Tuesday, November 30, 2010

"COULDN'T MAKE IT UP IF I TRIED" written by AL PATRON

Dating is fun, tedious, complex, entertaining, painful, arousing, & at times scary. Having said that I've gone on a few of these awkward social outings society has named dates. I have told a few people these stories, but at this point in my life, where I have established comfort in my own skin, I shall divulge this information for all. So what we have here is an example of one of the examples of 3 of my "Hell" dates. Enjoy.

Date 1:

I randomly met this young "lady"(trying to be p.c.) at an industry function, & as usual I charmed the panties right off her(I kid I kid) but we flirted & hit it off, do the whole exchange numbers & kept in mild contact with each other. Now by the conversations we were having(keep in mind they were sporadic at best) she SEEMED like a cool one, with her head on her shoulders(seemed being the operative word in this sentence). So one day in the great borough of Manhattan I was getting a tattoo on my hand(not trying to be cool, it plays into this story) & I have my hand wrapped, & was going to head home, because let's be honest walking around with your hand wrapped in plastic all day in the city doesn't exude sexy. As I am getting ready to catch a cab to head home, I notice this beautiful lady across the street, but she looks awfully familiar, but instead of doing the whole "Don't know I know you from somewhere?", I called her phone to see if this was who I though it was, & indeed it was. So we begin to converse(those who know me know I despise small talk), anyhow this exchange ended with me saying these exact words, "Pick anywhere in the city you want to go to eat & I'll take you." She says cool, we can call it our first date. Now this is NYC, and pardon my biased but this is the greatest city in the world. I mean people come from all over to experience the culture, walk our pavement, eat our food, tour our great sites, & this "lady" picks RED LOBSTER. Any woman worth her weight in salt would choose anywhere BUT Red Lobster(Should have been a red flag),however Alain not being one to judge, gets in the cab & off to 42nd street we go(keep in mind it is a Saturday at 4 p.m.). So we get there & as expected there is a wait, so the front desk help(I refuse to call her a maitre d') gives us this buzzing contraption & the wait begins. We walk to the bar, and the first person we see is a woman I just had relations with, sitting with her new guy. I'm not THAT rude of a person, so I go over & say hello(while this new guy does his best tough guy look, not knowing I know his woman's g-spot) & keep it real cordial, after this happens we go order drinks, and just chill when 3 of the most ghetto un-fabolous girls I went to school with come over & in unison say "AAAALLLLLLL"(in their best Peggy Bundy voice), asking questions like "who is your little girlfriend?", prompting me to say "bye, Bye, BYe, BYE!" By now I probably look like a Red Lobster Jigaloo, but we laugh it off & start drinking some more. Now she goes to the bathroom, and I get approached by a woman asking me "What happened to your hand?" So I tell her about the tattoo & she engages me in all out unabashed flirting, then does the Cougar move of the year & leaves her card on the bar & does the call me hand sign(Needless to say I was in shock). Now I have this card in front of me & a real game time decision to make. Do I pick up the card? or Let it lay? How would I feel if the shoe was on the other foot? Alas, I let it lay. Now we drink some more & fnally the contraption buzzes & we are to be seated upstairs. Now, I have it in my head that Red Lobster isn't going to break the bank, so I say "Get whatever you want." She orders "Can I get 3 lobsters & 2 shrimp platters" & like in the movies & tv shows I slowly lower the menu from my face & give a look like I only I could, to which she replies "My mother & brother love them some Red Lobster." In my mind I am thinking, 1. She is a flusey. 2.I am going to have sex tonight. Just being honest. I figured I'd get something out the deal. The waiter leaves & I move to her side of the booth, & literally the next thing you know she starts yelling at the TOP of her lungs "Don't you ever talk to no other bitches while you with me." "Do you see how good I look, don't play yourself, & get it right." I start laughing because after all this isn't really happening to me at 4/5 p.m. in the middle of Red Lobster on 42nd street? With families eating & parents looking at me like "Control your woman." So I put my head in my lap because I am literally dying of laughter, & she proceeds to smack me in the back of the head & pour water on me. I do the only thing I could do in this situation, grab my shit & leave. She calls my cellphone furiously, & of course I do not answer but then she decides to text me. "You could've at least paid for my mother & brothers food, with yo cheap azz."




All of the events in which you've just read are indeed, factual.

"THEORIES THAT ARE NOT A CONSPIRACY." written by AL PATRON

Disclaimer: I'm an insomniac who suffers from Narcolepsy. A man determined to be grammatically correct, yet uses every colloquialism in the book. Simple, with more than a touch of complex. That's me.

I am in no way, shape, or form a fan of Steve Harvey(I mean how could I be a fan of a man who fancies himself on preaching to other men on how to be a man towards women, when he himself is a two time divorcée). Sorry for the tangent, I do that a lot. Having said that, one thing Steve Harvey taught me is that I have a gift. I've always had said gift, but never knew exactly what it was called, until I saw one of his stand-up specials. See I have this gift & sometimes curse of having a 3rd eye. As I understand it, I have 2 physical eyes, & this 3rd mental eye, that allows me to see everyone & thing a tad bit different then the rest of society. So if we stare at the same painting for 30 minutes, you might be enjoying the scene & how peaceful everyone in the portrait looks, but I am thinking about why did this person have time to be sitting in a meadow, does he not have a job? Is it Saturday? Why doesn't he have sneakers on? Where is his cell phone? Won't he get thirsty out there? And so on & so on. My 3rd eye is a bit more sophisticated than that, but those who know me, know my mind peddles on a different type of chain. Now onto my theories, this isn't the most succinct piece of writing but it is truth nonetheless, respect it or don't.

1. The Feet Theory - For as long as I can remember, women, chicks, broads, hoodboogers, & fluseys alike have at one point or another told me they have "pretty" feet. There is NO SUCH THING! There are feet & ugly feet. I ask what exactly constitutes as "pretty" feet? I get a range of answers, but none better than "the shape of them is what makes them cute". That would make sense if I was remedial but alas I am not. The fact is feet are not attractive. Either you have "regular" feet or ugly feet. For example a woman in the mall wearing a sandals, and a young lad approaches this woman and says "Excuse me, but I just wanted to say I think you have some real cute toes(feet)". Generally this is accepted as a compliment, but my 3rd eye translates this into "Excuse me miss you have some real cute elbows". How dumb does it sound now? My disdain of feet hit an all-time high when I was 16, I will never forget this day. My honey suckle(at the time) & I were riding the bus(I was 16, a metrocard was all I needed), & as usual I was making a few remarks which garnered a chuckle, & giggle from her. So this lady who was sitting behind us tapped her on the shoulder & said "He's just trying to put a down payment on the pussy." I laughed so hard that(as I often do) put my head in lap, but there was a surprise waiting under my bus seat for me, HER FEET! They looked liked she was kicking the side of a building with no shoes on for a week. FEET ARE A BODY PART NOT AN APHRODISIAC.

2. The Velcro Theory - I hate Velcro, I despise the feel, & cringe at the sound. Velcro pisses me off. That is all.

3. The Pickle Theory - You know how they say don't trust anyone with 2 first names? Well don't eat a food that can be eaten as two separate entities. Cucumbers, & Pickled Cucumbers? Huh? Excuse me? Tomatoes as ketchup, Mustard seeds as mustards, oranges as orange juice. See a pattern? One form of food to another, not chew-able to chew-able. It's just a no go. In my 26 full years, I have yet to taste 1 of either.

4. The Pete & "They" Theory (Mystery) - Who the fuck is the Pete in Pete's Sake? Why isn't it for Alain's sake? Why couldn't be for Patrick Ewing's sake? Why Pete? Fuck Pete. Who the fuck is They? We are all guilty of saying, "You know what THEY say....", or "THEY always told me.....", who the fuck are you "THEY"? Show your face, I have a few choice words for you.

5. The Pretty Pussy Theory - People tend to have a lid on their life. So I relate that to a friend of mind who once said "She is too pretty for me, I don't feel like getting shot down." This speaks to me on a few levels. Why do people limit themselves when it comes to the opposite sex? My line of thinking is such that, I never had her before so if she says no, I didn't lose anything, but if she says yes, the possibilities are endless. I wonder do people treat their goals & dreams the same way they treat the proverbial Pretty Pussy? If your goal is to be a pianist would you freeze up if Beethoven came around/ Or would you kick it with him & try to gain as much by rubbing elbows with him as humanly possible. So why treat woman any different? I know, I know. They have that sweet little soft pocket, but contrary to popular belief they are human. Legend has it that they even fart & shit on occasion(though experts have yet to prove this cl
Whether with women or life in general remember this mantra, THE MAN WHO HESITATES WILL BE A MAN WHO MASTURBATES.