Friday, May 04, 2007

  • Jon: There's a wall of running water in the bathroom, and I peed right into it.

    Me: Are you sure you're supposed to pee into the running water?

    Jon: Yes. It's the best thing I've ever done.


    There was no “wall of running water” in the ladies room, so I have to take his word for it. We'd been out in a bar with friends and had barely started the car to go home when we got caught in a monumental post-theater traffic jam. After sitting for ten minutes without moving, we impulsively parked again and headed to the X Lounge, a supposedly happening bar. I had a pear mojito, which was tasty, but had too many chopped mint leaves in it. If you're hanging around in a hip spot, do you really need the extra anxiety of worrying about whether you have green bits stuck in your teeth? Charlottesville is small enough that Jon and I are accustomed to running into people we know, or at least people who look familiar, everywhere we go. The X Lounge was populated with striped shirt assholes who all looked like they'd been imported from Amherst, NY*. No one looked even vaguely familiar, but there was one pompous guy  that Jon and I agreed needed a beating.

    *Amherst, NY, a suburb of Buffalo is the soulless town where I spent my adolescence. It has to be one of the worst places to live in the United States, although is frequently touted as one of the best. It's one of those towns that's obsessed with “growth,” the type of town where insurance companies like to build their headquarters in vast office parks with fake lakes. (I linked to the bar b/c there's a relevent blog entry about the assholery in the air.)

    Jon is up for a promotion and had an interview today. Here he is, all dressed up.

Comments (11)

  • KharenZhee
    "Jon: Yes. It's the best thing I've ever done." Haaaaa. Oh, God, I neede that laugh. Thank you, Jon.

    I hope your exams went well! I'm so sorry about what you had to go through six years ago. How scary! Although having to relive some of that while studying it is uncomfortable, your firsthand knowledge will make you and even more keen and empathetic healthcare provider.

    Good luck to Jon! Very dapper!
  • island_mama
    Dudes really have a thing about peeing, don't they?? Rick can't tell you what he had for breakfast on any given day but fondly recalls the scenery of all his most memorable pees.
  • kamomlisa
    Your honey cleans up real nice! Well-dressed and witty. And empty-bladdered! Please let him know we're rooting for his interview to go well. :) Lisa
  • bhodi_rn
    That wall was cool. All silvery and wet. It seemed to cry out 'pee on me!'. I had to obligate and man was I glad I did. Asthetically and physically appealing. Thank god we did not beat them, then I could never return to the pee wall!
  • juliepersons

    What's with guys and their peeing adventures?

    Jon looks very spiffy, hope it goes well!!!
  • Latro331

    Used o go to a bar in Aschaffenburg Germany wthat sported a tiled wall with a gutter running the length of the floor. There was a song back then whose anthem phrase was "P*$$ on he WALL!" We used to sing that as we did our bizness.

    arrr - What is it with pretentious bars that they attract pretentious people? Hmmm... actually - at least this way you KNOW where all the pretentious asshats are gathered - making it relatively safe for you to go elsewhere sans asshatery!

    Such a handsome feller! I still think he would have done well in a black speedo, black dress socks, and black flippies... but that is just me.
  • WisconsinMumsy
    Now I know why I don't go to bars! LOL! Handsome hubby.  Did you do the painting? What kind of "technique" is that? I love it!
  • momofjenmatt
    It sounds like the wall was for viewing. I am concerned Jon has made a mistake. What if other guys saw him to do it, or were they doing it too. I have never heard of a pee wall, but I don't like it. Woamn could never have a pee wall, that's sad.
  • livelaughlovebloom
    Jon is lookin' snazzy!
  • mas88

    There is a wall of water in the Madonna Inn too, in San Luis Obispo CA.  Except, it randomly spouts a downpour, so you have to stand back or else get drenched.

    My best buddy from law school is from Amherst.  He loved it.  But he is also part robot, I think, which changes things significantly.
  • getreal64

    I'm digging the soul patch! 

    How did the interview go?

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