In the Midst of Maine - Part Deux
So about Portland. Lawrence and I ended up seeing little to none of it. We fell asleep early (i.e. 7PM) on Monday after seeing the sunrise at 5AM. Then on Tuesday, it was raining. We ended up going to the NCURA dinner where we had an all-you-can-eat lobster dinner and each got 2 free drinks. We hung out with probably the only other 3 people at the conference in their 20s. It was a great time; we definitely made our own fun that night. I'm going to highlight a few of the bright moments of the night.
1) I had 4 Long Island Iced Teas and a cranberry vodka. 2 of the Long Islands were free. The other two were at half price since I bartered some lobster from the buffet with the bartender.
2) Lawrence had 4 lobsters and can't remember how many drinks he had.
3) Lawrence and I smuggled some lobsters and strawberry shortcake out as we were leaving the dinner after already being told that those lobsters "are not for you". I discretely sneaked out the food under my jacket as I stumbled over chairs.
4) Lawrence punted strawberry shortcake across a parking lot unknowingly.
5) One of the guys we hung out with is a firefighter in Harlem and grew up on Staten Island! He and I just kept saying "Staaaaten Islaaaand" and followed it up with high fives the whole time.
6) Lawrence and I don't remember much of the bar we went to after the dinner.
7) We walked back to the hotel, 2 avenues away from the bar, with lobsters in hand and in the pouring rain. We were dressed in business casual clothing and thought we had to look sober as we were walking on the street and through the hotel lobby. Obviously, no one cared, but we tried really really hard to look sober.
Good times. :) On Wednesday, we were pretty hung over. We couldn't be bothered to drive down the picturesque coast of Maine on the way back to Boston. We're lucky we even checked out of the hotel on time and made it back to Boston unscathed. Next time we go to Portland, Lawrence and I actually want to see the town, not just the bars. We didn't get to play tennis, ride the extensive bike paths around Portland, or try any of the great restaurants. Still, nothing beats a drunken night on the town. It was definitely a perfect ending to a wonderful trip.
1) I had 4 Long Island Iced Teas and a cranberry vodka. 2 of the Long Islands were free. The other two were at half price since I bartered some lobster from the buffet with the bartender.
2) Lawrence had 4 lobsters and can't remember how many drinks he had.
3) Lawrence and I smuggled some lobsters and strawberry shortcake out as we were leaving the dinner after already being told that those lobsters "are not for you". I discretely sneaked out the food under my jacket as I stumbled over chairs.
4) Lawrence punted strawberry shortcake across a parking lot unknowingly.
5) One of the guys we hung out with is a firefighter in Harlem and grew up on Staten Island! He and I just kept saying "Staaaaten Islaaaand" and followed it up with high fives the whole time.
6) Lawrence and I don't remember much of the bar we went to after the dinner.
7) We walked back to the hotel, 2 avenues away from the bar, with lobsters in hand and in the pouring rain. We were dressed in business casual clothing and thought we had to look sober as we were walking on the street and through the hotel lobby. Obviously, no one cared, but we tried really really hard to look sober.
Good times. :) On Wednesday, we were pretty hung over. We couldn't be bothered to drive down the picturesque coast of Maine on the way back to Boston. We're lucky we even checked out of the hotel on time and made it back to Boston unscathed. Next time we go to Portland, Lawrence and I actually want to see the town, not just the bars. We didn't get to play tennis, ride the extensive bike paths around Portland, or try any of the great restaurants. Still, nothing beats a drunken night on the town. It was definitely a perfect ending to a wonderful trip.
posted by Christina at 9:42 AM
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drunken nights always mean happy endings!
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