Always a bridesmaid.

Tonight was the big annual event for my company at a fancy restaurant/bar where people have bar mitzvah and anniversary parties. The big draw of this place is that it basically overlooks the entirety of all of the areas I grew up in around the San Fernando Valley. Also? Free food and raffles for prizes like iPods and digital cameras and a trip to New York! The theme was a western/Rodeo evening. Which meant we got to wear blue jeans to work today (not a big deal for some of you, but a nice way to spend a lazy day for me).

Let's get the big news out of the way so you don't think there's a happy twist coming: I didn't win a damn thing. No iPod, no camera, no trip to New York. Whoop-di-f*ckin'-do. What did I get? A free pen, a hat I forgot at the damn place. I also met a bunch people from outer area offices who I've only spoken to on the phone and played the "Who's a 'Mo?" game with my favorite girl (whose gaydar is amazing).

On the other hand, I smoozed with several members of senior management who bought me drinks and let me swear and talk shit with them. For someone thinking of climbing the ladder, not a bad place to be. So the night wasn't a total loss. Free drinks, free dinner, and as Marge Simpson once said, "Eh. A night out is a night out."

Oh! I almost forgot to mention the gay boy moment of the night that will make my sister and more than a few readers jealous. I rode a mechanical bull. But not just any mechanical bull. I rode the bull featured in Madonna's "Don't Tell Me" video. Several work folk snapped pictures of my two rides, the first of which was much longer than 8 seconds I'll have you know. So yes, I should have a picture tomorrow or Friday at the latest.

That's it for the evening, kids. I was very good and only sipped at each of the drinks I was bought so as not to exceed the recommended drink level for my prescribed self. But I'm still more than a little tired. I will retire and read a book which has sucked me in - Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers. I plan on writing up a review for HomoMojo before this weekend, so be on the lookout. As always, I'll pimp out my work here.

Thanks for reading, kiddos. Bang Bang.

-J.

This post was sponsored by the Ridin' High Committee.