PJ's.

Joanne made it her mission to take me out for some man-hunting and I complied. With the new year, I had made three resolutions for myself, in no particular order: Find a new place to live, exercise more and find a partner.

We were set to go to a place on Davie called 1181 but when we arrived that night, it seemed pretty dead from the outside looking in. Joanne quickly changed plans and dragged me into the bar next door; a place called Pumpjacks.

I’d never thought I would ever set foot inside Pumpjacks, given that this place was frequented by bears in leather; the big and burly hairy types to which I am so not attracted to. Though there were a few who fit that description when I walked inside, it wasn’t as bad as I had thought. I still felt the imagined glare on me from the regulars there, thinking how out of place I was. But then I met a guy to whom Joanne and I were sharing the table with and we started talking. His name was Paul and he grew up in Nanaimo as one of only a few Portuguese families there. He does a lot of volunteering work in Vancouver.

Joanne had to run off to work her night shift and so she left me there to carry on by myself. Paul and I moved on next door to 1181 for a change of scene. Echo joined us later. Into the wee hours of the morning, we forged ahead to another venue called Five Sixty, but when we got there, they were closing.

What can you do at three in the morning? I was knackered.

Me and You and Avenue Q.

The off Broadway musical, Avenue Q, finally made its way north of the border and performed at The Centre in Vancouver this evening. I was amongst a sold-out theatre of fans of puppetry doin’ the nasty and was laughing all the way through the course of the performance. The soundtrack is a must-have addition to anyone’s collection!