The Progeny
Ma Steps Out On the Town
A momentous evening, it was.
After lots of busy-ness and sickness and running around-ness, it was decided I should just go see Skyfall by myself, at a theater relatively near to home. And by near to home, I mean only twenty-five minutes away.
The first decision...which car?
The Green-Dragon-Lady-Lincoln-of-Power ran well but did not have heat.
The Silver Lincoln had heat but tends to put-put around until it warms up. And then you may not have great acceleration...say, if you want to cut off a semi or somthin'.
The Toyota-of-Mouse-Smells has heat AND drives fairly well, but it makes weird clicking noises when you turn, and feels like it's sliding around if you go too fast on the gravel road.
I opted for the Toyota.
The second decision...where to eat?
McDondald's? With Coke products and bloating food?
Pizza Hut? With Diet Pepsi and the need for a tip?
Dairy Queen? Good Diet Coke to drink, but a lackluster atmosphere?
I decided to suffer the strain of Diet Pepsi so I could enjoy being waited upon at Pizza Hut :-) However, the thrill wore off a little as the free-floating table scooted and wobbled while sliding into the booth.
Smooth, Ma. Very smooth.
No matter! I soon ordered my veggie lovers personal pan, cracked open my "Better Homes" magazine and perused the holiday gift & decoration tips.
And there's one thing I noticed while eating alone: you basically do not look casually around. You stick your nose in your magazine so people won't think you are lame and lonely. I wasn't, but I sure didn't want people to THINK I was.
Dinner was a success in that the pizza tasted fairly yummo and I didn't spill my drink.
On to the theater! I bought my ticket and the lady said, "You're the only one, so far."
Fine by me. I sat by myself two thirds up the incline until a nice older couple came in, sitting just to my left, one row up. We chatted back and forth for a while because...well, I guess because this is Iowa and they were nice :-)
Enjoyed the movie and managed to exit the theater without tripping over anything.
Always a plus.
Then I went to the wrong car and opened the door, but that didn't turn out too badly since no one was there at the time. I knew something was wrong because:
1. It didn't smell like mice
2. The door opened right up and I'd left the car locked
Before anyone could call the police I located the Toyota and discovered....I'd left the driver side door unlocked.
Ma strikes again. Ma is having trouble with her brain. Ma was lucky to make it home in one piece.
But Ma did have a good time :-)
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After lots of busy-ness and sickness and running around-ness, it was decided I should just go see Skyfall by myself, at a theater relatively near to home. And by near to home, I mean only twenty-five minutes away.
The first decision...which car?
The Green-Dragon-Lady-Lincoln-of-Power ran well but did not have heat.
The Silver Lincoln had heat but tends to put-put around until it warms up. And then you may not have great acceleration...say, if you want to cut off a semi or somthin'.
The Toyota-of-Mouse-Smells has heat AND drives fairly well, but it makes weird clicking noises when you turn, and feels like it's sliding around if you go too fast on the gravel road.
I opted for the Toyota.
The second decision...where to eat?
McDondald's? With Coke products and bloating food?
Pizza Hut? With Diet Pepsi and the need for a tip?
Dairy Queen? Good Diet Coke to drink, but a lackluster atmosphere?
I decided to suffer the strain of Diet Pepsi so I could enjoy being waited upon at Pizza Hut :-) However, the thrill wore off a little as the free-floating table scooted and wobbled while sliding into the booth.
Smooth, Ma. Very smooth.
No matter! I soon ordered my veggie lovers personal pan, cracked open my "Better Homes" magazine and perused the holiday gift & decoration tips.
And there's one thing I noticed while eating alone: you basically do not look casually around. You stick your nose in your magazine so people won't think you are lame and lonely. I wasn't, but I sure didn't want people to THINK I was.
Dinner was a success in that the pizza tasted fairly yummo and I didn't spill my drink.
On to the theater! I bought my ticket and the lady said, "You're the only one, so far."
Fine by me. I sat by myself two thirds up the incline until a nice older couple came in, sitting just to my left, one row up. We chatted back and forth for a while because...well, I guess because this is Iowa and they were nice :-)
Enjoyed the movie and managed to exit the theater without tripping over anything.
Always a plus.
Then I went to the wrong car and opened the door, but that didn't turn out too badly since no one was there at the time. I knew something was wrong because:
1. It didn't smell like mice
2. The door opened right up and I'd left the car locked
Before anyone could call the police I located the Toyota and discovered....I'd left the driver side door unlocked.
Ma strikes again. Ma is having trouble with her brain. Ma was lucky to make it home in one piece.
But Ma did have a good time :-)
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posted by Ma Hoyt | 1:36 AM
1 Comments:
Last time I did that, I was actually sitting in the car, wondering what happened to my packages, before I realized that nothing had happened to them. I was the one that was lost.
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