Jake & I the other night went to a roller skating party. We were wearing sandals. So on the way we stopped by and bought beer & socks. We stashed the beer outside the rink, behind a furnace duct, thinking that if anyone actually found it they by golly deserved it for being so clever. I halfway hoped someone would, just so I could feel amazed for a change.
Roller skating rinks have not changed since 3rd grade. You still get a blister almost immediately after putting on your skates. They still play 80s songs, there's still a blacklight on the far wall, there's still arcade games, and they still yell at you for horsing around & threaten to shut everything down if you don't behave.
Afterwards we went booze cruising (looking for a random party to crash) and ended up hanging out with 5 guys and 1 girl eating burgers in an apartment on the third floor. If you are just friendly to people & funny they will immediately realize you are a value-add to the situation.
Posted by Alan at April 17, 2004 11:39 AM