after all. Sure they were all reruns but all three of them were Victoria episodes and I miss Victoria. She was a much better match for me, I mean Ted, than Robin is. Hopefully she will make a return from Germany before they yank the show off the air.
One story from the casino last week that I need to mention. Mainly because while I joked about this exact same thing last year for the sheer inanity of the concept it has a) returned and b) might be bigger than ever. I’m talking about Harrah’s Casino. Valentine’s Day. Air Supply.
Excuse me while I question why I live in this town…
See, I still fail to see the logic in this. It indicates that there are enough people who feel that not only is the most romantic getaway they can think of is the blackjack tables but also that seeing Air Supply would be the extreme in eroticism. That nothing will save their marriage more than hearing “I’m All Out of Love” sung by a majority of the original artists. I try not to judge other people’s tastes (especially given that I’m a guy who tends to attend Ani DiFranco shows because I find them funny) but come on, how the hell was this so successful that they’ve booked a repeat engagement.
Still, this does mean that I’ll be able to use the following pick up line for the next six weeks. “Hey how about you. Me. Valentine’s Day. Air Supply. Hell, I’ll even throw in dinner at the Sizzler because that’s how I roll.” To be honest I’ll probably be more successful with that approach than if I asked someone if they wanted to check out Shakespeare in the park.
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