Dec 29 2008
Cocktails and Dreams
Alternate title for this blog: Passive aggressive celebrity slander. The movie. If you’ve seen it, you already know. If you haven’t seen it…well, it’s probably because you think Tom Cruise is a jerk after the whole “There’s no such thing as post partum and Scientology is awesome.” fiasco. I agree, but if you watch it you will understand what I’m talking about. We were discussing all the fancy crap and bottle flipping he pulls off in the movie Cocktails. The owner of the bar was home this weekend and informed us that he has some talent in this area (who knew?) so we decide to try our hand at it.
With the help of my trusty sidekick/coworker Jane, we filled a couple of empty liquor bottles with water (you’ll find out why in a minute) and proceded to learn some flair. Now, I’m not going to go into specifics, but I can tell you that our spectators (a.k.a. regular paying customers, a.k.a. my fan club) got quite a show that night.
In the end Jane left with a knot on her forehead and a pretty deep cut in her hand but her pride and dignity were safely in tact (Due to the fact that her injuries were entirely my fault) . Mine on the other hand, was completely washed away as I felt the water rush over my sneakers from the first bottle I dropped (Now you know why we used water and not liquor.) The second and third broken bottles only added to my humiliation and ultimate realization that there’s no way I’m coordinated enough to be as cool as I think I am. But I’m not giving up yet, this week we’re doing fire! I’m sure there’ll be a story to tell, so check back.
and Tom Cruise…at least you have flair.
