The joys of the season
The usual Christmas trip to Raleigh, North Carolina. Last year's was a bit onerous. Almost having a fist fight with one's sibling tends to put a damper on things. Thankfully, this year was much calmer. Sometimes there is such a thing as too much excitement.
Until settling in at Zillah's house, numerous hours were spent in Helios Coffee. This is our modern version of Parisian Cafe Society: good coffee, a free wireless hotspot, and a hawt, blue-eyed barista. They could stand to upgrade their menu a bit though.
The week was spent shuttling between Raleigh and other points. Highlights of the trip:
- Me and Bwef trying to convince the bartender at The Hibernian that I do indeed have a more interesting sex life than him
- The foie gras with dear friends at the Underground
- Watching all the Old Raleigh hipsters go to die at the Rockford (decent bartender though)
- Accompanying my teenage nephew as he makes sartorial decisions at Crabtree Valley Mall; God, once he's 18, he's going to look stunning in a Calvin Klein suit
- The Flyers/Hurricanes ice hockey game at the RBC Center with my sibling. We managed to be civil, even cordial. Both teams were dragging in the first period, but picked up afterwards. I felt the Canes played a good game, they just got out-shot.
Even the drive back to Philly wasn't too bad. I would have beaten my all-time best time if I'd not gotten behind an accident south of DC. As it was, I finished in average time.
The usual Christmas trip to Raleigh, North Carolina. Last year's was a bit onerous. Almost having a fist fight with one's sibling tends to put a damper on things. Thankfully, this year was much calmer. Sometimes there is such a thing as too much excitement.
Until settling in at Zillah's house, numerous hours were spent in Helios Coffee. This is our modern version of Parisian Cafe Society: good coffee, a free wireless hotspot, and a hawt, blue-eyed barista. They could stand to upgrade their menu a bit though.
The week was spent shuttling between Raleigh and other points. Highlights of the trip:
- Me and Bwef trying to convince the bartender at The Hibernian that I do indeed have a more interesting sex life than him
- The foie gras with dear friends at the Underground
- Watching all the Old Raleigh hipsters go to die at the Rockford (decent bartender though)
- Accompanying my teenage nephew as he makes sartorial decisions at Crabtree Valley Mall; God, once he's 18, he's going to look stunning in a Calvin Klein suit
- The Flyers/Hurricanes ice hockey game at the RBC Center with my sibling. We managed to be civil, even cordial. Both teams were dragging in the first period, but picked up afterwards. I felt the Canes played a good game, they just got out-shot.
Even the drive back to Philly wasn't too bad. I would have beaten my all-time best time if I'd not gotten behind an accident south of DC. As it was, I finished in average time.
1 Comments:
At 2:41 PM,
ACG said…
Me and Bwef trying to convince the bartender at The Hibernian that I do indeed have a more interesting sex life than him
That's why I keep tell you, you have to carry pictures... better yet, a DVD with one of those little portable players.
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