Lisa and Bridget

Normally this post would be used to go over the details of the previous weekend. However, this weekend, nothing overly interesting happened. So why post? Thursday, oh yes, Thursday.

Melissa and I went to the Killers concert at Stubb's on Thursday and for the most part it was a typical Stubb's concert. The only difference was we made friends with the random people next to us. Melissa says this happens all the time, but this was new territory for me. They asked if we wanted to go out with them after show, and after initially refusing, we caved and went down to Sixth. Keep in mind this is a Thursday night and I have work the next day and this is something I don't ever do. Clearly Jerry's Germany trip has been a bad influence on me.

Lisa, having been to Austin before, wanted to show her friend Bridget, who had never been to Austin before, a good time and decided we should start the night off with Sake Bombs. So we found some Sushi place on Sixth that I didn't even know existed, sat down at the bar, and did Sake Bombs, two of them, on a Thursday night, with two girls I barely know. We left the Sushi place and they didn't have any idea where to go next so I suggested Lovejoy's. They said they were OK with beer so we went. Bridget tried some oddly name IPA, which she didn't like but drank anyway, and Lisa didn't want something hard so ordered a Woodchuck, which she didn't finish because it was too sweet, and then in trying to pass it to Bridget, spilled it right down Bridget's pants. Bridget's response was to grab what was left of Melissa's beer and pour in on Lisa. It was part fight, part friends having a good night out. Things quieted down a little while we sipped mixed drinks ordered to max out the tab. After that they wanted to get more shots so I figured Cheers Shot Bar was as good a place as any. Bridget ordered some flaming shot with butterscotch schnapps for the four of us and it was about this time I decided I needed to stop drinking in order to drive home. Our two new friends had a few more drinks while flirting with the bartender while I ordered water after water and chowed down on pretzels. Eventually, we all decided we were done for the evening and Melissa and I offered to give them a ride back to their hotel. After some protest they accepted and we proceeded to walk the five blocks to the car. Well, Melissa and I walked; Bridget and Lisa stumbled while being supported by the two of us. We made it to the hotel, exchanged phone numbers, and went our separate ways.

Best random night out ever!