However, that all changed with the arrival of Pauly, the magic table. My roommate Todd had been wanting a dining room table for quite some time and a few weeks ago he found one on Craig's List for a good price, so we all chipped in for it. Todd and Seth then spent a week or so sanding that thing like crazy and applying about nine coats of polyurethane (hence the name Pauly). When it was all sparkly and shiny and finished, we invited some friends over for dinner to inaugurate the table on January 20, 2008. That might be the most significant date in history since March 31, 1854, when Commodore Matthew Perry 'opened' Japan to the West, because it 'opened' our apartment to the world. Since then we have had friends over for a Lost season premiere party and a Groundhog Day screening of, you guessed it, Groundhog Day. And it's all thanks to Pauly.
(Pauly, with Lost-related foodstuffs I prepared for the season premiere party)I've never really lived anywhere that was a popular spot for gatherings, shindigs, or hootenannies (well, unless you count my summers at the Ohio Light Opera, where I always seemed to be placed in the big party house), so I for one welcome the dawn of the Pauly Era.
6 comments:
Hooray! I love it already. Bookmarked it is.
Dang Brian, for just starting your blog you already have a ton of entries. You were a born blogger.
Welcome to the world of blogging! I hope Pauly ushers in many more exciting events for you and your roommates. He's looking great.
Congratulations on your blog yet another step your digital upgrade. I must say you have made many big changes since leaving UT. Cell phone, blog, Facebook. Just please don't start typing in emoticons, acronyms, and with the caps lock on.
BTW - Click on the Handicapped symbol on next to the word verification field when you get a chance. It's weird.
What a perfect example of an annoying acronym that just makes your writing look bad. ;) HAHAHAHA
Great entries! And thanks for the shout out--I feel cool. I look forward to learning about how your day-to-day life is and reading your always entertaining take on your world.
I am so privileged to have been a participant in "the opening" of your apartment. I just hope you can all keep an open mind and not retreat back into your hermit ways:)
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