Stumble Into the Matrix

[dotinthesky]

We went to Matrix last night. We had beers in our car, and that disposition only possible to reach when you've been happy houring for hours. Dear black girl with glasses who danced to The Smiths "Girl Afraid", you made me feel less self-conscious about my own glasses, and I could even say that you sparked one of the best nights of my life. Because, on the empty dancefloor, drunk & swaying, I suggested to Bruno (one of my oldest friends) we search for a joint, and when we did, and lit the thing inside the DJs booth, the fairies came down for me and took me to Giggle Land, where random women think it wise to rub their curvaceous bodies against me and have clearly never heard of new technological discoveries such as Gaydars, where a lineup for the pool table becomes the best place to talk about a cage in the wall and how it might be used as a prison, where my brain snaps back and forth between plans to live in Brasil and how not to think about flying back to England in a week's time.


I bought a hotdog, beers and caipirinha from this girl. Eventhough she had a frown, and didn't enjoy the teasing from my friends, she was nice enough not to charge me extra when I was drunk and handing over waaaay too much money for bottles of water. If I lived in São Paulo, I would come to this bar often, become friends with the staff and the other regulars, bury the week's stress in a Rolling Stone song, sit at the tables by the bar for random conversations, meet old friends, get smoked up by the DJ (remind me to send him a present or buy him a drink next time), and leave around 5am, just like last night.


The dancefloor wasn't as busy as in this picture. The place was filled with mostly women "ovulating", as Bruno said. We were hunted down by the Mini-Meninas, then by a random chick called Kelly, who couldn't decide if she wanted to kiss Bruno or I. It was a bad night for Kelly. Another girl, Rachel, kept pinching me and trying to do the twist. Apparently, she is crazy. She dragged around a silent girl who played her portable wallflower. Pretty girls make graves for their ugly best friends. I sang my heart out to a song I can't remember now -- but I do remember it was important then. I tied my sweater around my waste but didn't sweat. My glasses kept slipping down my nose. We drank coffee in a nearby pub, mostly to wake up Henrique so he could drive us home without killing anyone.

I may have cried to The Cure's "Boys Don't Cry" on the way home.

Comments

[roguejournal.livejournal.com]

what a night!!
what a night!!

[sbeth76.livejournal.com]

Went to a party last night and talked to one of our new students and his wife - from Brazilia. Mentioned you, and your Mom's farm.

[commonpeople.livejournal.com]

Thats cool! Do they travel often to Brasil?

[sbeth76.livejournal.com]

Once a year! In what town is your mother's farm?

[commonpeople.livejournal.com]

It's in a tiny town called Corrego do Bom Jesus (Good Jesus' Little Stream). It's about two hours away from Sao Paulo.

[myendeavorca.livejournal.com]

My MIL and FIL go to Sao Paulo once a year for missionary work! My FIL gets in like once a month--flying for American Airlines. We should meet up sometime...if I ever get a passport. LOL.

[commonpeople.livejournal.com]

For sure! Get your passport and your ass down here! I'll show you a good time. ;-)

What's a MIL and a FIL?

[myendeavorca.livejournal.com]

heh. mother in law and father in law, sorry. :)

[la-magarita.livejournal.com]

Matrix é o que há!!!!

I Love this club/bar...

Sadly I was preparing my shitty presentation...

And today I´m so blue that I have no energy to go out!

But I´ll call u tomorrow...

I want to meet you before u leave...

You are staying close to Paulista, right? We could meet at Galeria dos Pães, at Rua Estados Unidos...what do u think???

ops...

[la-magarita.livejournal.com]

acho que vc está perto da washington luis? pelo menos no lacation tá isso...não sei pq pensei que era perto da Paulista...

[commonpeople.livejournal.com]

Ok, we'll plan something for today, definetely.

[zenithed.livejournal.com]

You're some kind of party God. I really have to go to Brazil at some point.

[commonpeople.livejournal.com]

Brasil brings out the party God in me. ;-)

[psyfi.livejournal.com]

Women 'ovulating"? lol

[izzybees]

Um, yes, you and I must party at some point.

[commonpeople.livejournal.com]

I've missed you. ♥

[izzybees]

I miss you too!!!! I am thinking of going to London for a few days at the end of July. If you can recommend a good hostel that would be fabby.

[commonpeople.livejournal.com]

Sounds awesome! If Kevin and I weren't moving apartments at the end of July, I'd totally invite you to stay with us. But International Hostelling is pretty good too (are they the ones with a hostel near Euston Tube?) I think I stayed in their hostel when I visited London in 98 and it was very clean & nice, with a decent breakfast too.

Will be lovely to meet you finally.

[izzybees]

I will have to wait and see how money is because we're going to Germany in July and will probably be broke when we get back. :P

But I will try my best!

[izzybees]

Actually, nevermind. I'm doopid. I joined Hostelling International over the weekend so I can go to one of theirs. :P

[hunterjr.livejournal.com]

Eita, que noite! hahahahahahaha que bom que você se divertiu enquanto esteve aqui em Sampa Ollie! :D
Essas meninas sempre correm atrás dos gays ¬_¬

[commonpeople.livejournal.com]

Foi muito bom conversar com voce. Sinto muito que nao deu para a gente se ver! Olha, com certeza, quando voce for para Londres, a gente sai bastante ok? :-)

[hunterjr.livejournal.com]

Ok! :D
Espero que possamos sair bastante lá. Pelo menos falei com você, o que já valeu bastante :)