We have had record cold temperatures the last few days, and this weekend was terribly cold. Nick and I went to dinner on Friday with Christina to Golden west. It was very good, and probably the fastest service I have ever had there (got the bean and cheese quesadilla). Christina drove, so after she took us back to mine, we were going to head back out, Rob and Angel were at Joe Squared, but we got a little preoccupied so to speak, so we ended up not getting out till around 11:30, and when we got there, they had decided to go home. It wasn't even midnight, and we always meet up with them whenever they want to, so I found this to be lame. Anyways, we went to The Wind-up, where, again, there was a cover (for a Baltimore Club D.J. thing), and, again, we got the wave-though, which was awesome. Saw some Goucher people for a bit, headed home. Saturday, slept in, then, after starting the day in the best way, took Nick home to get his car, then folowed him to get that GPS milage thing installed, in the meantime, we had to go back to the house so that I could put the rent money out for Jeff, then to Graul's in Ruxton for a free wine-tasting to kill time before picking up his car. It started snowing around the time we went to Ruxton, and was coming down and so cold for a good part of the late afternoon early evening. Nick's parents came down to mine and picked us up and we went to Clementine. It was delicious, and they really liked it. Got to give them the biographical tour of Hamilton and the history of the buildings and all that. The food was outstanding. Started with a potato soup, which was so perfect for this frigid weather. I wanted to soak in a tub of it haha. Nick got the macaroni and cheese, which everyone shared (such a brick. Could have used a wee bit of salt, though. Still a hit.). They kind of made over Nick's dad being there, and sent over a complimentary sausage and cheese platter. Didn't eat any of that myself, but Nick and his parents did. Got the Baltimore strip, damn good steak. Hardly any fat, got medium, and it was juicy and not too rare. That came with Yukon Gold mashed potatoes and vegetables (a lovely mix of brocolli, carrots, and onions). Nick got the same thing, rare, though, of course. Felt stuffed, but got dessert (yellow cake with chocolate and peanut butter icing), but only ate half and took the rest home. Really enjoyed the meal, and it was very nice of his parents to pay for us. I'm glad that they liked it, too. They took us back to mine, and we watched television till it was late enough to head out. Saw Carmin and Allen for a bit, before they left for Video Americain. I don't even bring up the idea of them doing anything with us anymore or going out and all. It's a dead issue. Anyways, went to Club Charles. It was pretty dead for a long while. I guess the weather kept people away, although by now the snow had stopped and the temperature around closing actually read warmer than it had been during the day (although it was still fucking freezing.). Rob and Angel finally showed up. Sunday, we went to Valentino's for a huge lunch before Nick left to get ready to go to The Ravens' game. He had wanted me to go, which I really appreciated, but I knew that I could not handle the cold, so Christina was going to go instead, then, she got sick (that damn stomach thing), so Rob was going. It was also Tom Waits' B-day, and The Wind-up was doing a thing for it, a night of all Tom Waits music, totally Nick's sort of thing, and it was really a shame that he had to miss it. I went with Lori, there were only a few people, but it was fun. We got pretty tipsy and went to Joe Squared afterwards and got food. There were very few people in there, too (it was so fucking cold, must have kept all of the people with sense at home.). Watched Anchorman, the bartenders gave us shots (although I didn't drink mine), just because there were so few people, and we were all watching the movie and laughing. It was fun. When we went outside and had to walk to our cars, oh my God, it was so cold!! Nick texted me earlier that he had thrown up, I guess because he gorged on all of these breadsticks in Valentino's and as soon as he started to drink a beer, I guess they just expanded and he nearly exploded. Hoping he's not getting that stomach thing again (I imagine in the school, these things can just keep going form person to person and new ones getting generated. Although, I have heard from several different people about similar virus', so it must be one of those prevalent things this year.). He and Rob were so cold that they only stayed till half way through the third quarter and watched the rest of it in the bar in the Hyatt Hotel. They dressed warm, but Nick said that he couldn't feel his toes in the first quarter, and when he stood up, he could feel the blood rush to his legs. Luckily, they managed not to get frost bite or hypothermia. We went to Club Charles last night. Braved the cold, the evening started a little slow, but we had fun, played some gems on the jukebox, then both felt very tired and called it a night. Managed to get the tree up yesterday, although the lights and all are another story. Would like to get Carmin to be down for decorating tonight maybe. Still need to get this shopping done. Living well beyond my means, but, eh, what can ye do? Went to Curves yesterday. Will be glad to go to The Ottobar later. Hoping they play better music this week, really want to dance. Got my hair done yesterday. Will be glad to see Nick later.