The Pink Shoe Diaries

first of all: big ups to chris from pressure-drop who sent me a fantastic mix-disc to blast in my car as i pimp through braintree. not only is it great music..but he put it in a cute pink case! he rules!

so, last night was diana's birthday extravaganza. a bunch of us met at maggiano's in the theatre district for drinks followed by dinner. the drinks portion of the evening was hilarious..as it always is when 2 or more btree girls get together and the martinis begin to flow. i am noticing that lately when i try to be suave, it ends up being a miserable failure. i attemoted to be cool when ordering my drink from the bartender..and began to do the elbow-on-the-bar, chin-on-hand, bat-eyelash move but instead my elbow missed the bar and i nearly fell off my stool. and this was pre-drinking! he seemed not to mind, and it the end he knocked about $15 off of our bill so clumsiness is the new black, evidently.

the dinner portion of the evening was equally as fun. i love being the one who orders the wine because i love to pretend to know what i am doing. last night we ordered a bottle of cab and a bottle of pinot grigio for the table, and as usual the waitress did her "let me show you the bottle" deal. like i am going to say "no, that label is really bland. i prefer a pink label". and i would make a joke about sending the wine back after doing the tasting but i know how annoying that is. when i was a cocktail waitress i had to deal with people who thought the busier you kept me, the more important you must be. i remember one family sent back 1 bottle of wine (too dry), a martini (too dirty) and the 5 year old even sent back her shirley temple (more grenadine please!). i suppose i understand sending back the drinks, but a whole bottle of wine? you ordered it, honey..now you have to drink it.

anywho, the food was fabuous, the company non-compare, and the night ended with drunken T ride home, during which we sang various Mario Bros. theme songs.