Weather: We had a beautiful sunny week but soooo cold. And, for the first week time in months the sun was still out as we entered the Capitol Club!
Attendance: The Terrific Three – Robin was hosting a ‘woman’s dinner’ + Ann.
Drinks: Beers, Bourbon and Vodka.
Update: Mandy and Wendy decided to get the dinner with friend and bitch over with and cleverly chose a Monday knowing no one would want to stay out late, and they chose Bimbo’s thinking how bad can I feel when I’m in Bimbo’s?
Update 2: We felt a bit better at the Capitol Club under its new ownership this week. We had the better waitress (the one who looks and dresses like a cast member of Rent) and we felt a potential to be friendly with the new staff.
Conversation: A run down of crazy people at work. Mandy and Ann, as usual, had the best stories. We heard about the boat show Mandy and Wendy went too last weekend and about Steve getting ready to sail on their boat.
That’s all I’m remembering right now. I must have blocked out the rest of it being so distraught without Robin there -
Monday, January 28, 2008
Tuesday, January 22, 2008
Back to the Capitol
Weather: cold, cold, cold – but a tiny bit of light left as we walked to the Capitol Club.
Attendance: The 4 and special guest Allison, a 6th grade teacher at Jerry and Robin’s school
Drinks: Beers, vodkas, bourbons and gins.
The Venue: So, the owners of 1 year ago sold to another owner who took over last week. They have not changed the interior, which is good. They have cut down the happy hour menu of drinks, which is slightly bad. They now have a Spanish food menu which may be good or bad, and they have a whole new staff which sucks because we miss Amber and the regular bartender girl. Our new waitress was eager and bubbly, though slightly clueless about waitressing it seemed, and a second waitress was dressed like one of the cast members of Rent, Mandy pointed out. We are all still skeptical but relieved they didn’t mess things up with a bad re-model.
Dishin’ Dirt: Mandy posed a social dilemma that we really needed Sarah to solve. The long short: a bitch at work that is always a bitch to Mandy is somewhat friendly with another friendly friend at work, got me? The friendly friend wants the 4 of them: Wendy, Mandy, friendly friend and bitch woman to get together for dinner or something. Mandy not only does not like bitch woman but thinks she is a do nothing bad teacher and wants out. Always kind Wendy figures, hell I like going out to dinner, can’t be that bad. Allison became Mandy’s instant friend by telling her to ditch the bitch dinner and figure out a way to get her ass dumped as a teacher to save the students.
Allison told us of her own wish to ditch the ass of a teacher she is teaming with because he does nothing and is too mean to Allison. Mandy and Allison had a lot to bond over.
Your advise for Mandy?
If I Had a Hammer: We left the Capitol Club somewhat early so Mandy and Wendy could help Jerry hang a beautiful new (and first) piece of framed art. It is a gorgeous print of Edward Hopper’s “New York Movie” and it was expertly hung by Wendy and Mandy. Yes, I am too lame to hang a picture . . . which is not a surprise at all, is it?
Attendance: The 4 and special guest Allison, a 6th grade teacher at Jerry and Robin’s school
Drinks: Beers, vodkas, bourbons and gins.
The Venue: So, the owners of 1 year ago sold to another owner who took over last week. They have not changed the interior, which is good. They have cut down the happy hour menu of drinks, which is slightly bad. They now have a Spanish food menu which may be good or bad, and they have a whole new staff which sucks because we miss Amber and the regular bartender girl. Our new waitress was eager and bubbly, though slightly clueless about waitressing it seemed, and a second waitress was dressed like one of the cast members of Rent, Mandy pointed out. We are all still skeptical but relieved they didn’t mess things up with a bad re-model.
Dishin’ Dirt: Mandy posed a social dilemma that we really needed Sarah to solve. The long short: a bitch at work that is always a bitch to Mandy is somewhat friendly with another friendly friend at work, got me? The friendly friend wants the 4 of them: Wendy, Mandy, friendly friend and bitch woman to get together for dinner or something. Mandy not only does not like bitch woman but thinks she is a do nothing bad teacher and wants out. Always kind Wendy figures, hell I like going out to dinner, can’t be that bad. Allison became Mandy’s instant friend by telling her to ditch the bitch dinner and figure out a way to get her ass dumped as a teacher to save the students.
Allison told us of her own wish to ditch the ass of a teacher she is teaming with because he does nothing and is too mean to Allison. Mandy and Allison had a lot to bond over.
Your advise for Mandy?
If I Had a Hammer: We left the Capitol Club somewhat early so Mandy and Wendy could help Jerry hang a beautiful new (and first) piece of framed art. It is a gorgeous print of Edward Hopper’s “New York Movie” and it was expertly hung by Wendy and Mandy. Yes, I am too lame to hang a picture . . . which is not a surprise at all, is it?
Tuesday, January 15, 2008
You're Fired!
See Mandy's post below about last Friday - You get double vision this weel into the conversation. And Mandy remembered Jo's firing story better than I.
Week 2 at 611. Still great ambiance but Matt was on vacation.
Weather: another week of rain, rain, rain
Attendance: The Fantastic Four + Ann and introducing Jo (Wendy’s work friend)
Drinks: Beers for the Evergreen Jr. Crowd, Gimlets for Robin and Jerry and Fancy Bourbon Drink for Ann
You’re Fired: We each told stories of jobs we were fired from. Mandy’s sister and Jerry were both fired from being campus security people – Jerry for being caught twice at parties drinking will on duty. Robin was fired from a waitressing job for switching shifts without telling the power-mad manager. Jo was fired from a secretarial job at a car dealership after dealing with some insane costumer (I forgot the details). Ann was merely laid-off from a start-up in the early ‘00s. Mandy and Wendy have a clean record.
And you two? Any one fired?
Insane Siblings: We got onto this topic after Ann’s crazy stories about her sister’s visit. We all dubbed Mary’s crimes as outrageously rude, inconsiderate and immature – like talking on her cell phone constantly to her friends and making rude comments about the places Ann was going out of her way to take her and about Ann herself. Mandy sympathized having an occasionally equally self-indulgent, self-centered sister. And of course you know about my brother and Wendy’s sister. My guess is you both could have added much in the way of sibling material.
Next week – Return to the Capitol Club?
Week 2 at 611. Still great ambiance but Matt was on vacation.
Weather: another week of rain, rain, rain
Attendance: The Fantastic Four + Ann and introducing Jo (Wendy’s work friend)
Drinks: Beers for the Evergreen Jr. Crowd, Gimlets for Robin and Jerry and Fancy Bourbon Drink for Ann
You’re Fired: We each told stories of jobs we were fired from. Mandy’s sister and Jerry were both fired from being campus security people – Jerry for being caught twice at parties drinking will on duty. Robin was fired from a waitressing job for switching shifts without telling the power-mad manager. Jo was fired from a secretarial job at a car dealership after dealing with some insane costumer (I forgot the details). Ann was merely laid-off from a start-up in the early ‘00s. Mandy and Wendy have a clean record.
And you two? Any one fired?
Insane Siblings: We got onto this topic after Ann’s crazy stories about her sister’s visit. We all dubbed Mary’s crimes as outrageously rude, inconsiderate and immature – like talking on her cell phone constantly to her friends and making rude comments about the places Ann was going out of her way to take her and about Ann herself. Mandy sympathized having an occasionally equally self-indulgent, self-centered sister. And of course you know about my brother and Wendy’s sister. My guess is you both could have added much in the way of sibling material.
Next week – Return to the Capitol Club?
Saturday, January 12, 2008
Belated Anniversary Edition Photos + special as-yet-unseen pix
Mandy in a boat. Yes, she tipped over and filled it with water, but look at that smile!!!!
Here is a mystery guest- not at Capitol Club, but in Port Townsend for a "Girls' Weekend!"
Yes, it's still dark out during our weekly rendezvous.
"Isn't Jerry cute and funny?"
Can you believe it's been 7 years? God, I need a drink.1/11/08
Attendance: The Fantastic Four, plus Ann, and Jo (colleague of W & M)
Drinks: Beer for W, M, Jo. GIMLETS for Jerry and Robin. Ann had a tall, bourbon cocktail meant to wipe away the residue of her sister's toxic visit... "Hello? Yes, pretty much a bitch. Bitchy all the time... " Ann's thoughts: "I'm sitting right here!! I can hear you!!"
Conversation: Dan re-did his room, so now we sleep in there. Which brings me to the most important part-- We have a perfectly serviceable GUEST ROOM for post-welcome-home-party crashing. Let us know when we should schedule said Welcome Home Party.
Awesome story: Robin had an adventurously "fortified" coffee breakfast and gloriously corporate wine with lunch-- not on the weekend!
She has also been fired from a job (not teaching)!! So has Jerry AND Jo (who told her boss to F- Off)!! Mandy and Wendy are "goody-two-shoes" as it turns out.
Enjoy Yourselves!! We miss you!!
Tuesday, January 8, 2008
Call 6-1-1
Place: The 611 bar will be the Teachers’ Cocktails location until further notice. The Capitol Club is under reconstruction. Let us pray.
Weather: It’s Seattle. It’s January. Guess.
Attendance: The Fantastic Four
Drinks: Beers for Mandy and Wendy before running off to Marlin’s birthday, a fancy 611 bourbon cocktail for Robin and and Old Fashion for Jerry with Vanessa in mind. (Then Robin and Jerry stayed for one more to talk with Matt, their favorite bartender.)
Conversation: New Year’s recounts and watching the Space Needle fireworks go hay-wire, some talk about goofy students, wondering and jealously about you two in Paris, some talk about “The Catcher in the Rye” and some counting down until our next day off – MLK Day in January. Then Robin and Jerry talk for a long time with Matt the bartender who told us he was getting married.
Sarah: As of my posting time it looks like Clinton is going to win by 3 or so points in NH and McCain won pretty big over Romney with Huckabee pretty far back in 3rd. Wow! This election will make for some good drama!
Weather: It’s Seattle. It’s January. Guess.
Attendance: The Fantastic Four
Drinks: Beers for Mandy and Wendy before running off to Marlin’s birthday, a fancy 611 bourbon cocktail for Robin and and Old Fashion for Jerry with Vanessa in mind. (Then Robin and Jerry stayed for one more to talk with Matt, their favorite bartender.)
Conversation: New Year’s recounts and watching the Space Needle fireworks go hay-wire, some talk about goofy students, wondering and jealously about you two in Paris, some talk about “The Catcher in the Rye” and some counting down until our next day off – MLK Day in January. Then Robin and Jerry talk for a long time with Matt the bartender who told us he was getting married.
Sarah: As of my posting time it looks like Clinton is going to win by 3 or so points in NH and McCain won pretty big over Romney with Huckabee pretty far back in 3rd. Wow! This election will make for some good drama!
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