Inspiration in the form of a plush rhino

I categorically refuse to ever give these up.

Girls' nights out/in.

I don't care if someone talked me into reproducing, I'm 40, and I've been married for 10 years. I ain't letting go of them.

There are just nights when you need some quality time with the girlfriends to do all of the things that guys give you crap for--drinking girly drinks (see: pina coladas), watching chick flicks (tonights movies are In Good Company and 13 Going on 30), shopping for couches...

Oh.

Yeah.

We do the unconventional girls' nights as well. Tonight, the agenda is to go buy a couch (for my friend--I'm still highly satisfied with the giant watermelon). She called me at my desk an hour ago and said "I have to go pick up the dog, then we can start on the girls night."

"What are we going to sit on?"

"Oh. Shit. Bring a pil--no, you know what? Let's go buy a couch. Fuck it--let's just do it tonight."

"Will they deliver tonight?"

"Probably not, but I'm buying one anyway."

Okay then.

So, the agenda consists of movies, alcohol, and a couch. And a long-haired Chihuahua named Coa. That's pronounced "Co-ah" for those of you who needed to know that mindless bit of information.

Informally, the agenda consists of talking about boys, boobs, work, girls that annoy us, food, the beach trip in August, and other such hot topics of conversation while we drink the alcohol and sit on the couch with the movies playing as background noise, and Coa looks at us and sighs because he could be doing so many Totally Cooler things with his Friday night, whether he lacks a major part of his gender identity or not.

This, obviously, is more the girls' night in variety. In Austin, the routine was Trudy's, then Center Stage. I had to adapt for Dallas, but I think I can get into the groove of Pina Coladas and perhaps some Pluckers delivery.

Girls' night out is another matter entirely. Girls' night out is loud and crude and drunk and fun. Not that girls' nights in aren't, but out is just an animal all its own.

Cliche, but

Girls just wanna have fun.

posted by K @ 1:18 PM