Monday, August 6, 2007
How to almost completely sabotage tax-free weekend…
Yes, I said tax-free weekend and welcome to the dirty south. They actually do something really cool in NC by eliminating tax for a weekend so everyone can save money on back to school supplies. So how does someone with no kids who isn’t in school benefit from that? SHOES! (now I have Ms. Casual’s attention…) Although my purchases were functional and not fashionable, I hit up the New Balance store on Friday and then Great Outdoors from some hippie sandals on Sunday. I would’ve done more shopping but my stomach kept me close to home.
How or why might one sabotage this wonderful weekend, you ask? So I accidentally got hammered Friday night. I know some of you are wondering how you “accidentally” get wasted, but it starts off with a lovely idea called First Fridays in downtown Raleigh. Art galleries, beer vendors in the streets, live music… forgetting to eat dinner, 7 hours feels like only 2, Sierra Nevadas, Big Boss beers, old pal Budweiser and his good friend Jameson. Apparently, after you turn 30, hangovers last 48 hours instead of the normal 8. I guess playing ultimate in the 98 degree heat (90 billion percent humidity) doesn’t really assist in recovery. For “fun” – we played nearly savage make-it take-it ultimate at practice on Saturday. The team had a pool party social Saturday night, it was remarked that Beckhoe lacked a beer in hand. Couldn’t choke one down…
After Sunday morning’s gnarly practice – I turned on some golf to nap to. Does anyone else think Twirly is a dead ringer for Rory Sabbatini?
The afternoon got better with a 2nd viewing of 300 (HOOH HOOH HOOH) at the dolla fitty theatre down the street. Next time I’ll bring some Febreeze for my seat. Stinky people see cheap movies.
Looking forward to the Colorado Cup updates…. Peace out from the SE side.
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August 6th, 2007 at 1:04 pm
tax free weekends!! i forgot all about those! theyre the best. i usually used them for shoes too though.. its so tempting… especially when youre vulnerable and hungover.
August 6th, 2007 at 1:11 pm
I also wear shoes.
August 6th, 2007 at 3:18 pm
48 hour hangover with stomach issues? dag b, that sounds more like me than you.
August 7th, 2007 at 10:16 pm
The hangover sounds brutal, but I’ll bet you would have been able to rally enough to help a friend move if she’d asked you nicely. hypothetically, of course.
I wish we had tax free days here. I got a call from my credit card’s fraud protection service this afternoon because there had been so many unusual charges to my account. sadly they were all mine. and *then* i got a $200 phone bill. awesome.