missing the ice

Just home from a fun night out. Work at Langara was pretty low-key, what with it being final exam season. I counted the minutes to 6 so I could hightail it eastside for the hockey game.

I scurried from the bus to the Coliseum because the fricking #3 was so late and SO SLOW to get to Main & Hastings. There was a diversion on Hastings, an outdoor concert to support inSite. I couldn't tell, but thought it sounded kind of like Black Mountain, which is possible and likely since most of them work in the DTES. I was set on getting to the hockey game in time to throw a bear onto the ice for charity, and got in the door just after the Giants scored their first goal. My throw was dreadful; I felt rushed and threw randomly into the crowd, getting nowhere close to the ice. Sigh. I drowned my sorrow in beer. We headed to the Dark Horse Lounge at the neighbouring casino after the game (5-1 Vancouver, one short of free appetizers at White Spot), but wanted food and the kitchen was empty after the de la Hoya fight. We downed our highballs and hiked to Hastings and Boundary for karaoke at Oscar's.

Funny thing about Oscar's... I looked over and thought, gee, that looks like my friend Jason. I sent a text and then decided it was probably him. I went over and he and Debbie were there with a couple of friends, drinking! So weird, so random. Was nice to see them, though. My friends sang a couple of karaoke tunes and we drank a number of pints of beer. It was pretty fun. I am tempted to go there again on Monday for $0.29 wings and pitchers of beer. Just need to find a drinking partner.

Tomorrow I really want to eat pancakes. I just have to decide if I want to make them (apple pancakes!) or if I should just wander up the street and see if I can get in for pancakes anywhere. I'm also returning the crappy space heater I bought that doesn't work, right out of the box, and might see about popping into Solly's for bagels and/or knishes and/or rugelah. I also have to make chicken pot pie; I'm excited about that.

"I Jizz In My Pants" will be the next "Lazy Sunday." Frick, it's funny.