Tony's Treehouse Blog

Meet the Girlfried

Chere: my friend from almost 2 years ago. Over the past 4-5 months we had gotten increasingly better friends. About twice a month or so we would head to Visions for cheap drinks, cheap laughs and lots of fun. She has become one of my best going out fun buddies. We go out and do what you're SUPPOSED to do when you go out, have fun!

Akilah: New girlfriend whom I've known of her for about the same amount of time. Our friendship didn't really pop off until last Fall. Over time, a sprained ankle and many buckets of KFC we have gotten a whole lot closer. Me and Kiki are on a whole different level.

For the longest time people have been like, omg, has your gf ever MET Chere?? And I'm like, nope, not yet. However, I wasn't hiding Chere from my gf either. Nor was I hiding my gf from Chere. Yes Chere is a model, but so what? Before that she is good friend. And just cause she has a slamming body, we can't be friends while I have a gf? Bullshit, I say! Finally they meet! Wooohaaa! About damned time. And no there wasn't any war. There wasn't any drama.

People crack me up.

Me sad.

Asaunta flew out today.

And I am not happy to see her go. I knew that having someone in my space would eventually work my nerves. Frankly I've gotten used to the quiet, save for the TV and occasional guest. So may be it is another good reason for her to be here.

Before she got here I was concerned for a whole host of reasons. Would she enjoy herself. Would we get along for being in such close proximity, because we had NEVER *lived* together. Well there was that week in my car driving back East. haha! Would our personalities co-exist ok. Overall it was a really good experience. I would have done some things differently, but hindsight is alway 20/20.

I am reminded that I really AM only child. That I really don't alway play nice with others. And that despite any concsious and concerted efforts on my part, my 'niceness and consideration' do have limits.

I miss you Asaunta.

Sidebar Saga Continued!

I love Visions. Let me qualify that statement, I love Visions during the week. During the week the bartenders are more attentive (duh, less people), the floor isn't crowded with a bunch of people trying to *be seen*. That and Thursday nights have become the Chere&Tony Downtown Show! haha! Another reason why Visions is awesome is because we drink well, for not a whole lot of money. I've said this a million times, read it in Maxim and other magazines...if you want good service, tip the bartender well. It doesn't matter if they're of the opposite sex. And if you can, go in on a night where there's little traffic. The bartender will remember your face, more likely to strike up conversation and the next time you roll in you'll get faster service and better drinks. Mark my words. The tab for me and Chere averages about $20 that includes 6 shots, 4 well drinks and a couple of beers. Hooked. Up. One last thing, if you're a guy you had better be super hot when talking smack with the beautiful bartender. And heed her body language because 9 times out of 10 you're just making yourself look like an ass.

Tonight was especially funny. I showed up there by myself and Chere was not that far behind. I settled on a beer because I wasn't quite sure what I wanted to drink yet. To my left are these 2 guys talking to my favorite bartender, this incredibly hot blond with a damned Engineering degree and asking her these juvenile questions like, "can you get your rocks off missionary style." She looks at me, I look back at her and we both just shrug and laugh. These these 2 Grade A A-holes start talking loudly about the 4 women to my right. I'm in the middle of the dudes and the women so I can clearly hear what they were saying because the guys are NOT being subtle about it. They are loudly asking each other, "Hey man, you think that dark haired on is Mexican?" "I dunno man, but I would hit that" "Naw braw, I like the taller one she looks like she'd get it on good."

Then Chere walks in. She walks by me and didn't see me. But the dudes to my left saw her, and I can hear them go, "oh man, look at her, she's my next gf" "damn look at that body". At which point Chere turns around and sees me and walks to me...

...and the one dude is like, oh man please don't kick my ass. I tell Chere what happened at we both fall out laughing...haha! I tell them she's JUST my friend, but even if she was my gf I would've done the same thing and let them fuck up b/c it was funny to watch lol.

So the taller of the 2 dudes, emboldened by the fact that me and Chere are just friends starts with the questions. And the dude is asking hella personal questions at that...are you single...how old are you...do you have kids...have you ever been divorced...what sexual position gets you off...and I'm just sitting their laughing inside. Then my boy breaks out with, "you must be lesbian or something and not like men". Whoa, whoa! Chere gets HOT and starts to tell him off. The dude is like, you must be gay or hate men or something to be that hot and not have a bf and blah blah. And Chere lays in on him some more.

I look at the dude and tell him, "you had her with your interest and questions, but you completely crashed and burned when you broke out with that shit." He's all, oh man, is there anyway for me to recover?? I go, "sorry man, you're in a flat tail spin and cannot recover- you killed goose!"

Next to Chere is this other girl Julia who has been listening to this exchange and is appalled. Me being my social whorish self, I encourage her to sit with us and share what she thinks. At which point the dude's wingman starts to pick up on Julia. And HE starts giving her shit, telling her she's too cold, distant and what not. And Julia is like, so because I'm not falling for your lame ass lines I'm cold? Me and Chere told them all, we're going across the street to Sidebar and that Julia should come. Secretly we're hoping this to jagg off's don't come either. The party moved over to Sidebar and it was good times for all.

Ugh. Work the next day sucks ass!

Asaunta Flies In!

Yay!! Asaunta is here!! Time to initiate the fact finding mission!! Woohaa!!

Sidebar

Tonight was Chere's birthday. And oddly enough the first time we've ever met despite knowing *of* each other for almost a year. I walk into Visions and I HEAR her before I see her. haha! She and her girlfriends got an early start on the drinking for damned sure. And we pick up like it's nothing. Like we've known each other forever and a day. Well, as they say, when in Rome...haha!

It was a fun ass time, save for the fact that I got stuck splitting the tab between me and her bf. What kinda shit is that?? I didn't say anything at the time because it was the chica's birthday. That would be poor taste. But yea the bf, somehow rubs me the wrong way. He's too smooth, seeming to be looking around too much like he's waiting for someone...it's just weird. How do you tell someone you have reservations about their bf? That's some serious friend-ending shit right there. So I keep quiet. If she asks later, I'll say something.