Mestee Blogger

Hello again. Long ago, I had attempted to make "California - Part III" my next post, but some things happened. I took the third and final level of a sketch writing class this summer, performed in my first show in September, then became a writer for a sketch troupe at ImprovBoston in the winter. All of this has occupied a lot of my time -- and creative energy -- since July. I also grew a beard, though that hasn't taken up quite as much of my time. In addition to these developments, I may be ghost-writing a true crime novel at some point in the near future. Yes, you read that correctly. More on that later.

So it's getting to be close to a year since Hufton's wedding in California and right now it doesn't seem like I should be writing about that, because I hate Hufton. Okay, not really. Truth be told, I thought I had a chunk of "California - Part III" saved on my computer, but I thought wrong. If anybody on the San Luis Obispo leg of the trip would like to sub in for their account of part three, including the longest U-Turn ever made, I'd be glad to post it on here.

Back to present day (technically last month)....Brendan was in town during the NCAA Finals, which seemed like a good excuse to meet up. He said that we should meet at Hooters on Route 1, since it was "a good place to watch a game". This sounded similar to Hufton's theory that he likes to eat at Hooters because they've got "great hot wings". As it turns out, the Hooters on Route 1 really is a great place to watch a game. They've got a ton of nice TVs and a good sound system. After some wings, I was still a little hungry. Just as I was thinking this, the waitress came over and said "Who wants dessert?" in her most seductive voice, straight out of Hooters Dessert Sales Training 101. That sealed it.

"Key Lime Pie, please," I said. This came as a bit of a surprise to Brendan and me, which is weird, because I'm the one who ordered it. As far as I can remember, I've never had key lime pie before. I remarked to Brendan that I was pretty sure I had managed to seek out every type of food that I liked, but I guess I was wrong, because that pie was delicious.

Brendan one-upped me, though. He said that not only had he never eaten Dim Sum, but a) he really wanted to and c) wasn't even entirely sure what it was. I speculated that it might not even be a food at all, but maybe a type of meal, like "brunch". Brendan loves Asian food so much that he didn't even know what dim sum was before he was sold on it. This explanation was followed by a story of his first venture into cooking pho, for which he estimated a prep time of 3 to 4 hours. And I thought Ralph Surprise was a time commitment.

First round of golf this year: tomorrow morning. Gotta get to bed. Until next time...
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