The Liason Cage

Its Saturday and I have taken it upon myself to get up at 11:00 a.m. I cook steak, eggs, bacon, fries, and buttered rolls because it was the only bribe I would take in return for unwrapping myself from my princely covers. I pour myself some soda in a tumbler and hot sauce on the eggs. I turn on the movie "Taking Chances" that I previously rented from Blockbuster and continued to devour my smorgasboard of goodies. The movie did not live up to the meal.
Tonight is Alex's Birthday. Upon readying myself, Alba and Minor come over to assemble the Three Amigos once again for a night out in funky town! We are a little late on our arrival and the line to the Library is insane! We decide to go into the bar where the line ends and wait for Alex and his crew to transition to City Streets. We will intercept them when they give us the text. In the meantime Cathy and I have a shootout on an arcade game in the back. I have killed the most wildebeasts, but she has won the bonus round!
Now I haven't been in the Cages room in City Streets since 2007. Its still the same. After a couple of Jager Bombs and some beers, the three Amigos decide to go to the 80's room(which is now the 90's room.) Being that we are the only single guys there, we must do our rounds. After, we stop at the halfway bar and down another shot of Jager to commence the "challenge" submitted by Alba to me. I now have to convince a lovely lady to make-out with me on camera by 1:45.... Challenge Accepted!
I have decided to go the "honest" route and let the women in on this endeavor. The two women I have gone up to though, have politely rejected my requests. Now usually in times like this you should switch up your gameplan, but my pride is persistent. I grab another shot of liquid bravery and press on, as Alba reminds me that the bet does not pertain to just this room.
Back to the cages I spot a familiar face. She also gracefully subdues my appeal due to romantic ties. I have accepted my defeat for now it is 1:44 and have settled on just a picture with the lovely lady. I call for Alba to take a picture of us and to my surprise she ambushes me with a kiss just as the flash of the camera captures our moment. Mission Accomplished.

The pursuit of drunkeness

Finally the epic 5 mile run has commenced! with a little chest and shoulder action to boot! It's my attempt at losing the Christmas weekend poundage before I go out and venture into the realm of New Year's Eve parties. All day I have been texting all the corners of the universe to find out about all the parties that are going down for the year 2010. What can I say? I found them, and now I have too many options. Shall I lose myself amongst the sea of humans in the heart of Downtown Dallas? The North side of Ft. Worth where the drinks flow like Biggie? or be satisfied with the smaller more intimate parties that litter the inside of Arlington? Stay tuned my friends and I shall let you know how it goes down!
My plan for this New Year's is to not get laid. This is my experiment. Every New Year that I can remember, I have always had sex. This year I am taking a stand, and will refuse to have a sexual agenda that smothers my having a good time. Instead I will replace it with a pursuit of an amazing kiss at midnight. Hopefully I'll be able to look back at this and remember a perfect moment, and not need it to be anymore. Lets not ruin it yah?
Today also happens to be my Father's birthday. I called him twice and he just returned my call. He's 55 now and still kickin'. Even if he did just wake up from a nap! I still look up to my Dad even to this day. He might be shorter and older, but he's got a lot of heart. You gotta respect that. I remember when I was 5 I would try to ride my bike next to him on the military base as he ran his 5 mile. I couldn't make it on my bike, so he would lift me up on his shoulders and he would carry me and my bike the rest of the way. He was Superman to me. He's truly the boy that grew up to be a soldier, the Dad that became a friend, the mentor that understood.