Satisfied my Green Thirst
14 Mar 2010 Leave a Comment
in alcohol, Green, Squirrely Gurl
Ahhhh Shamrockfest… in the rain!
I missed last year and last year it rained too. I braved it this year and took Squirrely Gurl with me.
I had high hopes as the rain had stopped when I was getting on the Metro. By the time I got to the Stadium it was POURING! Plus I walked right past Squirrely Gurl. The VIP line was GINORMOUS but thankfully it moved rather quick as they had us walk through the mud. Until I got there. They questionsed if my ticket was VIP and were unable to scan it. They asked me to step to the side where some chick decided to bump me with her rear because I was in her way yelling at me “I’m working here!”.
“Hey sorry they told me to stand here”.
Squirrely Gurl and I beelined it to the VIP section and the shortest beer line to then duck into a tent to get out of the rain.
The beer went fast and we needed to warm up. We got more checked out the food in the VIP section but passed. We got more beer and ventured out. That didn’t last long cause we needed more beer so back into the VIP section we went. On our way we checked the lineup and the times and noticed Scythian was playing in the VIP section in about 30 minutes.
As we were drinking our beer we enjoyed the sights around us. I had enough beer at this point to stop people for pictures. Like this big balled fellow:
Then I noticed this guy with an extra short kilt. I hadn’t even noticed his shirt until Squirrely Gurl pointed it out. But then I had to show my shirt so I unzipped and then went to unzip the next jacket as he said, “Oh Yeah! keep going!”
There was the HOT, bearded leprechaun twins.
All kinds were at Shamrockfest.
And then there was SCYTHIAN! I have not seen them live in such a long time. I can’t believe I’d forgot how they ROCK the house.
Then they played “Gypsy Fiddle”. Leks can bring you to tears when he plays this.
The crowd seems to agree!
Can’t wait til Scythian makes some regular appearances back here in D.C. I know I’ll be checking their website for upcoming shows.
It was cold and rainy so it was difficult to show off my St. Patty’s shirt so I was sure to get a picture of it.
I kinda look like an Irish Snookie, eh?
We found more great outfits on our way back to the beer truck.
After we got a refill we were hanging out when Squirrely Gurl says, “I think I found my favorite. There’s an Asian guy with a frog umbrella.”
“OMG! That’s JOE!!!!”
I haven’t seen Joe in years, but what was most unusual to me was I had just gotten rid of the EXACT same umbrella just earlier that day when Purple Heart picked up my donated items.
Squirrley Gurl and I agreed we were done and worked our way out. We stopped for a bite on our way and experienced a reunion of sorts when these two found each other right in front of me and under Squirrley Gurl’s umbrella.
As we walked out we were very glad to be going. We were soaked to the bone and wet jeans just aren’t a lot of fun.
All things considered we had a blast. We didn’t see as many acts as I would have liked but Scythian satisfied my thirst.
Shamrockfest is an experience that must be had by all!!
Holiday + Work + Friends = CrazyDay
19 Dec 2008 1 Comment
in friends, holidays, Squirrely Gurl, work
Yesterday was such a crazy day. I figured it would be but it can still be difficult to prepare for.
We had potluck and the cube decorating contest at work. I got third place for my decorations and was surprised to get that because I had elfed my director along with the rest of my team and placed them all over my walls. I found it all very amusing because decorating the cube really isn’t my thing and I don’t know what got into me. My original plan was to Photoshop my Director, as Santa, print it out on one of the plotters so I could hang it outside my cube. There just wasn’t enough time and he was grateful for that but I’ve threatened to make him Cupid for Valentine’s Day.
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- My Cube
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- Inside The Cube
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- The Elves
I left work and headed to Old Town Alexandria to be Squirrely’s Gurl’s guest for her Holiday Party on a Riverboat… Casino style. It just happens it’s my former company’s party so I knew most of the people there. Hardly saw Squirrely Gurl at all while I reconnected with old co-workers. Tried my hand at Craps but just wasn’t getting it.
Scythian. Mrs. M and her crew were already there and as Squirrely Gurl and I pulled up we saw Shortie heading in with two boys. Who are those boys? We found Rock Star parking and headed in to join everyone. The crowd was rocking and everyone was having a great time. I loved it! Scythian really knows how to rock the house Celtic Holiday style. A good time was had by all and I have to say my favorite part of the entire day was bumping into someone I hadn’t seen in a long time and meeting his son. It was too brief but it was great to see you!It was getting late and the day had been full so I made sure Squirrely Gurl had a way home and I called it an evening.
This morning I got the following email from Shortie on the rest of the evening after I left.
“So I will set this all up for ya.
You bring in all of Squirrely Gurl’s stuff, plus the shoes and are on your way. This tall well dressed bald man comes up to me and starts talking. Tells me I am very attractive, yada yada…. Wants to know my name (I tell him Tall Girl), wants to know where I live (he guesses Arlington, weird) and what I do….I tell him IT, he calls me a computer geek. So he asks if he can take me out some time and if I am single. He asks for my number, then email, and then gives me his card. All the while Squirrely Gurl and I are making faces at each other (while she is trying not to fall off the stool). God only knows where Boy1 and Boy2 are, but I know they are watching this whole thing. Turns out he is a piano teacher….not what I was expecting but hey. So one of his friends comes over (Scythian has gone a little country on us) and the dude starts clogging or something. All I noticed was the 80s loafers and the red socks. He is swing and groovin all over the place. Arms and hands coming dangerously close to whacking Boy1 and Boy2 who have been up against the windows. The next song comes on “The Kiss”, I tell Squirrely Gurl and the boys we can leave right after this is done. So I am standing there doing my thing when another dude grabs me and starts twirling me. Really, what! Next the creepy guy with the long hair comes by, stops, backs up and looks at me. He goes, “you look happier tonight”. I say, “I have friends with me tonight.”
It is time to get the hell out.
Leave Harp and Fiddle. Squirrely Gurl is searching through her stuff cause she can’t find her phone (oh no, not the phone). The boys are half a block a head and Boy1 is singing, badly at the top of his lungs. Squirrely Gurl, thank God, finds her phone. We get to the car….and it starts. The boys are singing and quoting Frost, Shakespeare and I think they think Thoreau. So we are heading back, I’m following my GPS, cause I want to avoid G-Town tonight. We pull up to a light, the guys next to us are dancing, and I lock the windows. Squirrely Gurl, Boy1 and Boy2 all want to put the windows down so they can, I have no idea, talk, make fun, yell……who knows. So we are heading down Mass or Conn Ave and the boys are giving me turn by light by car directions….wonderful. Heading towards Dupont Circle. Get up to the circle, construction, no circle access. U-turn back up the street. Don’t know what I am going to do…..make a right go down a few blocks, make a right head back into the city…..F@#$% A back at the freakin circle, and sorta blocked again. The peanut gallery has figured it out too and is cursing the construction and as Adam would say “kirking out”. I go left, the opposite way on the circle to get around the cones and back on to the circle. Thank goodness, now we can keep moving. Boy1 who hasn’t been in DC in a very long time is being a complete tourist, loving every building we pass. We get on 14th and he sees the Washington monument. Gets waaaaaaay too excited. So Squirrely Gurl and I point out that coming up on the left he will be able to see the capital. I thought he was going to get out of the car (good thing my car auto locks everyone in). We are on 1 heading toward Squirrely Gurl’s when everyone announces they have to pee…..great, can you hold it 15 minutes more……sure. Get to Squirrely Gurl’s, the boys are doing their pee pee dance and ask to use Squirrely Gurl’s…..everyone out.
I have to say that has been one of the more interesting drives home. Squirrely Gurl was cracking me up and the boys were in their own world. I felt like a mother on carpool duty. Home by 2 am and to work before 8 am, I am going to need a nap this afternoon. TGIF.
We need to hang out more……maybe after Christmas. I will be home on the 28th and I have no plans for the rest of the so called holiday season…..
Love ya, miss ya
Shortie“
One of the best things I did to prepare for last night was to bring a change of shoes. It was a wonderfully full day but I woke up this morning to the realization that my stomach doesn’t quite agree and my feet are mad because I didn’t switch to the flats soon enough. Working will be difficult today.
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Party Party… Woot! Woot!
06 Dec 2008 2 Comments
Tonight I gots me a party… My company Holiday Party and it will be off da hook.
Got me a HOT new dress and my date is Squirrley Gurl.
Oh and Happy 8th Anniversay of your 30th Birthday Kiernan. She will be celebrating at Black Finn in Bethesda tonight so if you can stop by, buy her a drink and tell her Red sent ya. There ‘s a chance I might be stopping by too even though I may be a bit overdressed.
There should be some tales to tell after tonight.
A great point from Squirrely Gurl
15 Aug 2008 Leave a Comment
in dudes, Squirrely Gurl
Squirrely Gurl has a dude… Rather a FWB. He has been quiet lately and so I got this email from her. Why? Because we are friends and sometimes you need to release what is going on inside your crazy brain. This is what girlfriends do for each other. We keep each other from sending that email telling you what an idiot you are and… Well… You know what I mean… If you’re a gurl.
Squirrely Gurl says:
I was thinking of anything a guy could say that would be better than silence. (This is obviously a work- in progress.)
The Squirrely Gurl Perspective
18 Jul 2008 1 Comment
Earlier this week, as we were still dealing with stressful stuff at work, on my way home from work I was on the phone with Squirrely Gurl. I was in one of those self loathing moods.
Now the thing you must know about Squirrely Gurl is she has her own way of putting things or rather the Squirrely Gurl perspective.
Well… She put things in perspective for me this particular evening:
“Guurrrrl! If I looked like you… I’d be sore and walkin’ funny“
