Rivals

I can’t help but wonder about two of Flagstaff’s most popular bars right now.  One, Maloney’s has had, for some time now, the Thursday night special of “two for one.”  That is, buy one rum and coke and get the second for free, for example.  Collin’s has also had the same special and last year that special stopped at midnight.  This year, Maloney’s has decided to continue that special until closing.  Collin’s has stayed put with their old ways.  However, Collin’s has added an additional section on to the bar where drinks can be bought, pool can be played and the socializing can continue.  The section is a more mellow area where those who don’t feel like dancing or getting drinks spilled all over them, can enjoy their friends’ company in peace i.e., where I’ll be.  So which bar will out rule the other this year?

For the past few years, it’s been Collin’s but I remember when I first turned 21, Maloney’s was the place to be and Collin’s was similar to a library.  I can’t help but wonder what the turn out will be this upcoming school year.

Nothing to do but sit back and see what happens!  But like I said, if you want to see me and I happen to be at Collin’s, I’ll be in the new area not getting my crotch grabbed by strangers.

I didn’t have a choice but to overhear

If you want to get a little taste of what some of the local girl bathroom chatter is like in bars these days, check out a recent post on my other blog.   I would try to find out what men talk about in the bathroom, if anything, but I think they would find it weird to see me standing there listening when I am, quite obviously, female.  Either that or they would like it.

Anyway, check it out!

Past due

So, it’s been since April that I’ve written here and I must say, wow. That is pathetic. I guess it might be because my lifestyle has changed a bit since summer has hit. As mentioned on the previous post, I’m trying to avoid alcohol and substitute it with running. And much of it. I’m still training for the Imogene Pass Run in September.

Also, the nightlife in Flagstaff becomes a bit dead when summer hits and all the NAU students go home. There are other factors too. I recently moved and didn’t have access to the Internet in a month. Work got busy and now I’m switching jobs. Anyway, enough excuses. Basically, I haven’t really been…out.

The last time I went out it was with my boyfriend and we went to Mia’s. The place was dead. There were probably about 7 people there total. On any other fired up night though, Mia’s is pretty rad. I would highly recommend it.

So, I’ll be back to regular posting soon but I must warn ye, this blog might take a slight turn for a while. Since I haven’t been participating in Flagstaff’s nightlife much lately, I’m going to write about my mission to try out as many restaurants in Flagstaff as I can. Joining in my journey has been my boyfriend, 6-6. If you don’t read my regular blog, Gooseberried, 6-6 stands for the fact that he is 6 feet 6 inches tall. I’m 5′1″. We look quite odd together.

Nonetheless, we’ll be trying out new restaurants and I’ll be reporting back here. The places we go will be drawn from a jar.

Stay tuned!

Oh, how I will miss you

It’s true, Dime Beers.

We had some good times. Alas, it is time for me to retire. I’m running the Imogene Pass race in September and I began my training two weeks ago. This means, no more beer for me. Since the whole point of Wednesday nights at the Museum club is to serve dime beers, I won’t be attending for a while.

Well, maybe next week.

It’s too bad we had to part so soon.

We were serious about this.

Do a little dance…

Alas, another night at Collins.

Fortunately, I ran into a large group of friends of mine from a year or two ago. I used to live with them all in the Tinsley dorm when I was in college and it was those years that I had the most fun. So, the fact that my friend, Chica, and I were at Collins (a bar I usually loathe) was wiped from my thoughts while I focused on hanging out with them. If any of you don’t know, Tinsley is one of the two international dorms on campus. While non-internationals may live there too, the majority of the dorm is foreign. I’m quite certain this is why I had so much fun living there. My friend, Abdullah, was quite taken by Chica. She’s a good friend, but is quite shy. She’s basically not the kind of girl that’s going to get up on the bar and dance in front of everyone while wearing a skirt up around her private areas. But Abdullah wanted to dance.

He asked her several times to join him on the dance floor only to get a firm, “No thanks” from her. But Abdullah was not having it. Eventually, he just grabbed her arm and pulled her out there. I couldn’t stop laughing.

Or taking pictures.