Adventures in Ottawa... Headed up with Carol, Leslee and Kelly after work on Thursday night. Here are some highlights:
Thursday:
Leave Newmarket at 10pm. Yes, late night driving. Check out guys in surrounding cars for four and a half hours. Create plots for people driving around us. As Leslie puts it, "It's like driving in... the ozone layer." (She meant the twilight zone, close enough.) Freaky drive, cars trying to run us off the road, truck drivers rescuing us, turkey dances in Kingston and the ghost radio station. We arrive in Ottawa about 3am and set up camp at Kelly's.
Friday:
Kelly's apartment doesn't have air conditioning. Boiling and roasting hot. Carol and I sign out lease and we head to the market. Leslee picks up a waiter. Afternoon nap. Leslee starts to feel ill. Joey calls. I melt. Friday night we drink and head to On Tap with Jason and Mel, it's beyond dead so we're all cranky. Enter group of cute guys. hooper is cute but has the trucker look and long hair. Derek is tame looking but cute and nice. Mark is dead sexy and has been sleeping with our waitress. Dave looks like Bon Jovi and is hysterical. Enter Carol. She proceeds to take one of them to the bar, to the bank machine and back to the bar. This guy, Frank, buys drinks for all of us, including the guys. Liran shows up with Stian, who Kelly's interested in. Sal shows up to see me and Kristen comes too. Good Nick and Kay show up. I hit it off with one in the group of cute guys, Derek, and toss myself into his lap for the evening. Many many shots. He buys me a ridiculous amount of alcohol which I supply to the girls and Liran. I get fairly intoxicated and decide to leave with the group of cute boys and Carol when the bar closes. We head to the park. Carol's making out with Bon Jovi in the grass and gets attacked by mosquitoes. I wander off with Derek and try my best to behave myself. Smoke up with them. Mustang comes screeching in. Lo and behold, Bad Nick. He argues with Carol and I for a while and rages off. Invitation to the cottage with them for the next night. Leslee makes out with Liran. Kelly makes out with Stian. Give Derek my number. Carol gives Bon Jovi my number. Way to go Carol! Leslee and I get caught in a hurricane outside. Torrential downpour. I get the good idea to stand under a tall metal gas station for shelter.
Saturday:
Head to the TKE Beirut Tournament. Get to see all of the boys which was great, especially as they were all drunk and topless. No complaints!