Lipglass as far as the eye can see

as far as the eye can see
Originally uploaded by The Paper Doll

Continuing on a theme of updating flickr groups, I've taken pictures of my makeup collection. Slowly but steadily I'm catching up on loose bits and unfinished projects that I left adrift in the no-man's land of my never ending project list. Sometimes I wonder why I take on as many projects as I do. Fear of boredom perhaps?

Two nights ago I went out with my friend Grace. Going out with Grace can be a hit or miss kind of thing. Some nighs are amazing...some are the stuff of nightmares. Sat. night was a bit of both. Here's a bit of a timeline.

7pm. clocked out at work
9pm. headed to Grace's place
10pm. left Grace's (after a change of clothing) to pick up another party member
11pm. Get to bar
12am. meet J @ bar
12:30am Drop J off at Outback
12:45am get pulled over
1:15am get back to bar
2:15am watch huge bar brawl (don't participate)
2:30am get in line for after hours dance club/bar
2:45am get humped on dance floor by beautiful woman (ok not really humped, but really, that kind of dancing isn't far off)
4:15am finally manage to round everyone up into the car
4:30am drop everyone off
5am finally get home.
6am sleep.

10am get up and get ready to go to work


Times are approximate. Sometimes being the only person in the group who doesn't drink can be a pain in the ass. I'm always the DD. Have you ever tried to get more than 2 drunken people to agree on anything? It's like herding cats.

So yeah....I got pulled over. I was trying to go to Taco Bell before getting back to the bar to babysit and I was at a traffic light, in the left turn lane. The left turn light was red but the straight light had the green. The roads are practically empty and the light is taking ForEvAr to change. I'd been sitting there for 2 minutes when I'd given up on it ever changing. So I do the stupid thing...I make a left on red. GENIUS!

As soon as I pull into the TB parking lot...lights. I swear I have NO idea where this cop came from. He must have dropped down from the trees or something. He approaches the window (did I mention I'm not driving my car? Yeah, I'm not driving my car.) and says "What could have possessed you to make a left turn on red?" My reply...to state the obvious of course. "Idiocy" He sympathised with the timing of the light and I got off with a warning. He kind of laughed at me actually. At one point he asked my ethnicity. As a former resident of the Bronx and a minority I can tell you that that question struck no small amount of fear into my heart..

I think I managed to fit at least 5 nights into that one night. I'm good. I don't think I need to go out again any time soon.