Dirty pirate jokes...

Howzit! How is everyone doing… hope everybody is doing well, enjoying the warm weather (in the US and Europe) and keeping safe. Well, this weekend was the usual craziness, though not necessarily the kind I enjoy. Friday night, we headed over to Chili’s for Ingrid’s birthday… our good friend was turning… not sure if she would want me to say, but let’s just say we were celebrating the day of her birth. E-mail inviting everybody said to get there around 8 PM, I had left work a little late, stopped by the gym, went home (showered / changed), before getting to Chili’s. I got there around 9:15 PM and was the first one there, along with two other friends (Guatemalan time is that FU). The place was packed as it was karaoke night, and there were no tables available (nobody called to make a reservation). After waiting for about an hour (and the rest of the party getting there), they sat us outside in the patio area (where we were by ourselves, no ambiance, no karaoke, and not the greatest service). Around 11:45 PM, they moved us back in so that we could sing some songs (Ingrid and her friends went to school for this) and after a few songs and some more beers, we asked for the check… Long story short, it took about 45 minutes to settle the check with the waitress, plus the credit card reading machine wasn’t working, so we all had to scramble and get some cash. Worst customer service ever!!! Waitress was helpless and the Manager could have cared less. Not going back to Chili’s ever again… unless it’s free or something like that… Some pics from that Friday chaos:

Ingrid, Carlos, Marianna, Estuardo...

Everybody (I'm way in the back!)

Saturday was much better. We headed over to a friend’s house (Lila) to celebrate her birthday (also celebrating her two sibling’s b-day). The place was super nice and heavily attended (about 75 people); with everything set up… a bunch of tents, a fridge stocked with beer, plenty or hard liquor, food and music! We got there around 3 PM and didn’t leave until 11 PM… needless to say, it was a great time.

Sunday we talked with my dad, who just came back from Europe. He was all over the place, plus he visited my sister and got to enjoy some quality time with Marnix and the family. After a two week vacation, it’s always so hard to back to work.

Apparently “Pirates of the Caribbean” is doing pretty good business… something like $300M already in the US alone! Wow! I have not seen the movie yet, as it opens this week down here. Have any of you seen it? Our good friends at the Late Show have a great Top Ten, one of their funniest in some time… # 1 is so funny!

Late Show’s Top Ten Punchlines To Dirty Pirate Jokes
10. "Brokeback Mutiny"
9. "He's all cannon and no balls"
8. "Thar she blows!"
7. "And that's why Roger is so jolly"
6. "Yes it's curved, but it ain't no hook"
5. "If you won't go down on the ship, will you at least go down on the Captain?"
4. "Now that's a booty!"
3. "So that's how my wife got termites"
2. "Arrgh, we call it 'The Aristocrats'!"
1. "That's not what I meant when I said I needed some seamen"

Rock the boat baby…
CRCP

P.S. - Another Venezuelan marriage… Juan Pablo Pulido is getting married in November! Congrats to Juanpi and Sammy!
P.S. II – Bosox still in first place… Two and a half games up on the Evil Empire.
P.S. III – They’ve been showing reruns of “The Office” down here on FX… they just showed the Xmas episode… one of the best! I think I might have to get the show on DVD…