Most of the time, being the fifth wheel in SD was perfectly fine. However, every once in a while it was … difficult being single when in the presence of two, cute, adorable, wonderful, and totally-in-love couples. This is the a large part of the reason I chose to not go skiing; I needed the me time. However, now orangejello and I are in that position and I’m sure that objectively, he and I with our respective girlfriends are just as nauseatingly precious. So just what do we do on our double-dates?
For New Year’s Eve, we went to a bar on H St. in NE DC, Palace of Wonders, for a burlesque show. Yes, burlesque, though more carnival-sideshow than Gypsy Rose. There was some very impressive sword swallowing and fire eating by performers Tyler Fire and Thrill Kill Jill. The bar was extremely packed and somewhat cold. It is decorated with, appropriately, carnival sideshow posters, paintings, and things like a stuffed unicorn head. I consider it one of the best dive bars in the city, in part because its location isn’t generally that safe.
The four of us also saw Sherlock Holmes together this weekend. It was an excellent buddy cop movie that happens to be set in Victorian England. Robert Downey Jr. & Jude Law have solid chemistry, and Guy Richie seems to be regaining his focus as a director. Word is that the two actors helped their director get back up on the horse following the divorce from Madonna; one can only imagine what carousing ensued. There is a blatant set up for a sequel, but as a whole the plot was tight and the pacing good. We went out for grilled chicken afterward.
So generally, outside of work, things are quite good. I am now too tired to write further, or to make my writing prettier.