WWH Notes 2/27/08

Notes are late this week due to busy-ness that borders on absurdity.

Location: Celtic Bayou

Agen-duh

• Name the Group
• Mission Improbable 2: Tom visits Issaquah Sewing and Vacuum again
• Xine to present "Alyssa Milano Touch Line," complete with visual aid - "sounds kinda dirty," says Juan

Juan arrives - EARLY!, meeting begins - 5:36pm

Gayle & Karen already present, discussing Zune Pass

Juan orders a Guinness - SHOCKING!

Gayle & Karen = already stinking drunk, Juan can smell the beer on them

Gayle has to go back to work after meeting, "Inebriation never stopped me from working." - Juan

Gayle has employee drama

Gayle accuses Juan of bad mood using her "Jump to Conclusions Mat," Juan explains he is just tired, long day

Gayle & Karen recount Eastern Promises fight scene and The Naked. "Was it like the fight scene in Borat?" asks Juan.

Oscars are discussed, Best Actor nominees are unremembered

Karen still has not seen Fight Club

Frank arrives with camera

Tom arrival wagers begin:

• Frank - 6:30
• Juan - 7:05
• Gayle - 7:30
• Karen - 7:15

Question is posed: Who will Xine bring tonight to build on her mad pyramid scheme?

80s party suggested. Juan misses Gayle's "big bitch hair," suggests she goes back to that look.

Gayle recounts trips to Canada to party with her "awesome bitch hair."

Gayle: Niagra Falls, Canada = Party Central. Niagra Falls, USA = Depression Central.

6:08 pm - Xine arrives... Late! Brings NHL catalog, but no Tom. "He's walking to Aaron's."

Xine showcases 80s pictures. Juan immediately indentifies Seattle U dorms. Xine is going to 80s party and needs help deciding between 80s pink dress and 80s black dress. Juan suggests black dress, but with pink headband and pink legwarmers.

(Juan is blogging at work while employees of a higher social class party.)

Interesting (and newly discovered) fact: Juan and Xine lived in the same dorm at the same time but never knew or ran into each other!

Xine opens NHL catalog and demonstrates Alyssa Milano Touch line and St. Petrick's Day Collection.

Interesting (and largely known) fact: St. Petrick's Day is also Xine's birthday!

Gayle recounts sound booth in closet story.

Everyone pounces on Gayle's fries when she drags laptop out.

Gayle plays sounds files from laptop, but they are difficult to hear by the deaf (Juan), the Eaters of Gayle's Fries (everyone) and admidst the bar noise.

Xine is afraid to "go into the closet" with people she doesn't know.

Aaron the Cross-Dresser story recounted. Aaron and Barry discussed cross-dressing in evite. Juan actually dared Aaron to cross dress at event. Christine G still traumatized.

(Karen is guest note taker because Juan is eating salad)

Action Item: Ask Aaron why he wore Gayle's undies - mentioned on evite in advance of party

Dr. Frank was invited to a costume party, wore see-through clothing, no one else was in costume. "Just like Bridget Jones' Diary!" exclaimeth Xine, where Bridget shows up in Playboy bunny suit.

Gayle proposes "zombified" Halloween Party. Juan says "yes" immediately while chewing salad.

Karen takes notes as she and Gayle watch Juan, Xine and Frank eat their salads. Blackened is extra spicy tonight.

Gayle gets in trouble for texting and cheating at Tom Sweepstakes instead of taking notes.

Xine listened to Martha Stewart (SHOCKING!) call people "dickheads" in Mexican. Frank suggests Martha learned the word, "pendejo," in prison. Juan provides spelling and translation of "pendejo" using his super powers of Mexican-ness.

Xine doesn't like being in cold blast area, asks to switch spots with Frank. Frank suggests switching salads.

Xine offers to talk dirty to the anonymous caller on Frank's phone. "Hello, what are you wearing?"

6:30 arrives, Tom does not. Frank has lost bet. Next guess is Juan at 7:05 pm.

Gayle is metaphor-imparied. Has nothing to do with drunken state/stupor.

6:36 - Xine picks 7:17 for Tom arrival.

Girls reminisce about Card Sharks.

Karen talks about "Guy Smiley" on Sesame Street. No one seems to remember Guy Smiley, except for Frank. Gayle pretends to remember.

Mr. Rogers would be 80 today. Awwww. Frank astonishes with Mr. Rogers trivia. Juan prefers Mr. Robinson.

Xine proposes "Knittin' Bitches Club."

Gayle = still drunk.

Karen draws logo for "Knittin' Bitches Club." Gayle orders another beer, citing "beer pressure."

Everyone admits to not understanding Rock Band scoring.

Girls are offended by pink hockey jerseys in NHL catalog, especially Jenny.

Action Item: Bring Heroes Season 1 for Xine.

Gayle recounts Lost - has only seen one episode, demonstrates confusion.

The Cutting Edge 3: girl gets hurt, has to play roller hockey to make the bucks. "That's the opposite of The Cutting Edge, featuring DB Sweeney," says Juan. Xine confesses she fell asleep while watching. It must not have been as compelling as Zardoz, Xine's favorite movie.

More DB Sweeney talk: "Fire in the Sky scared the crap out of me." - Gayle

Frank describes Kenny mocumentary and being tricked into thinking it wasn't a mocumentary. Apparently it tricked Australia as well.

7:02 pm: Hetero-life mates Tom and Aaron arrive. Juan wins wager, so rules are immediately called into question because it's clearly unacceptable that Juan wins anything.

Rearrangement of seating, boy/girl format. Juan has to sit between Aaron and Karen (which rhymes) which is partially gay.

Gayle: Beer #16! And counting!

Tom is all wet. Mystery abounds. "Ew!" exclaims Xine. When Tom and Aaron arrive together and one of them is wet, questions are bound to come up.

Tom orders Spring Fever.

Xine's 80's Dress Vote results:

• 4 in favor of black dress
• 2 in favor of pink dress
• 1 in favor of black dress with pink headband and pink legwarmers ("Get to knittin', bitches," says Juan)

Tom and Aaron are lying.

Action Item: Bring visual aids.

More Rock Band talk. Gayle is full of hate, which is mostly directed at Juan.

Action Item: Revoke Gayle's blogging privileges.

Xine reviews Frank camera pictures. Her arm is bigger than Tom's head. Poor posture is blamed.

Tom's New Old Game: Final Fantasy X. 4:30 am bedtime. Done with Hammer and Sickle: Tactical Roleplaying Game for Communists. Didn't enjoy tactical crawling and getting shot gameplay mechanic.

Aaron is drinking Pee. Again. It's his "regular non-alcoholic drink."

Aaron Roberts: Nerd Bigot.

(finally arrived on page 7 of notes)

Gayle: not in the business of making pepperoni.

Karen hates birds. Tom does woodpecker impression.

Bleeding Ear arrivals arrive at 7:38 pm... time to get the check!

Tom sleeps in soccer ball PJs.

Xine, Gayle, Tom, Juan and Karen reminisce about apartment living.

Karen/Xine discuss credit cards and nail polish.

Xine impresses with her extensive beer glass knowledge. "That's a British pint." And "You want 20s, not 16s."

Waitress takes forever to bring tab, maybe it's free!

8:02pm: More Bleeding Ear "musicians" arrive. Group gets antsy, eyes the exit more seriously.

Tom to do beatnik poetry at Flying Saucer Pizza WWH. FSP is a funky mix of pizza, coffee and sci-fi nostalgia without coffee, according to Google.

Aaron & Frank = anti-social. No one knows what they talked about all night.

(Juan smells drunk people, party must be over, must appear to be working)

Action Item: Email blog URL to Aaron. NO EXCUSES! (He's pissed!)

Super Waitress arrives, better late than never, with tab broken into proper grouping. Bills are pad, group disperses just as first Bleeding Ear takes the stage.

Gayle gives Juan National Sarcasm Society sign, demonstrating that even though she hates Juan, she really loves him deep down. Awwww. Juan hugs Gayle. Tom hugs Juan, which is awkward. And mostly gay.

(Juan broke Blogger, must try again in 30 seconds)