Maturity is Highly Overrated

It’s been quite a long time since I’ve gone out to play. When my friend suggested that I accompany her to meet up with her “gang” at a C&W bar that used to be one of my regular hangouts, I almost refused. But then I decided – what the hell.

So…off we went. I was hoping for something. I’m not exactly sure what. But I wasn’t expecting much. I was about to be the “new girl” trying to break into the group. Yay. I mean – who wouldn’t love participating in that potentially stress-laden situation?

The evening went about as you’d expect – The group of folks was OK – The band was horrific-The whiskey was my favorite. No real surprises. Afterwards a group of 10 of us went to Waffle House for breakfast. That’s when the evening took a distinct turn towards the juvenile…

One of my new acquaintances decided to throw a little packet of jelly at me…in the middle of a crowded Waffle House… at 2 in the morning. Perhaps he thought I would giggle and play along coyly with his schoolboy antics? Or maybe he thought I’d simply dismiss him out of hand. Or maybe he’d had too many beers to be thinking at all….

I looked over at my friend with one eyebrow cocked questioningly. She shook her head resignedly…. which I took to mean “Some people just have to learn the hard way”. I stood up and faced my jelly sniper.

“You threw food at me.”

“Not raw messy food – it was in a container.”

“Right. You threw food at me.”

“Y-y-yes”. His knees were visibly shaking. I smelled blood.

“That was not the most intelligent thing you have done tonight. I have a plate full of grits dripping with butter here – and I’m not afraid to use them.”

He ran behind the counter and hid behind the very pregnant waitress.

“I can wait.” I smiled sweetly at him.

“Don’t hurt him, Sunshine!!” I heard someone begging for his life.

My hash browns were getting cold – so I gave him a double dose of the evil eye and returned to my meal. He came back around to his spot at the adjacent table and uneasily returned to his meal.

For the next 20 minutes or so we treated the patrons of the Waffle House to a concentrated flow of banter.

“I didn’t do anything wrong.”

“Aren’t you from ________?”

“Well – yes, I am.”

“Well then you’ve already done10 or 12 things wrong just by being from there!”

“How many people here think this infidel should be disciplined for transgressing and throwing his jelly at me?”

A cheer went up.

And on it went…. until at last it was time to head for home. I went outside to sneak a quick cigarette before getting back into my friend’s non-smoking car. A man who had been sitting at a neighboring table with two young teenage boys throughout our performance came out and headed for his car. He spied me standing outside and headed towards me.

“Thanks. We had a great time tonight.” The boys were still laughing too hard to say anything at all. Apparently the sight of a woman who is probably older than their mother behaving more like their younger sister was pretty amusing. Fancy that.

I am tired today – but feeling rejuvenated. Florida is just beginning to find out that the Wolfie girl is back!

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June 23, 2002

I adore you, Sunshine. I really and truly do. That sounds like a reasonable response to me. RYN: Only lost the little and ring fingers from the left hand. All else is just peachy keen. With a grin…

😉

Dear Wolfie this is a short note. I am wearing shorts. It is Winter but soon I am going nude ice skating. I have been promised a part in the next Razzle show at Reno. I will skate nude with Leo the Lion. Send you a pic! Alex

June 23, 2002

Could there have been romance in that jello missle attack? People do crazy things from that

June 24, 2002

ryn So sorry your team lost!

June 24, 2002

WOOOHOOOOO :::::::::::: )))))))))))))

Mns
June 24, 2002

hehe… look out florida! 🙂

June 24, 2002

When I was a child I was constantly told to “act your age.” What does that mean anyway? I’m glad you enjoyed your night out.

Hey, at two in the morning, anything goes! 😀

i am so glad to have met you and get to read a part of your life here. You have the most wonderful sense of play and harmless torture i know of in a person let alone a wolf. 🙂 Have you read robin hobb? Somehow i think you’d enjoy it in your copious spare time. 🙂 *giggle* We aren’t sure when we’ll be up to get toad’s sister from hartsfield, maybe you will be back to toss some grits with SALT my

June 24, 2002

Hear! Hear! Maturity is over rated…glad you had some fun and were merciless in the process. ***Giggles*** I’m glad you’re having some fun and entertaining so many! LOL Good to hear from you “Hey, Hey…” LOL Take good care and give ’em hell! ((((HUGS YA)))))

*snort* Oh boy, I would’ve loved to witness that! Great title and so very true. ~:)

hehe

June 25, 2002

Waffle House at 2am… brings back memories. I think there’s something about the place that brings out the kid in everyone!!!!!

i just had to come back and say, wafflehouse YUM! bro and i loved to stop by on our treks from ormond to ATL. Gotta love smog central. Are you perm moving south?Selling the soil with the worms??/

Ah, his mistake..letting Sunshine Wolf smell fear! You go woman! Making a grown man hide behind a pregnant waitress. Awesome. Too bad there were no handy squirt guns to fill with ketchup!

June 25, 2002

he will probably be your next husband chuckles off…sorry could not resist

jeez , nothing changes !!!! what memories you brought back , i got a “spitball ” blown at me from a straw !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! what silly , giggling fun times . hope you have many more………. i think 😉

Hey sweety long time no hear missed ya loads.. hey ive got another diary called diarymonster come bye sometime huh leave a note say its from you as you might not be able to leave a signed one so tell me ya name ok cool see ya hugzz…..

June 27, 2002

lol just reading through the notes you’ve left me… we didn’t give you colonials the day off because you had the audacity to throw our tea in the sea!!! *smiles*

Sarge and I always have fun like that with the waitresses in our favorite cafe. The rest of the patrons just look at us like we’re from Mars. It’s a real stress reliever!

too funny, I wish I would think that fast on my feet! LOL 🙂

ahhh but you see, maturity is knowing when to have fun and when not to… {smile}

June 29, 2002

LOL…FUNNY ENTRY…..HOT GRITS…OUCH!!!! SMILES,

June 29, 2002

Reminds me of the time my pals and I staggered into El Torito asking for the ‘non-smoking drunks’ section. They sat us by a family (!) and somehow the conversation turned to “Just what ARE the names of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles?” We had all but one. One of the kids offered us the answer (Donatello) just before his mother admonished him, “Don’t speak to those people.” It was BIG fun. 🙂

bd
June 30, 2002

sounds like lots of fun..LOL