Monday, May 02, 2005

Drinks with Bret

Well, I met a guy named Bret yesterday (the day I landed). He's a 23 year old from Idaho who just finished school. We decided to head out for a beer to celebrate our arrival in London. After wandering aimlessly for a cheaper pub, we found one called the Green Man, close to the hostel.

Since Bret is a beer connoisseur, I asked him to choose the beer. Our first beer was a cider. Probably the best beer I've ever had (not that I have much to compare it to). Bret had a LOTR shirt on, which had his name written in one of the language of middle earth. I told him he'd have a better chance at finding someone who knows Klingon than someone who could actually read his name on the shirt when he admitted he actually knew Klingon. This was of course when I realized I was with uber star trek geek. His excuse was that he's from a small town and there's little else to do. I understand where he's coming from

For the second drink, we tried a lighter coloured beer (when we asked for the darkest non Guiness beer they had). The beer was very good, but not quite as good as the cider. Over the course of the night, Bret and I talked about theatre (his passion and education), politics, history and London tourism.

So after 2 beers, we decided to go back to the hostel. I quickly realized that I was drunk and would therefore have to slap myself for being a lightweight when I sobered up. That night, I threw up. I blame my light weightedness on the having not slept in 30 some odd hours and the plane ride (which I was definately not feeling well for. Lets just say I started feeling sick, then all of the sudden woke up on a pretty girl's lap).

The building manager laughed when I told him I needed a new pillow. I take it he gets a lot of this type of thing.

Anyways, I'd better go. It's Monday morning, which is May Day (a national holiday). I've still gotta sober up. Hopefully it's after the loud Italian women leave the hallway outside my dorm (I don't think they can register distance. They seem to speak as if they were 100m away from each other, even though they're standing right next to one another). I'm gunna check out some sites, as the businesses will be closed so I can't start the job search.

Hope you all are having fun.

P.S. Paul is a happy drunk

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

Hey Paul - Matt gave me your blog site - hope you don't mind.
Sounds like your already having some great experiences. You amature drinkers are all alike - you must eat when you drink and move around - it helps!
Get a map!!! A useful tool indeed! Also don't forget to see the appropriate tourist sites - you never know when you'll be back. Have fun - looking forward to seeing some pictures - get someone to take them, choose a family type person (but don't let them run off with your camera) - Matt's Mom - Lynn

Anonymous said...

YOU HAVE NO RIGHT TO LAY CLAIM TO THE BIRTHPLACE OF THE DAN!!!

ALL WILL BE CRUSHED BY THE SLIGHTLY LESS THAN JOLLY BOOTS OF THE DAN!!!

On a less capitalized note, I can't believe you drank so much that you threw up, and I missed it. My mom wants to know if you had "Bangers and Mash" yet. No, don't worry, it's just food. She also recommends buying the Lonely planet guide to England. My dad used one of their books on his trip to China, and while it didn't save him and Dave from extensive diarrhea, it probably did keep them from dying a horrible, disgusting death.

Don't get yourself killed,

Dan

Anonymous said...

Hello Paul!

Sound's like you're having a good time. I wish I was there too (my job has been pretty boring so far). Good on you for the pub crawling, if you ever wind up in kinston next fall I shall have to take you out.
Talk to you later - Bram

Anonymous said...

I've got lots more friends now. I met Brett the first day and since then, have gone drinking with about 10-12 other people. Haven't gotten sick yet. In all fairness, I was sick on the plane, and that was probably the reason why I was sick. In any case, the duty manager didn't mind cleaning up. He laughed. I figure he gets it a lot.

Paul