julien's lament
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- kingjulien
My ex-girlfriend came to visit me last week. We were together a long time ago, and for the past two years we've been best friends. It's a strange dynamic--and if I went deeper into things I could amaze you with some bizarre details, and yet it's something that I value tremendously, and I eagerly looked forward to her arrival.
In seven days we kicked it as hard as two people in California can, hiking and taking pictures along Stinson Beach and the Marin Headlands, shopping in downtown SF, checking out the California State Fair (where we saw a baby pig born), eating extravagantly each meal (particularly at my friend's sushi joint), going to parties and bars and clubs, watching DVD's--every activity over wine, Norco's, and the fluffiest little nuggets of pure humboldt delight.
On Monday night she entered an amateur contest at a local strip club. We were greeted at the door by an ex-student of mine, a girl who took my class twice because she failed the first time after sleeping in and missing the final exam. The kitchen is run by a buddy I've known since kindergarten, the manager was the quarterback my senior year of high school, and the bathroom attendants and bouncers are all kids I've partied with over the years. Needless to say we were give the VIP treatment--which included the rigging of the contest so my ex could win. First prize was $300, and she was to give the manager $100 for setting it all up (during this process I felt like a young Don King without the cool hairstyle). She agreed to the arrangement, and after winning--with me being the judge (wink wink), she was handed an envelope. Unfortunately there was only two hundred there, so we assumed the manager's cut had already been taken out. When I discovered that the jackpot had only been $200 total and not the $300 promised, I was told to give the manager $40, which I did out of my own pocket, for his efforts. She balked at the whole thing, and it was frustrating to try and explain how things had been rigged, especially when it was clear she would have won regardless-- considering the other girls were floozies. Unfortunately, the entire night I was bummed . Essentially I paid $60 (the bribe along with twenty bucks for a chicken caesar salad) so my ex could win $200. It didn't seem fair. When we got home she tried to give me the forty but I refused to take it and went to bed.
Even though I was sort of irritated, overall I was happy, really content with life and just being silly with her was so much fun, and in the end I refused to let $40 bring me down.
Well, the next day we went to Lake Tahoe and she won $2,000 playing Wheel of Fortune, all in about 15 minutes on the same machine. To help celebrate, she took me to the finest steak and lobster establishment in the area, where between scenic views from the 18th floor of Harrah's onto the lake, every bite was orgasmic. She bought me a t shirt afterwards. Then, when I dropped her off at the airport yesterday, she left a hundred dollar bill on the dash--as a way to say thank you for my efforts. I tried to get her to take it back, but she was adamant that I keep it.
Sometimes things have a way of working out, and sometimes even a guy like me, one filled with so much angst and cynicism, deserves a moment. Today I'm back to the grind, broke and hungry and ready to suffer for my art, but it's nice to realize life can be enjoyable and two people who once hurt each other can one day reunite and seize the sweet nectar of life, albeit temporarily.
And well, for just a little while longer, I intend to savior every last drop.
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A few travel pics:
- todelete__20
great story. she's cute.
- Rand0
sweet.
any suggestions for SF attractions for me and my wife in oct?
- 8eleven0
Thanks for the story and pics man.
That was great.
- jpolk0
blog it, dude...
- gruntt0
nice KJ.
=)
- mrdobolina0
blog it!
do it
do it
do it
- 8eleven0
more pics please!
just kidding,
but dude, if you do have any more...
heheh
no really.
shes a hottie.
- IRNlun60
yup, good story man. sounds cool to reunite and catch up with a woman from your past.
my ex's usually end up hating me for life.
- kingjulien0
rand:
1.) Drive over the Golden gate and take the first exit to the Marin headlands. Cool artist cabins for weekend retreats, great views of the bridge, several beaches, a few WWII bunkers, there's even a former missile base there you can wander through.
2.) Dinner at any of the sidewalk Italian restaurants on Columbus Ave in North Beach.
3.) Bottom of the Hill: best venue for indie rock shows
4.) Yuppie cocktails: Tosca's, beatnik drinks at Vesuvio's, if you want to meet Candy and the karoake possee look up the Bao Bao in Chinatwon.btw, Rand, I should be living in the city by then. Please let me know when you're coming. I'd love to buy you a drink.
- Rand0
right on.
candy is in sf?
- jevad0
awesome
- UndoUndo0
great story mate
- ThreeSevenFive0
That's nice how you guys are able to let by gones be by gones. and yes she is cute
- backwards0
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kingjulien
(Aug 25 05, 13:16)
- Rand0
Pleasure sidenote: Use babelfish and mounts pastes Duan He to translate from English and then returns to English... pleasure result to Chinese.
- mayo0
I think i'd be more apt to stick a flathead screwdriver, forcibly, through my ex's right ear.
Glad you can be friends and thank you for sharing what happened. It was touching.
- backwards0
I thought I am easier to mount attach a flathead screwdriver, the force, passes my front right ear. Happy you could be the friend and thank you to share any to occur. It contacts
mayo
(Aug 25 05, 16:27)
- mayo0
wow, I thought my english was better than that. I sound like my mother...
- backwards0
do not fret, it contacts...
