*shocked* I actually stayed in on Friday night and all day Sunday this weekend. However, I think I did enough on Saturday to make up for both days. Saturday was spent in good 'ol Orange County (my former home, twice over) to celebrate a friend's 31st birthday. So here's what went down...
Fountain Valley Skating Center (Fountain Valley, CA)
I don't do well in forward facing activities that involve my legs/feet moving independently of each other (no, running does not count!). This includes but is not limited to skiing, rollerblading, ice skating and... roller skating. Oh, what do you know, we're going roller skating! Now this isn't because I can't balance or I'm afraid, it's more due to the lack of practice. You see, I grew up on boards - skateboards and snowboards to be more precise. I am comfortable moving along on wheeled objects as long as I'm moving sideways.
This was probably the first time I had been to a roller skating rink since sometime during the 1980s. My first thought? What on God's green earth is that horrific smell? It was an aromatic mix of sweaty feel, high humidity, and vomit. Yikes! I was told this is how a roller skating rink normally smells? Aside from the stench, I had a lot of fun! Thanks to some practice ice skating this past December, I was able to pick up roller skating rather quickly. Yes, I still look retarded (but much much less so than ice skating). No, I didn't fall. Yes, I tried going somewhat fast.
Z'Tejas (Costa Mesa, CA)
Z'Tejas is a "Southwestern Grill" chain of restaurants. To me, it's Mexican food. It's akin to a nicer, more upscale El Torito. Now, that is in no ways a knock against Z'Tejas as I love the occasional El Torito night (taco Tuesdays anyone?!). I tried their frozen pomegranate margarita, and it just tasted like lime. We also shared their fresh guacamole and pork nachos as appetizers on route to my main course of seafood enchiladas. The pork nachos were probably the best tasting out of everything, so I'll just order those next time. That or fajitas!
Elvis!? Karaoke Studios (Fountain Valley, CA)
After dinner we drove back to Fountain Valley. This time to enjoy my favorite karaoke joint - Elvis!? We've been going to this place since our UCI days, so it's not only a great place to karaoke, but brings back the nostalgia of my youth (hey, it was 10+ years ago!). We even have our photos on the wall! This night we spent nearly 2.5 hours karaoking (is that how you spell that?), and I learned a valuable lesson - space out your songs! After singing four in a row, my throat was already becoming irritated. Nevertheless, we rocked a little bit of everything - Journey, Elton John, Young MC, Chris Brown, Smashing Pumpkins, Owl City, Notorious B.I.G., etc.
Donut Star (Irvine, CA)
Another famous collegiate locale is Donut Star. Located in the center right across from where I used to live (Alton and Jeffrey), this is the only 24-hour donut place I know of in existence in Irvine. They have this delectable ham and cheese croissant, but they usually run out of them by the time we get there since our donut runs are usually late at night. This night I was in for a treat as they actually had a few left. So I gobbled down a glazed twist and bought a ham and cheese croissant for the following day's breakfast. We should have gone on a TP run just to cap off a tour down memory lane!
Highlights:
- Skating rinks smell. Like, really bad.
- Yay for bringing an extra pair of clean socks!
- I have trouble at 20+ people dinners at restaurants, because I don't know who to engage in conversation with first.
- Don't spray AXE body fragrance in a car with the windows closed. We learned that the hard way.
- Of course we had to karaoke The Lonely Island's "I'm On A Boat." Now where did I put my flippy floppies?
- 2+ hours of karaoke is quite taxing on a mic whore such as myself.
- Late night donut runs are as awesome as I remember them to be!
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