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May 19, 2008
Wrestling a Cajun Crocodile
Oh, lawd...I'm tarred.
One of the first things Brett said to me was, "You come across as more intelligent in person than you do on your blog."
What am I here -- Nell?
On Friday -- after I was apparently rescued, naked and muddy in the woods -- we met and bear-hugged in his hotel room. Then we forced him to participate in a cleansing ceremony in Dupont Circle. He had to burn a tennis effigy while chanting, "Hey hey, ho ho, tennis talk has got to go" and "I will not be a deuce this weekend." He cried a little, but disavowed all tennis references for 72 hours. Afterwards, we lit candles and sang "Amazing Grace."
The highlight of the weekend was biking around DC on a beautiful sunny day. Only two bikes were left to rent Saturday morning. One of them was a Pee-wee Herman-like bike, which Brett rode with pride and sass. Luckily he only mowed down a couple tourists, culminating in a collision with two beefy muscle dudes jogging in Georgetown. Thankfully they refused to press charges after hearing Brett's tearful plea for leniency. I think it also helped when he said after the crash, "Well, if that don’t just put some pepper in yer gumbo."
We took Brett to Plum Blossom to feast on sushi with Clickboo and Dr. Jeff. Brett ate his sushi like a champ and even commented, "It's good!" Mission accomplished.
I've said it before: Plum Blossom has some great Japanese food, but really needs some bodies to seat at their fine tables. The husband and wife owners are currently providing all table service. The wife doesn't speak very good English, so you need to be patient. Bring along some paper and pencils to draw some of your requests if necessary. These are just simple growing pains, but the food is worth it. Plus, the sushi chef is a dead ringer for Long Duk Dong. Love him.
By request, we took Brett to Blowoff. I hadn't been in months. Nice to see so many friends and meet some new ones. Sadly the Saliva Pit appears to have folded. I was hoping Jimbo would carry the torch during my absence, but like an Olympic torch running through China, it was extinguished.
Brett ALSO told me I look too mean in my photos. I don't see that; I see it as me coming to terms with my unphotogeniosity and adjusting accordingly. But to appease him, I give you....a smile.
Brett's a lot more than just tennis bravado and body exhibitionism; he's a charming, complicated man-boy, who would give you the Boiish shirt off his back if you needed it. At least he better! Oh, and he's also more intelligent and tighter than his blog leads you to believe.
I'm convinced if we lived near each other, we'd hang out and even swap baseball caps from time to time.
Both Brett and Jimbo have better rundowns of our exhausting weekend, complete with pretty photos.
Posted by durban bud at May 19, 2008 01:20 PM
Comments
Tighter?? That must be some of that famed TJ hyberbole...
Posted by: cb at May 19, 2008 01:51 PM
That's three cute boys right there.
Posted by: raybob at May 19, 2008 02:05 PM
Angertwink = Completely worthless
Hottie from Rentboy.com = 300/hour
Three Handsome Purselipped Furrballs = PRICELESS!
Posted by: Boomer at May 19, 2008 03:25 PM
A trio of hot scruffiness indeed!
Posted by: don at May 19, 2008 04:28 PM
cuties!
Posted by: ryan charisma at May 19, 2008 04:48 PM
Unphotogeniosity is not a word.. at least not one that should be in reference to you. Looks like you all had a great time.
Posted by: Alden at May 19, 2008 11:13 PM
LOL.
It was good to meet you too TJ.
BTW, are you having a allergic reaction to the 9:30 club stamp there?
Hands all red.
Or was it to Brett?
Or the smile . .
So many options to go there.
Oh, and I'm hopefully a step closer. New news in blog.
Love and kisses.
And off to work.
DB: That must be a li'l sunburn from the bike ride earlier in the day.
Posted by: Leo at May 20, 2008 05:12 AM
That's a great picture. You look like you've collapsed from the effort of having to smile. Brett and Jimbo look none to happy to have to support you, but Brett's at least forcing a smile. Jimbo looks like he was expecting this all along because he's had to do it before.
Posted by: TED at May 20, 2008 07:41 AM
Making others smile is truly what is so great about you. I was really just picking on you when I said people only go to your blog because they think you are hot rather than for your "comedy". It's both.
I personally think you have quite a beautiful smile. Your whole face lights up as if we were seeing Jesus Christ the Superstar!
But the coolest part of you is the "bud" factor. You make a great bud. It was so easy hanging with you and Rob. Your sense of humor is wonderful, and your immaturity (i.e, dirty rap songs) should be cherished!
I personally love the WYSIWYG factor the most. There are no airs put up. You are not pretentious. You are not afraid to talk about your own shit. And that's what I think is so cool about you. You are just "DBud". You are quite genuine and a rarity among men.
DB: Awww. Well now I feel pretentious just approving this. I'm going to forward your comment to my mother so she stops disrespecting me. I'll also add it to my resume and Manhunt profile. Thank you!
Posted by: brettcajun at May 20, 2008 12:41 PM
TJ you are a genius! New word challenge game...everyone should take a look at their resume and their Manhunt profile and try to find an item or phrase that works on both.
Posted by: Boomer at May 20, 2008 04:10 PM
I'm seeing everybody in other people's blog lately, sometimes I don't know which blog I'm going to anymore :D
Cute photos, guys.
Posted by: Sorata at May 20, 2008 04:57 PM