Jetpack Monkey Meets a Social Life: An Incredible Adventure

[jetpack_monkey]

So I might be actually doing something with myself non-coffeehouse related tonight. I was at the Willow House last night when one of the baristas handed me a flyer for a show (featuring bands with names like "Andrew Jackson Jihad") and told me that I was absolutely going. I balked a bit, at which point Cute!Barista turned around and explained that my lame excuses did not work and that I would be attending this show.

I should explain Cute!Barista. Cute!Barista is a really awesome Willow House employee who I flirt with incessantly and who flirts back, also incessantly. She's very cool, likes horror movies, and is originally from Iowa. She's about the only flirtation I allow, since it falls under the "Barista Will Not Date You" clause of the social coffeehouse contract, so I'm not in any fear of breaking my no-dating vow, which is running through to at least December 1st.

I did, however, make an ass of myself at that point and asked her if she was going, with the right amount of inflection that indicated that this was the deal-breaker. She deadpanned that she would, in fact, be there in a monkey costume doing a belly-dance. I can't tell if she was joking but I sure hope not. That is the hottest thing ever.

I'm still sort of back and forth about whether I'm actually going or not. I have this whole problem with large crowds. At 6'7", I always have the feeling that I'm sticking out, that everything I'm doing is being magnified. Being around that many people tends to make me extremely self-conscious. On the other hand, I've been looking to see a gig, so to speak, for ages.

We shall see.

Comments

[hjcallipygian.livejournal.com]

You are a mad genius, Nate. The world NEEDS this story.

[jetpack-monkey.livejournal.com]

I really agree. I'll start sketching out the details. It'll be easy to write because I know cheese-mo horror so very well.

[jetpack-monkey.livejournal.com]

By the way, airawyn and I have determined that you're coming out to San Diego for ComicCon in July. You cannot resist us.

[hjcallipygian.livejournal.com]

oOo, that sounds like fun. I haven't been to San Diego since 2000, and that was a conference for a job I had then. It was not a true San Diego experience.

When is Comic-Con, exactly? July's actually a pretty good travel month for me.

[jetpack-monkey.livejournal.com]

July 14-17, if I remember correctly.

http://www.comic-con.org - I'm going. airawyn is going. veggiebelle will be there. Joss hasn't missed a year in a while, although he's usually a late announcement and I can't guarantee anything. We have a whole bunch of Buffy obsessed friends who are going.

[hjcallipygian.livejournal.com]

That sounds pretty rad. I've never actually been to a con before. I'm not entirely sure what it entails, to be perfectly honest with you. =)

I'm leaving to go to Colorado to snowboard tomorrow morning. Don't know when I'll be able to get internet before Sunday. Hopefully I won't break anything while I'm there; I'm a bit injury-prone when I'm on skis or a snowboard. Probably has something to do with being a bit reckless.

[jetpack-monkey.livejournal.com]

That sounds rad. I haven't been to Colorado in forever. And hey, same time zone and everything.

Oh, and I've received a message stating that your Super-Spy Ex will send rabbits after you if you don't come to Comic-Con .

[hjcallipygian.livejournal.com]

Rabbits? Run away! Run away!

I think it sounds totally fun. Are you planning on getting a hotel, or do you have friends you're going to stay with? If you're getting a hotel, I'd like to stay in the same place if possible just to make things easier. It would suck to get lost, and considering I get lost *everywhere*, it would be pretty inevitable otherwise.

Last time I was in Colorado was two winters ago. I went snowboarding and bruised two ribs on my digital camera the first day (it was in a pocket and I fell forward), but kept snowboarding and ended up with The Great Ass Bruise of 2002, which was the size of my fist and black for two weeks. I have pictures.

[jetpack-monkey.livejournal.com]

I have a couple options for the stay, but a hotel is looking like the most tempting at this point if I can get a roomie or two.

[hjcallipygian.livejournal.com]

Chalk me up for roomie-ness. I'm good.

[jetpack-monkey.livejournal.com]

Sweet. I shot veggiebelle an e-mail about good places to stay.

[hjcallipygian.livejournal.com]

Great. I check my LJ listed e-mail every day that I'm not in another state where I can't get to the internet, so if you want to e-mail me instead of using LJ comments, that's cool. =) It's hj.diablo at gmail.com.