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Saturday Report
Jul. 16th, 2006 10:06 amSaturday was intentionally planned as a day of leisure & indulgence. I haven't had one of those in a while and I could really use one.
Alas, sleeping in wasn't an option but it was for the best of reasons. Our friend Jeff M. invited us to his home in Arlington, VA, for a lovely brunch: a fruit salad, souffle and breakfast sausages. Having someone else prepare breakfast for you is enough to persuade me to get out of bed before my regularly scheduled noon awakening.
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kent4str off for his monthly role-playing game in Seven Corners area of Fairfax County, then did what all good gay men do when the opportunity presented itself: we went shopping!
More precisely, Jeff is giving serious consideration to purchasing a car. He's never owned one --he prefers to rent if he needs one, and his various travelling friends usually leave a car in his trusty hands when they're out of town-- but he's giving it serious thought.zzbear had suggested looking at the Honda CRV so we tracked down a used 2004 model at a local Honda dealer for a test drive.
The verdict on the CRV was mixed. It's a nice drive, handles well and has great visibility and head & feet space with some cargo capacity. Still, it's an SUV if a small one: the gas mileage isn't great, only about 25 mpg. (IMHO, there is no earthly excuse why any pickup, SUV or car on the road today shouldn't get at least 40 mpg. Take note: when I become supreme dictator of the universe, there will be some immediate changes to the gas mileage standards.)
The usual mind games of the dealer attempting to close a sale were in full gear. I find it fascinating in an analytical way and love car purchasing negotiations, but the process annoys & tires Jeff very quickly. We left as soon as we could elegantly make a break for the door and thank them for their time & effort.
We made further stops at Home Depot, Crate & Barrel, the Container Store and the Apple Store in Clarington, VA, before returning to Jeff's place. He borrowed my car to tackle a couple more local errands while I vegged on his couch, reading back issue of National Geographic.
Towards 5:30 PM,kent4str rang me to summon his ride: gaming was over for another month. I collected him and we then headed to NW Washington to meet someone for dinner.
Tom Adkins of Columbus, OH, was recommended to us by our co-trailer trash,jearbear65oh & David. Jerry assured us we'd find him fun & delightful --and he was right-- and Tom was kind enough to allow us to take him out for dinner. After a lovely meal at a Mexican restaurant at 17th & R NW --under air conditioning, thank you great gods of freon-- we gave him a walking tour of 17th Street, Dupont Circle and Connecticut Avenue before arriving at Sweet Licks for dessert:
We returned Tom safely to his b&b at 13th & R NW. After bidding him a sweet good night, we returned home to crash.
Alas, sleeping in wasn't an option but it was for the best of reasons. Our friend Jeff M. invited us to his home in Arlington, VA, for a lovely brunch: a fruit salad, souffle and breakfast sausages. Having someone else prepare breakfast for you is enough to persuade me to get out of bed before my regularly scheduled noon awakening.
Following brunch, Jeff & I dropped
kent4str off for his monthly role-playing game in Seven Corners area of Fairfax County, then did what all good gay men do when the opportunity presented itself: we went shopping!More precisely, Jeff is giving serious consideration to purchasing a car. He's never owned one --he prefers to rent if he needs one, and his various travelling friends usually leave a car in his trusty hands when they're out of town-- but he's giving it serious thought.
zzbear had suggested looking at the Honda CRV so we tracked down a used 2004 model at a local Honda dealer for a test drive.The verdict on the CRV was mixed. It's a nice drive, handles well and has great visibility and head & feet space with some cargo capacity. Still, it's an SUV if a small one: the gas mileage isn't great, only about 25 mpg. (IMHO, there is no earthly excuse why any pickup, SUV or car on the road today shouldn't get at least 40 mpg. Take note: when I become supreme dictator of the universe, there will be some immediate changes to the gas mileage standards.)
The usual mind games of the dealer attempting to close a sale were in full gear. I find it fascinating in an analytical way and love car purchasing negotiations, but the process annoys & tires Jeff very quickly. We left as soon as we could elegantly make a break for the door and thank them for their time & effort.
We made further stops at Home Depot, Crate & Barrel, the Container Store and the Apple Store in Clarington, VA, before returning to Jeff's place. He borrowed my car to tackle a couple more local errands while I vegged on his couch, reading back issue of National Geographic.
Towards 5:30 PM,
kent4str rang me to summon his ride: gaming was over for another month. I collected him and we then headed to NW Washington to meet someone for dinner.Tom Adkins of Columbus, OH, was recommended to us by our co-trailer trash,
jearbear65oh & David. Jerry assured us we'd find him fun & delightful --and he was right-- and Tom was kind enough to allow us to take him out for dinner. After a lovely meal at a Mexican restaurant at 17th & R NW --under air conditioning, thank you great gods of freon-- we gave him a walking tour of 17th Street, Dupont Circle and Connecticut Avenue before arriving at Sweet Licks for dessert: |
Kent, Tom & Brian Mmmm... bittersweet chocolate milkshakes. |
We returned Tom safely to his b&b at 13th & R NW. After bidding him a sweet good night, we returned home to crash.
