Now You're a MAAAAN!

Today was such a crazy day i dont even know where to begin. My best male friend, Scott, turned 18 today, thereby magically transforming him into a man. This unleashes a world of possibilities, such as the right to vote, buy cigarrettes and porn, see an R-rated movie, et cetera. So to celebrate Scott's glorious day of birth, The Terrible Trio (Scott, Paige, and I) set out on a day of adventure!!

After school, we all piled into Scott's car and thought of places to go. So for a few minutes we browsed around in Dollar Tree and didnt really buy anything. Scott looked at books, Paige looked at a present for her bf (Matt), Paige and I pondered the idea of buying greasy little gummy rats for our APUSH teacher (Markum), I seriously adored this giant icecream holder thing (i love icecream), i nearly peed my pants when i saw this funny movie title (Incident on a Dark Street), all of us marveled at the $1 3oz steaks, and we continued our quest.

Paige wanted to show me the ins and outs of thirft store shopping, and so we rushed to the nearby Goodwill to look around. Scott wasnt as enthused as we were by all the adorable, cheap dresses, but this was all part of his manliness training, of course! lol  Paige and i took a few cute pics of us strutting our stuff in a myriad of stylish dresses, some crazier than others. We tried on and vogued a lot, but my personal favorite was the rainbow sequin dress: Formal wear for all my circus needs! haha ;D  Eventually, though, we decided to leave and continue with our search for fun.

We journeyed far and wide till we reached Target, where we splurged on Starbuck's while i publicly dictated Scott on the ways of becoming a man...

Barista: How may i help you?
Scott: Id like a frappuccino, please
Barista: Ok, what flavor?
Scott: Uhmmmm.....
Me: Just order what you want, already! Real men dont waste time!
Scott: Ok, ill take coffee flavor (mocha?)
Barista: What size, sir?
Scott: I think i want a small....
Me: NO! Small is for boys, get a venti! Real men get the largest drinks!
Scott: Fine, venti please
Me: NO! A real man would just smack me around and tell me to shut up and let him make his own decisions!!

Haha :) On the way out of Target we modeled a few hats for our bff photo shoot; You know i cant resist. Next we went to the gas station so Scott could get his first lottery ticket, and thats where all the dirty jokes began to pour out. Without thinking, i started saying these badly-worded inuendos in front of the cashier guy, who just couldnt stop laughing the entire time. It all started when we walked in and said "Birthday boy, comin through!". He asked how old Scott was turning and we said 18. The first words out of my mouth were "Yup, we're gonna make him a man tonight!" "Woah!" bellowed the cashier, and we all immediately started cracking up. Shortly after, we were deciding which doughnuts we wanted when i said something like "Dont worry, Scott, we're giving you a special gift!" Again, the cashier made a comment and we all laughed. My favorite joke, though, was when Scott was paying for his lottery ticket and i said "Someone's gettin lucky tonight!!" We laughed so hard our eyes were watering, and as we walked out the cashier looked at Scott and said "I hope your birthday goes as well as shes saying it will!" XD

Finally, we made our way to my house, where we chilled out and played Quelf for a little while. In case you didnt know, Quelf is the most fun, most random, most creative, most simple board game ever created, and until you play it your life is not complete. If you dont believe me, check it out for yourself on Wikipedia or their personal website, here. I was Queen Spatula, Scott was The Platypus, and Paige was Super Ninja Spider Monkey. To play the game, all you have to is do what the cards tell you to and be the first person to the finish line. For example, my cards told me to stick a peice of paper to my head using peanut butter and try to beat box a song about animals. Paige's cards told her to make a funny noise every time she moved her character and challenge Scott to a finger duel in slow motion. Scott's cards told him to put on lipstick and act like a confused mime trapped in an invisible box with 4 rabbid ferrets. Later on my brother joined in on the fun, and he had to bark ferociously at anything that came within 15 feet of the game board, which just so happened to be my grandma. I told you this game was crazy  ;) haha

Once all this craziness was over my parents invited Scott and Paige to a birthday dinner at Osaka, a nearby japanese steakhouse. They cook your meals right in front of you on the hot hibachi grill, so its like your very own show. Between getting sprayed by a "japanese firefighter" (a toy that "pees" on you when you squirt it) and watching Scott blow out his candle, it was a great dinner. I got to yell at Scott again for not being a man when he didnt finish his dinner or icecream: Real men clean their plates! Furthermore, since i finished all of mine AND had to finish Paige's rice and my brother's, that made me more of a man than Scott. lol  Once we finished dinner, we all took turns showing Scott some "manly dances", such as the wave, the swim, the lawnmower, the sprinkler, and of course the "gun dance" to the 70's - 80's hit song "Stayin Alive".

At the end of the day, I think we all had a wonderful time. It was a blast to have such a great time with 2 of my closest friends, and its sad to think that this could be one of the last times i see them for a long while. You only turn 18 once, and as for you, Scott...... Im sure youll be a REAL man someday!  lol


PS: Dont forget to see all the crazy pics on the photo page!

Stay Nifty! ;)
Christy