Turn up my symphony, man.

I wish I went through my comics bookmarks more often, because I am a week late on what I consider to be one of the funniest Penny Arcade comics ever.

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Today was a day of great things. First off, I got my written test done and tucked away at the DMV and I have an appointment for my drive test for April 6th. I've got a bit of practicing to do before then, but yay.

Then hung out with Bill a bit, did some shopping at the mall (I adore what is going on with skirts this spring!), and checked out Acme Bowl — finally!



We bowled a single game, because they "needed the lane back by six". Our scores were, frankly, miserable. I bowled a 79, and Guillermo did even worse somehow, ending up with a 75. It's weird to bowl at what is essentially a brand new bowling alley, after rolling on the beat up lanes at all the other alleys in town. It was really smooth, and I think that messed up my game a bit. Also, the brand new bowling house balls, with no chips! It was crazy.

The other weird thing about bowling at Acme (aside from the fact that it's the only alley I've been in that's not caked with years of tobacco smoke) is that you don't step up onto the lanes. They're flush with the floor, so it's feels kind of wonky to step directly straight onto the wood surface without stepping up. It also means you can't jump off to do your victory dance, which makes me feel a little ripped off somehow.

Not that I had much cause for victory dancing with a score of 79, mind you.

Afterwards, we headed down to The Fed to hook up with Lynn, and we all got some deliciousness at Red Robin. And hey, it turns out that if you ask nice, they'll mince up a shitload of garlic and put it on your fries! And it's smacktastic! So yay for that and the 25 oz. of beer I had.

After that we drove out to the marina and hung out at the end of the pier like a bunch of miscreants (but nice miscreants) for a while. It was refreshing, but at some point we had to leave because, well, it was cold. And from there we headed home.

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But that's not really the end, because we have further plans for next week. Example: Bill told me about this place called Shorty's that has pinball and hotdogs ("Chicago style is a way of life!" he says) and beer smoothies — or so he swears — so that's on the itinerary.

Lynn also made me swear to call her when I got my work schedule for next week so we can chill again. She's moving up north in May, so we'll be able to hang out a lot more and that makes me super happy.