Seattle
Burton snores like chainsaw. At 11:30pm I was tired and wanted to go to sleep but Burton wanted to play trivia for half an hour. Once midnight strikes he’s dead asleep and clear-cutting a mid-size forest. Concerned about overly friendly shady guy I didn’t want to put earplugs in but at 1am I could take it no longer.
The thing is he’s loud enough to still be heard through cheap earplugs and I didn’t bring the good kind. I finally nod off shortly after 1:30am. At 2am I’m woken up from a dream about my ex to Burton’s phone ringing. He’s sleeping right through it so I pick up the phone and it’s a text message from Kam in the next room who felt the need to tell Burton he was going to sleep.
I replied and told him Burton’s been asleep for 2 hours and he’s keeping me up with his snoring. Kam replies that he thinks it’s funny. Sometime after 4am I finally get back to sleep.
About 4 hours later we get up and start our day. We go to Ross where I go on a Kenneth Cole shopping spree. I get 2 belts and a dress shirt for $40 USD. To put that in perspective for the unaware the shirt alone would normally have cost at least $80 CDN.
After that we go to several stores I’m not really interested in but I find the subdued lighting in Hollister to be just about the coolest thing ever. I do get a chance to run in and pick up my game though, for $20, which makes me very happy. Burton, Kam, and Ray take to talking like mentally handicapped people and despite dirty looks from attractive women there’s nothing I can do to convince them to stop.
I know it’s not exactly my backyard but I can’t help but feel profoundly embarrassed and just a little disappointed.
It gets crazy hot out and I have to strip down to a t-shirt as we go to The Cheesecake Factory which has to be just about the coolest place to eat in all of Washington state. I will save the details for I don’t want to ruin the surprise.
Issac joins us and we have a great meal, I’m feeling generous so I cover the $100+ USD bill. Despite their inane chatter mocking the disadvantaged and endless clothes shopping I really am glad that they’re there and that I came. After dinner some more clothes shopping and we walk around a closed Pike Place Market. Ray reveals to us that he has to work at 10pm so we book it back. Along the way is the ubiquitous rousing rendition of Stop.
After dropping Ray off at work Burton took me to the Krispy Kreme. Overall a pretty good trip, hopefully we’ll get the chance for another soon.
The PT Cruiser looks much nicer on the inside.
