A Good Little Weekend
Wednesday, January 3, 2007
Friday: Nick picked me up from work an hour early, and we went and rented a couple games for the xbox 360 that he had borrowed from his in-laws. Sarah cooked us some food and Kendal, Nick, and I played Fight Night 3 all night long. Well, actually Kendal read while I embarrassed Nick in Fight Night (the same way I used to embarrass Shane in Madden).
Saturday: Slept most of the day but woke up in time to catch the last half of Rocky 4 and some football.
Sunday: Due to our future church plans Kendal decided to show me his old stomping grounds at Watermark, where we got an entertaining rundown of the Old Testament. After church we went to a little place called the Corner Bar. We first visited this place when 5K, Drew, and the other Haug were in town. Between the 6 Burgers and 6 Beers for about $15, and the amazingly passionate fans that come from all over the country to watch their team, it really is the perfect setting to watch 3 football games at the same time. The best part about this place though is the friendly atmosphere that starts with a gentleman named Ralph. He gave us an over the top greeting at the door, told us all about the TVs and channels that they offer, the best combo deals on the menu, the rules about fighting (even offered legal counsel if we were to follow the rules in the case of a fight), the rules on seating arrangements and game preferences, and all the necessary info regarding the SMU girls that come occasionally. Ralph is about 50 years old, lives next door to the bar, and doesn’t actually work there but is just a “regular” (We didn’t figure this out until right before we left). Real nice guy though, maybe a little drinking problem, but real nice guy.
New years sort of snuck up on us this year so we didn’t have much of a plan to celebrate. A little last minute we discussed going to San Saba for some hunting or to Shreveport for some gambling, but we ended up just going to the Gingerman for some darts (Drew, the Gingerman has Left Handed Milk Stout on tap). It was a regularly entertaining night until we met Samir, an awesome cocky Indian dude. Samir, having moved to the States from India to go to college, was still getting adjusted to the Western culture I guess you could say. He approached us looking for some information about the game of darts, like point systems, technique, jargon, and this type of stuff. He was a nice guy and we talked to him awhile before he asked to join our game. This wasn’t really possible since it was a two person game and we had already started but we told him some of the rules and let him participate as if he was playing. This got a little awkward towards the end of the game when he started to realize that we weren’t actually keeping his score, but it wasn’t too big a deal. Samir made for some really good entertainment because he was all about the American ladies and had some ridiculous confidence. He was using the New Years occasion cleverly by asking every girl he noticed about their New Year’s Resolutions. It was working better than you would think, but still overall pretty poorly. His best line throughout the night though was when a couple of girls asked if we were in line to play darts and he responded with “no, we’re in line for girls”. This sort of embarrassed Kendal and then we left soon after. Before leaving though, we invited him to join us on our busy New Years day plans. He seemed intrigued but didn’t end up calling until about 4 the next day, so he missed out. I have a feeling we will be seeing Samir again though.
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posted by benbox @ 8:24 AM,
4 Comments:
Ok, this needs to stop. If by embarrass you really mean that I beat you so bad we had to start a career mode just so we won't be fighting against each other, well, then I can agree with your statement.
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By the way, so good of you to post something. I was going to propose y'all change the name of your blog to "The Haug Chronicles."
| Jan 4, 2007, 10:27:00 AM
Ben you need to check out my latest blog. It's about you.
Posted by
Krista | Jan 9, 2007, 3:12:00 PM
http://two14sw.blogspot.com/
Posted by | Jan 9, 2007, 3:50:00 PM
box your next visit to austin will be the most over anticipated event in history, exceeded possibly only by the fall of the roman empire and the invention of electricity. next time you decide to tell us you're coming three weekends in a row we'll know not to hold our breaths until about six weeks later. also the draught haus recently acquired milk stout on tap also, how glorious.
Posted by the drew | Jan 22, 2007, 5:50:00 PM
The Authors
Kendal Haug
Kendal is a graduate of the University of Texas in Austin and most recently earned his Masters in Biblical Studies from Dallas Theological Seminary. He works for Bible.org and likes to think he knows how to play the guitar. His man-crushes include, but are not limited to: Ryan Adams, Donald Miller, Ray LaMontagne, Neil Young, Vince Young, and of course The Box.
Ben Box
Box, is a recent graduate of Texas A&M University and currently works for Medco Construction building hospitals and being important. Ben loves paying lots of money on broken down Jeeps and has a propensity for getting Kendal into trouble.
About This Blog
This is a multi-author blog devoted to the happenings of two bachelors living it up in Big D. We will record the daily nonsense that occurs when 2 life-long friends live together in the same apartment and have no shame, sense of fashion, or chance of meeting a girl in the next 10 years.
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