Wins:
landing in Atlanta
not getting mugged in the big scary train station in downtown
enjoying a meal at the famed Varsity
buying the last two 24oz tall boys beers across the street at J.R. Crickets
Finding out D passed the bar exam
sneaking 2 10 oz flask of JD into Yellowjacket stadium
scoring tickets 19 rows up on the 30 yard line, for face value
the frozen pizza skills that D demostrated while drunk at 1 in the morning
surviving the hangover Friday morning
using the iphone to be able to get back on track to dreamland
Enjoying a half slab of ribs at teh original Dreamland in Tuscaloosa, and the banana pudding too.
surviving the good ole boy barber shop while D waited for a hair cut
more ribs, and catfish at Archibald's and Woodrows's
much like the gentleman leaving A&W's while we were waiting to order said, "It's worth the wait"
tailgating with cool Alabama AND LSU fans
sitting 2nd row 30 yard line in Bryant-Denny Stadium with two refilled flask of Jack tucked away.
the awesome fans the welcomed a UT fan and a USC fan to their stadium
Finding out UT came back in teh 4th quarter and beat Oklahoma state on a field goal with no time remaining.
having the middle seat on my flight home empty
the guy in the window seat getting an upgrade to first class right before the plane pushed back
finding out Delta serves woodford reserve and enjoying a couple on the way home instead of sleeping
Losses:
the hot chick in the seat next to me on the way to Atlanta was in the wrong seat. some douche came along and made her move
rooting for the home team Jackets only to watch them lose horribly to the Hokies of Va Tech
making a wrong turn on the way to dreamland, delaying lunch by 30 minutes.
the 6 drunk LSU fans at A&W's that decided to order all the food in the restaurant turning our 15 minute wait to order into a hour long wait for the food.
OB NOX IOUS LSU fans
Alabama losing to LSU after a hard fought battle
the woman who took it upon herself to relocate to the window seat n my row, completely screwing up my plans to lay down and sleep
I started this post thinking the wins and losses would balance out. I thought I would have to craftily find a way to tell you how the fabulous hospitality of our host in Tuscaloosa made it all better, but looking back, the wins far out weigh the losses. Don't get me wrong, Our host was extremely gracious. He and his friends welcomed me, a total stranger to them but a friend of D's into his house and their weekend. For that I am grateful.
After further review, the losses mentioned above, only minor inconveniences.
The hot chick on the flight to Atlanta? Who am I fooling here? My old tired ass wasn't about to get anywhere with her, except to baggage claim maybe
The Jackets loosing? They were over matched against the Hokies. We all new there was not much chance they would win, besides, i got a really awesome yellow wig that I can wear to USC games!
Making a wrong turn on the way to dreamland? Thanks to modern technology, my iPhone and ATT's edge network, we made it there just fine. Not that me and D were gonna waste away or anything.
The 6 drunk LSU fan's? Yeah so they ordered a ton of food. They were in line in front of, and they paid for it, and me and D could certainly stand to wait another hour to eat. Maybe we shoulda went for a jog.
The rest of the OB NOX IOUS LSU fans, well they were completely offset by the gracious LSU fans
Alabama losing,well they played a great game against a good team, and I had a great time.
The woman who took the window seat... well I thought the flight was full, and my original assigned seat was a middle seat. The simple fact that i got an aisle seat was nice, the open middle seat, just the sauce on my ribs.
