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11:19 a.m. - 10/19/2008
Road trip part 2. Charlotte -the beginnig
So we get to Charlotte and get a hotel room and then we go to meet Andre's friend Matt and his gf Marla for dinner and drinks. We had a fun night and every one got super drunk. And I was having an okay time, but the boys were having a great time causing a ruckus in Charlote. Of course the cum conversation came up again and everyone agreed that they do it exceot for matt who was totally on andre's side and grossed out by some of our stories. This drunk guy came to our table and said he wanted to tell us jokes that were totally lame, and then he said something to marla that offended matt so he was ready to fight him and threw the guys wallet across the deck. (The guy put his wallet on the table and told us to take his money since we didnt think his jokes were funny). The guy got kicked out of the bar and stood outside the gate staring at us and taunting matt. But anyway, so in the midst of our "fun" drunkenness we talked about how we were going white water rafting in the morning. big mistake. Becasue Matt amrla and Matt's gay friend ben who had joined us decided they wanted to go too, and kept trying to convince us to stay another night. I was adamently against this because i wanted to go to atlanta and savannah.
So anyway we go back to the hotel and get to bed. Oh and Andre was drunk, so Ryan drove his car back to the hotel and Andre got pissed. he hates when other poeple drive his car. So the next morning we wake up and Andre is all pissy at me and Ryan but we ignore it. We plan to have and early lunch and then go pick up matt and Marla for the white water rafting trip.
We have lunch at this soul food restaurant which was a funny experience. First of all Brenden and Ryan were the only people of no color there and they were definately the only gay people there. The restaurant had a christian radio station broadcasting live form there too. Which if you know us, was quite annoying. So I had to get side items and when i asked if there was meat int he gravy for the potatos the guy told me there wasnt but when i get it and there is ansd try to send it back, he's not getting the fact that i dont eat meat. HE's convinced that I want more meat in the gravy. I have to clearly state I'm a vegetarian so I want something different. As I was struggling to get meat free food at the soul food restaurant, Brenden had a religios experience. he got chicken and waffles and loved it. HE cleared his plate and as he was eating he said "I have seen the light. maybe they're right. God doesnt want me to be gay, and if I can eat like this every day if I turn straight then I will convert rihgt now." it was really funny because as he was inhaling his food that's all he kept saying.
So after the food we went to Matt's thinking we would just pick up him and marla and head out to the white water rafting. We were wrong. We get there and are waiting in the parking lot for like half an hour. During that time we were people watching and across the street there was this old redneck sitting on the porch of a run down house wiht an overgrown lawn smoking a cigarrette and drinking a beer. There was a sign for a car for sale in front of the house so Brenden called the number and in this country accent called and asked to speak to the name of the person on the car. He said he was his cousin Billy bob. The person wanst home, so Brenden left a message. What's funny si that the perosn who answered the phone believed him and took the message.
So Matt calls us and ells us to come in while we wait for marla. So an hour passes and then 2 and then Ryan and I decide that this trip sint going to happen. it's way too alte. And I'm getting pissed that she is taking so long when they knew we wanted to leave early that day to get to atlanta. Ryan and I look on the computer to see how far it is to atlanta and then to savannah and decide to skip the atlanta trip and just head to savannah since its so late. Andre si still being a bitch to us and ignoring what we were saying.
So another hour later Marla finally waltzes in like there's no problem and like we hadnt been waiting 3 hours for us. And wonders why we no longer want to go rafting. We refrain from being bitchy and decide to just go somewheree with them to haev drinks before we leave.
So we get to this little pub and let's see, first lets start with out original waitress. it's this old aldy who seems bitter and annyoed. Andre asks her about special and when she says they have none, Andre orders a bay breeze. She crosses her arms and glatres at him and says that they dont serve that here. "But you said you have a full bar rihgt" Andre asks. But with her arms still crossed she say " I'm sorry but we don't carry that." Andre insists that she ask the bartender so she does and of course she comes back out with our drinks and his bay breeze. The gaggle was being loud and obnoxious as usual and the woman was getting really annoyed. Meanwhile Ryan was in the car changing his clothes and all of a sudden we hear Andre's car alarm going off. I go to the car with the keys to see what's going on and Ryan is sitting in the car not phased by the alarm changing. When I opened the door to turn it off he tells me how annyed he is ythat Andre locked him in the car with the alarm on so when he went to open the door it went off. He also mentions how Andre has not said a word to him since he dorve his car last night. I concurred that Andre has been a bitch and that he was being snippy with me too.
So Ryan and I join the group and once Ryan gets a drink in him, he calls andre out on hsi bitchiness and I do too. Andre swears he hasnt been, but he knew that he really was and was embarrassed about being called out on it so he started acting normal again.
The old woman got sick of us and we got a new waitress, mary, who ryan fell in love with. And she fell in love iwht us too ebcasue we were so muhc fun. She gave us beads and took photos with us, and let Ryan grab her boobs.
So the drama begins as we get drunker. Ryan gets all on this phot kick and is trying to take a picture of Matt and Marla. He gives them instructions on how to pose and when the photo is taken says that matt looks great and did a good job posing, buit that Marla looks horrible and needs work. Yes he said that out loud. He also insulted her boobs and tried to tel her how to pose to make them look bigger becasue they were so small. The he goes to her hair and says it needs a lot of work. She lets the insults go, but everyone is thinking did he really just say that to her. And he keeps at it. Through the hundred or so photos we take Ryan keeps commenting on everyone's ability to strike a nice pose except for marla. He also tells her there is no way that she's a b-bordderline c-cup like she says she is becasue her boobs look way smaller
More photos are taken and Matt lets the gays sit on his lap and kiss him on the cheek and hug him and ryan gets it in his mind that Matt is gay and wants him. So Ryan is shamelessly flirting with him. Matt doesn't mind, but Marla is getting pissed. OF couse she doesnt say anything but we can see it. That on top of Ryan's criticism started getting to her.
A group of corparate looking types in suits came and sat at a table near us and was horrified at our behavior and at our topics of conversation. and was more horrified at the fact that the waitress Mary was joing in the fun any chance she got.
So Matt and Marla are insistent that we go eat at the other place. So we hop in a cab and go there. The cab ride was insane. 6 drunk people piled into a van. Marla sat in the front, I sat in the back with Brenden and Andre and Ryan and Matt sat next to each other in the middle. On the cab ride Ryan continued his shameless flirting and put his hands on Matt's inner thigh. The hugged and cuddled and all kinds of stuf to piss off his girlfriend. Meanwhile I'm a little annoyed becasue it's getting late and I do not want to be stuck in charlotte for antoher ngiht. I think its really selfish of andre to stay in charlotte so that we can spend more time with his friends and totally cut out the oppertunity for us to visit my friends.
But anyway we get to the next bar and marla pulls Matt aside for a private conversation. there is obvious tension there. I ran into them coming out of the bathroom, and she looked like she was about to snap. It was so tense my friendly hello seemed unwelcomed and awkward. They're gone for about 20 minutes and Matt comes back without her looking defeated, although he tried his best to hide it. she wanted to go home and freshen up, he tells us. You know bcause Ryan kept talking about how horrible she looked. Ryan asks for directions on how to get to her house and deicdes he's gonna walk there to help her. When he leaves we determine that Marla is going to murder him and that we'll never see him again. so they're gone for a long time. meanwhile we're getting drunk and Ben comes to join us. I'm annoyed becasue here it is 5 pm and we're still in charlotte. I try to drink away my annyoance.
I have to go now, but I'll continue later and the drama gets out of control next. Marla snapps to say the least Stay tuned for the end of charlotte, our tumultuous journey to savannah and at long last fun in Florida for me with Michelle and Josh
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