First of all, I just discovered that I kinda broke my "." key. Obviously, it works, but the cover is loose. It looks pretty cool and intricate under that covering. Secondly, I have an adventure story to prove the wisdom behind NEVER saying (and meaning) the phrase "it couldn't get any worse".
Being the social creatures that we are, Shaun and I wanted to party. We got our mutual friend Aaron involved in this process by asking to hold it at his place in Beaverton (he was all up for this idea). A few days later, he informs us that the party has been moved to a series of bars in Portland. Of course, I can't get in because I'm under 21. Does Aaron care? Apparently not.
After getting kicked of Bartini (all I ordered was a cheeseburger, I swear)Shaun and I were forced to fend for ourselves (Aaron didn't even ask where we'd gone and if there was anything he could do to help). We found our way to a bus stop, then to a MAX station which got us back to Beaverton (and my car). At this point, Shaun and I were really hungry and it was 11:30 at night.
We got in the car and went on a search for food, finally finding an Applebee's. It was a Godsend. And to further boost our spirits, the song I'm Walking On Sunshine was playing upon our arrival. We were pretty reassured at that point. That was our mistake.
Dinner was excellent. Full and relaxed, we decided to go to Shaun's parents' house to sleep (since Aaron was probably out of commission). We successfully drove to his parents' house (about a half hour drive)and found that we were incredibly tired. Shaun went inside to disable the alarm. That didn't go over so well.
Fortunately, the police did not come (the alarm company kindly informed them that there was no problem). For whatever reason though, the company could not shut the system off with out a code (which Shaun did not have). After physically trying to shut the system off with wire cutting (and discovering that that did not work) we decided it would be best to drive back to Corvallis.
At about one o'clock, we were on I-5 driving back to Corvallis. We got to his place at about 3:30 a.m. Today is Monday, and we've finally recovered from our adventure.We have no regrets, we may forgive Aaron for his lack of consideration, and I thank God that the worst did not happen.
