What a Smurferific Week I've had!!

Wow, What a week!!!

Let's see: -
1. finished up at soul sapping job, got lovely bunch of flowers and big box of Malteasers.
2. got to go to post office for not 1 but 2 parcels: A- my smurfs have come back to me, and B - Halloween card form Vancouver.
3. beach swim and brunch with fellow beach bum
4. had huge overdue catchup with a bestie that involved a bottle of Peterson's sparkling shiraz
5. a very entertaining friday night out with a mate
6. a surprise visit from the desert
7. lots of beach and swimming in the ocean
8. Another healthy birth of a little baby girl
9. huge win on my own short film
10. and today, i am having home made congee.

So what do you want to hear about? I want to tell stories of my Friday night out at many venues around Sydney city with a male friend as opposed to previous prowl nights out with the girls. It's a different dynamic and you get a very different take on things.

From suits out on Friday night drinks at Customs house, to intimate cocktails at Stitch, to a Frenchman telling me about how dark rum is a man's drink and girls can't handle it, to meatmarket and dam good boogie at Marble Bar.

When with a group of girls, they tend to encourage meeting new people and paying individual men special attention whether you really want to or not. With a male friend, the slightest sign that says "I'm not really into this guy" and my friend will finish his drink and announce "C'mon were getting outta here." The other noteworthy thing is the funny look people get just before asking that crucial "Is he your boyfriend?" question, and then the actions they take as soon as you say no, he's not my boyfriend. Seriously,  does pulling a girl in closer and trying to kiss her neck at lightning attack speed really give you the right impression? To be fair - it did convey his message loud and clear and I knew exactly what he was after. Though do you really keep trying when a girl has moved off with her "minder" to the other bar and then points out that you have been trying the same thing on a good dozen other girls in the same venue. Shut Down Dude!!

I was also privvy to the male mind of dating this weekend. Rules and games of numbers, going solo vs the two man wingman approach, having to "take one for the team" and keep the friend occupied (esp difficult if she is less attractive) and if there are too many guys then the focus changes from picking up chicks to getting drunk with the lads.
Silly me - all this time I just wanted to hang out with friends and enjoy their company and have some fun. I never knew it was this complicated!

Have a Smurfy week my friends!!
(and yes the Smurfs in the photo are mine and they are original!, am I showing my age again?)