What I did this weekend by Kiki

I arrive in Bear Mountain, NY early. A change in plans due to weather,

I pick Nina and HPD up Friday morning before work. Depositing them at home, I'm back hours later, someone small in tow, and we hang until M gets home.

As is our way, we have shopping to do, so Nina, HPD and I take off Friday evening for the mall. Planning to meet in one hour, we split ditch HPD and head off to Nordstrom. Nina and I are good at shopping together, something I don't take for granted. Normally I prefer to shop alone, (Nina's probably saying, of course she does), but we have similar shopping styles. Somewhat determined and focused, without a lot of lingering or waffling.

After working for a few hours Saturday morning, we take an afternoon train into Manhattan. I have a haircut appointment and we have plans later that evening for dinner. Leaving HPD on a corner, we head off for the East Village and a couple hours HPD-free.

We stop for a photo,

make-up,

and then we tried to meet-up with HPD, who allegedly had "cell phone issues" and was unavailable for almost 2 hours. Here's Neen annoyed, trying yet again to reach HPD on the phone.

We managed to entertain ourselves with coffee and a trip to the bookstore, eventually locating him in one of two bars M recommended.

Dinner reservations at 6pm turned into three rounds of margaritas with a little food. One might say, I drank my dinner. 

Drunk dialing began in earnest, as did bad decision-making, when I decided I too needed a nightcap.

It's a little fuzzy from the time we left the bar I have no idea where that bar actually is to us sitting on the train, but that's when my troubles began.

A happy drunk, I quickly realized I was in trouble.

"I need to get off the train. Right. Now."

"You'll be fine, Kiki"

"No, we need to take a car, I can't be on this train."

I have no recollection of how Nina convinced me to stay on the train, but we do.

At some point I began to feel hot and claustrophobic and decided the only solution was to remove my long-sleeved t-shirt. In my seat. There was a lot of shimming and I heard threads breaking as I removed a tight shirt, from the neck down.

Happy again, I decide we need photos, the last three photos my camera takes. In repose with a color issue, my camera is packed and ready to be sent to Nikon, in hopes that she can be fixed.

This photo is totally staged, although the level of intoxication is not. Just look at Nina's gaze drunken haze.

As you can see, the focus becomes unstable, so that the last photo, the best one, is a hand-shaking blur. That's HPD in the background. This picture sums it all up.

The rest of the evening quickly deteriorated. I began an earnest search for the train toilet so I can vomit, mumbling down the aisle that I'd reached a low-point as the only passenger on the train wearing a tank top in 40 degree weather. There are repeated visits to the skankiest bathroom imaginable, vomiting on the train tracks and also, at home.

The most remarkable thing about the whole evening? Waking up Sunday morning hang-over free. Really? How is that even possible?

The end.

Comments

[Heather]

Woah, That was quite a story, You look so happy in the pictures.

[madness]

I love your new banner. The jumping photo is beyond awesome. I also love the photos on the train.

[susanna]

Sounds like you and Nina had a blast in the city together. Your photos from on the train crack me up! Poor HPD looks mildly unimpressed with the girls he's sitting beside. Of all the people who had to sit with him on the train, he got two gorgeous lushes.

[sadira]

No hangover? Congrats...I would have not only had a hangover, I would have walked around saying "never again!" while shaking my fist in the air...all while rolling my eyes at myself. Cause' it's all so fun sometimes.

[KC]

I also feel left out of the drunk dialing festivities. As I hardly get out these days, I am in need of vicarious living.

Also, your pictures are awesome. Now I want a margarita.

[pink sky]

you really live and enjoy life k...that's why i love to come here and share it with you!

[amber]

Hahahahaha!

:)

[darlene]

tee hee ... why does this all seem a little too familiar to me ;-) so amazing you were not hung over ~ a day/night like this will knock me the whole next day!

looks like you had loads of fun! :)

[kristen]

UU: normally i should have been destroyed. but this all happened from 6-10pm so that could be a contributing factor. when i woke up at 3am i was seriously hung-over, took liq2 i-gel advils, H20 and went back to bed. even though i puked the water very shortly thereafter, it must have been enough time for the advil to work. that's the only explanation. i even went and skated a double header that night!

[urban urchin]

how is it possible that you were not hungover?! I would still be hungover.

[qt]

One of my most fun birthdays ever - despite having the albatross around. Thanks for the fun time, sweets!

[kristen]

PG: I was in Bear Mt. picking up Neen and HPD. I miss that mountain too - can't wait until miss A is old enough to appreciate a good hike and not feel worried that a wolf will get her.

Jen: The glossing over would be the fuzz of wasted. I have very little of our convo, although I do remember screaming into the phone that I would start calling when I'm not ripped. (=

Liv: Alas that we kept missing you while drunken dialing...you would have had me shouting at you as well (apparently I'm a loud drunk talker) instead of my little peanut gallery remarks in the background.

[paintergirl]

OK-bear mountain...my old mountain across the river. I miss the mtn, not my town.What were you doing there?

Aw, fun shopping in the city.
And margaritas, yum.

I know that feeling in the train. I'm glad that's HPD next to you.

[gkgirl]

heeheeheeheeheehee...
this is the best.
and i love the photos...
so funny...

and no hangover???
gah.
that would NEVER happen to me.

[liv]

i'm with jen. the DRUNK DIALING PORTION OF YOUR NIGHT was largely overlooked. JUST SAYIN'. double ahem.

[liz elayne]

looks like so much fun! love the photos...and lucky you without a hangover (but sorry for all that pukeyness...that is the worst).

[flutter]

Oh my god you look like you are having so much fun. and hello? MAC?!

[JC]

You sure know how to rock the party, yo. I'm glad the overall experience was positive. I'm sure you could have done without teh vomiting, but sometimes you have to take the bad with the good. Or something.

[deezee]

the photos are hysterical, but I am oh so worried about poor Nikon.

[jen]

um, yeah. you are pretty much glossing over THE DRUNK DIALING PART OF THE EVENING....ahem.

xo

[bella]

you big lush :) sounds like total fun!! minus the hangover?? awesome. xo