Halo 3 launch party

I got to be one of my pal Gronk's hot dates to the Bungie Halo 3 launch party (I laid down the rules beforehand that I'd only go to 2nd base with him). Important tip: when the drinks are FREE and STRONG, be sure to eat something! Breaking that rule would come back to haunt me later in the evening and the next morning. The open bar had an ice sculpture that was also a alcohol-shute which the bartenders poured drinks through. The party planners were smart to forego dancing and stick to a mixer with Halo 3 movies and video gaming because nerds can't dance. You just get a dozen girls on the dance floor and 200 horny guys staring at them in uncomfortable silence. The geek mosh reached a frenzy when Billy G appeared. I managed to capture on film the alpha waves pulsating from his gigantic brain. Gronk and Paul were playing a Halo 3 fragfest, oblivious to the world's richest man holding court directly behind them.





At midnight they bused us to Bellevue's Best Buy to fan the flames of the fans lined up to buy the game. Thankfully I obeyed my body's warning to stop drinking, even though there was booze on the bus. Microsoft was kind enough to provide complimentary cab fare, though I had to retrieve my parked truck at Bungie the next morning. Since my bike tire had a flat and I'm allergic to public transportation, I walked 15 miles from Renton to Kirkland yesterday morning. Sweating out 2 gallons and walking/jogging for 2 and a half hours is a great cure for a wicked hangover.