Friday night! My Pulp Fiction "party"! - mostly just involved drinking with my couchsurfers.
Ty lost his wallet today on the bus going to downtown. Dean bought fireworks in Chinatown; we were setting them off in the B of A parking lot! INSANITY.
Andy & Ben were planning to go back to a hostel in Hollywood tonight.
My swedish neighbors (Carolina and Hanna) came in as we [me, Brian, Marissa, Michelle, and Ben] were walking out to catch the movie. I gave high 5's to everyone in line. Michelle and Ben and I left early (we were kinda tipsy and loud and I spilled popcorn; we snuck in Malibu & Pepsi to drink during the film). Michelle and Ben left back for Orange County; Brian and Marissa stayed over. Andy and Bene disappeared to stay with the Swedish girls.
Saturday. Had to wake everyone up for SD, because our ride (Mimi) was going to pick us up at 10am. People didn't seem too energetic.
The drive down was hella long. There was traffic most of the way from Torrance all through Orange County to Encinitas. It took 4 hours. We stopped for Tommy's along the way. Dean was feeling kinda hung over so he didn't take too well to it.
We arrived in warm and sunny Mission Beach. Alex was working at his bar, so he gave me the key to let us settle into his apt (which is a very chill pad). Mike then arrived and we hung out the rest of the day, walking up the beach all the way to Pacific Beach (where we had good burritos/fish tacos at Taco Surf). Then walked back and kept relaxing at the apt and drinking beers. Alex's roommate (can't remember his name right now) works as a sort of sound tech for events/concerts at local bars and venues. They have a cool iguana (red flared dragon or something like that) named Champ. They also have a sick mural painted on their wall - "Mission Beach" in stylized graffiti!
The Aussies didn't want to go downtown, just stayed in MB instead, so Mike and I headed downtown. We actually walked all the way to Ocean Beach (maybe 2-3 miles) then caught a bus to old town and hopped on the trolley (for free heheh) into downtown. There was a concert by the band Air that just let out. Neither Mike nor I was dressed, so we just went to a couple super casual places. There are real nice looking dressy lounges though - next time! The Aussie bar (Bondi) wasn't even open! So we stopped by Dick's last resort (tacky like Hooters but more depressing) and ended up at an Irish pub. We spent the evening chatting with two girls, Lindsey and Stephanie (she's a food chemist!). We grabbed a taxi back to MB - $25. There were people coming in and out of the apartment the whole night - it's a social magnet of a place. Drinks, smoking... all living the chilled out 20-something lifestyle. Man, such a good life! Ty and Dean loved it.
Oh yeah: As the taxi dropped Mike and I off, we saw a guy who looked kinda like Dean puking in the alley. I said, "hey, at least it's [definitely] not Dean". Well, two minutes later, Dean stumbles into the apartment after us, having just puked in the alley. Hahah, it was him! He passed out quickly on the floor and was snoring really loudly. I burned the tip of my thumb with a lighter. Mike passed out sitting up on the couch.
Sunday was chill. We stayed in Mission Beach. Mike left around 11am. I walked along the bay shore a couple times and walked down to the south end of the beach. Ty and Kelby seemed stressed from the trip so far, so I gave them some distance. It was warm and sunny, about 76 degrees, as perfect as the weather could possibly be. We grabbed food at a beachfront casual dining restaurant, Dean was checking out... the dogs. There was a gorgeous pitbull puppy. We saw some pimped-out cars with hydraulics cruisin at the beach. There were a lot of bikers too. My cell phone died, but I at least was able to text Mimi. She picked us up at 6:30, after we met Jackie (who's flirty but in the mean big-sister way) from Utah originally, and Dean and I hung out at her place and played a game of beer pong. Dean was really reluctant, and that just put a damper on the whole game. I was also tired as well.
The drive back was quick, no traffic. Good chatting. Mimi's cool. She took us to Roscoe's! Though the Aussies enjoyed it, they needed some wholesome, healthy food. I paid for the trip, they're paying me back by cleaning my apartment when we return.
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