The Deep South (Carolina)

It was Saturday night, so we went out on the town to tear it up. We went back to the Flying Saucer to start our night. I didn't know that this bar was located in an area that was similar to our Water Street in Milwaukee (that has all the hip bars that the kids like) and that this was only the beginning. This was gonna be some night...

James and Melissa were feeding their friend's cat while they were out of town. Something about the way they talked about him and neglected him told me that they weren't cat people. He wasn't eating his food, and I figured that was cause he was sad and lonely. He looked like a fat Gordon, so I gave him some needed attention.

I have forgotten the majority of James and Melissa's (ok, so mostly Melissa's) friends because it was a bar and it was loud. Most of her friends were also Police Officers, which is understandable because you usually hang out with people that you work with. One of her friends bought a round of Irish Car Bombs for everyone, which surprised me since they were kind of expensive. I wasn't about to turn down a free drink from a dude I just met, so I happily chugged one of my favorite beverages. We spent some time here hanging out and I'm glad that we did. I previously forgot to mention that when Melissa and I were her yesterday, I was totally flirting with the bartender. I know this is a little but pathetic, but a loser like me has to rejoice every time a girl actually talks to me. And when were there Saturday night, she remembered my name, which makes me feel bad because even though I remembered her name that night, I totally don't remember it anymore.

After a few beers at the Flying Saucer, we moved on to another bar. This was more of a sports bar atmosphere, but I didn't notice the TVs that were playing Sportscenter because there was a live lobster crane game. It was just like those plush animal crane games that you see in every arcade and truck stop, except these things run away from the claw and you could eat your prize. I guess in Toy Story Woody dodged the claw and you could eat a plush toy, but that line of thinking just takes away from how cool this was. I had never seen this before, although I have been told that there are similar machines to this in places like the Wisconsin Dells. We all had to try it, but none of us won.

I put in a couple of dollars and played twice. Melissa played a few times too. Neither of us caught a lobster. This is so much harder than the regular crane game because the water in the tank skews your perception of where to drop the claw. You think that you're right on top of it, but when it goes down, you realize that you are way off. We all tried and came up empty handed, but one of the guys who worked at the bar got one on the first try. Showoff. It's not fair when you're able to practice. But it was still cool.