Poshdeluxe

a little birthday party music

so, last week, for henri’s birthday, we decided to try out the twilight special at austin’s park ‘n pizza,
a place that is full of lies cos it’s actually in round rock, not
austin. and the twilight special does not include the pizza buffet.

but that doesn’t really matter, cos it is still TOTALLY AWESOME.

for a mere TEN DOLLARS, you get:

1) unlimited go-carts
2) unlimited bumper boats
3) unlimited laser tag
4) unlimited mini golf
5) unlimited video games
6) unlimited chances to fight with little children

NO I AM NOT MAKING THIS UP.

so, when we got there, we immediately headed for the go-carts cos, um,
hello, it’s not like we can drive for real yet! oh wait. well, it’s not
like we can bump into people on the road without, say, going to jail!

here is henri, ready for action. the scorpion on his car indicates that he is a BADASS.

since it was a school night, there weren’t a tons of kids around. but
we did manage to set a good example for the children that we ran into.

i lurve the way that girl is giving josh d. the EYE in this picture. she has DEFINITELY been through the D.A.R.E. program.

here’s joshua pants. he too bears the crest of the scorpion. and don’t
MAKE me launch into the chorus of “greased lightening”… cos i will.

after riding around the track at 15 miles an hour for about 300 laps, we decided to try out the bumper boats.

unfortunately, two v. v. enthusiastic boys named joey and michael decided to try out the boats with us.

i asked the boys not to get me wet, forgetting that BOYS ARE STUPIDHEADS.

it was like freakin’ waterworld in that little pond. i mean, just LOOK
at josh (although i have to give him props for his enduring– though
wet– thumbs up):

kc was smart and put her jacket hood over her head. this protected her from some wetness but also made her look CRAY CRAY.

of course josh d. and henri wanted to jump out of their boats and throw
the boys in the water… but they decided to be the adults in the
situation. which they in fact were.

here’s what bumper boats will do to you:

can’t you just smell the chlorine emanating from our bodies? yay!

josh and henri dried off with a little dance dance revolution action.
josh came out with some surprise moves that even the computer couldn’t
handle:

HOLLA!

this dude kept watching the game…

he was definitely not impressed. then josh d. asked if he wanted to play, and the dude says, “what level are you at?”

oooh FACE.

then we hit up the laser tag, which never fails to make me feel like
i’m in “tron.” henri tried to form an alliance with a little boy and
then shot his dad every time he came near.

needless to say, we looked TOTALLY HARDCORE. i mean, is this photo intimidating or what?

WE WILL K.O. YR FACE!

with only 35 minutes til close, we took on the v. tricky and treacherous mini-golf course.

this picture simply says, “debauchery,” to me.

guess which golf ball is mine?!!!

we skipped a lot of holes so we could reach… THE CASTLE!

except there was no hole at the castle, so that was kind of a scam.

henri decided to make his own.

AP’nP, we will SEE YOU AGAIN!

afterwards, we headed downtown and got some shnacks at the saba cafe on
4th street. LUCKY FOR US, we had a window overlooking the outdoor stage
next door. and even BETTER, we got to watch a cover band populated by
people who didn’t make the cut for the warrant reunion tour.

(and this is the best part)… the lead singer had a fan in front of him to blow his hair!!!! i am SERIOUS!!! it was amazing.

also amazing: the number of people who appeared to be enjoying the band. oh sweet fancy moses.

yeah… birthdays are pretty fun.