What a Night
Well tonight was interesting. In my quest to get into shape, I adopted a workout buddy. He and I work out at the gym three days a week and in addition to that, we get together whenever the mood strikes us. Around 8 pm I decided that I was hot (It’s high 90s, no AC) and bored, so I asked workout buddy (WB) if he wanted to go to the gym. He said he did, but that he wasn’t available until 9:30, and seeing as how our gym is stupid and closes Fridays at 9, we would have to go for a walk. I didn’t really feel like carrying around my gargantuan key ring, so I left my front door unlocked. So, after our 2 mile walk (it was still 80-something out) WB and I decided we would like to put our feet in the pool. When we got there we encountered two really sweet, really drunk adults who assured us that they would be leaving soon so that the two of us could get “intimate”. WB and I were a little freaked out about this as we had just met on Monday, but whatever.
The couple, Jan and Darcie, were super sweet and the four of us talked for a half hour or so before the pool lights shut off. Apparently, the lights turn off at 11, so the four of us were left scrambling in the dark for our things. Jan and Darcie couldn’t find their keys, so WB and I stayed behind to scour the area for them. After locating them, J&D (Jan and Darcie) invited us to their place for a drink. They seemed like a totally sweet couple, so we went. After about an hour or so of socializing and being fed rum and cokes, WB and I decided that it was time to leave, so we all exchanged numbers and said goodbye. WB and I went our separate ways and when I got to my apartment I saw that the porch light was off, which was a bad sign as I had left it on. I started to panic because I lived on the second floor, had no keys, no phone and no idea how to break in.
I opened the screen door and tried the doorknob; sure enough it was locked. Shit. So I began knocking and ringing the door bell. A few minutes pass and I hear nothing from inside the apartment other than the echo of my futile attempts. Shit. What in the hell am I going to do?!? After a few more minutes of more and more aggressive attempts, I decided it was time for plan B. I tried to remove the screen from the front, but it turns out it was quite sturdy and I couldn’t see any way of removing it without breaking it, and honestly, I don’t have enough money to replace it. That and I really don’t want to have to deal with my landlords. So, I moved on to plan C.
The landlords have friends that live on the other side of the complex, probably less than a quarter mile away. At this point I have absolutely no idea what time it is, and the only hope I have is that these people are awake and/or open the door and have a key to my apartment. On the way there I spotted a naked woman briskly walking to her car. I wonder if she was having the same kind of night that I was. Anyway, I get to their apartment and all the lights are out. Shit. I am out of options, so I ring the door and someone I’ve never seen before answers the door. After explaining my predicament, he told me I had one of two options. 1) I could stay there (which was sweet, but every sleepable surface was taken and I really don’t know these people that well… and could you imagine trying to explain that to your boyfriend? Oh, well, I got locked out, so I just spent the night with the guys… no) 2) The guy would wake up someone who knew me. I asked him to wake one of them up and promised that I would buy everyone in the house a beer. Luckily, one of the people had a key to my place, so I was able to get in… and only a little after 1 a.m. I feel bad because I had promised to call Matt (he’s away for 6 weeks for an internship) but clearly that all got a bit sidetracked. I called anyway because I don’t like to break promises and unsurprisingly, he did not pick up.
All this just added to my growing frustration with life as it seems that at every turn something goes wrong. Whatever. I am over it and I am sweaty and I am in need of a shower!! I’ll write later about what has been going on in my every day life, but I figured I would fill ya’ll in on what went on tonight. Hasta homies.
