Friday 04/03/2011
Right, last night was the first night of a local festivity. And by local I mean only one or two of the Netherland's provinces celebrates it officially. It's called Carnaval. Basically, what we do is dress up silly like Halloween, speak in dialects so messed up you need to take a training course to follow a conversation, and get shitfaced for a week. All the ingredients for a good time!
I'd decided that this year, I'd do the full week, and that I'd be going as a whiteboard. A longsleeve shirt and two permanent markers with me so that people can draw on me. Well received I must say. So anyway, on to the actual night.
I went out, arrived at the club at around midnight. Was a pretty decent line outside (Carnaval is the busiest party season of the year here) so I got in line. An HB8 stood next to me, line wasn't very organized, and I know her from somewhere (Just don't ask me where) so I started talking to her. She was dressed as a little she-devil so we discussed her outfit a bit and how original it may or may not be. I told her I was a whiteboard and let her draw on me. She wrote "xxx me" and I negged her a bit saying "That's not going to get me very far now is it?". We finally got inside, and the worst line came. The line for the coats. Dear God in heaven have mercy. After a long time of me talking to her and whoever was around we finally got the coats put away, talked a bit more but I had to get me some carnavalcoins to get drinks (they don't accept money, you have to buy tokens). She told me where she'd be and I said I'd see her around eventually.
Got the coins, talked to an HB7 and got her to sign me too. This whiteboard idea is a great way to get chicks to start the kino on you. Got me a drink, cruised around a bit and ran into some of my friends. We started hanging out, having fun, me getting drawn on by all the pretty ladies
.Eventually I wandered off again, talked to an HB7 who was dressed as a kitty and was looking kinda lost. She lost her friends, so I kept her some company, got her to sign me as well. Did some kino escalation, but I think I went too fast or she's too faithful (probably the former lol) because when I got around to putting my arm around her she said I shouldn't do that because then her boyfriend won't look for her anymore. Conversation went a bit like this:
HB: "No, if you do that my boyfriend won't look for me anymore!"
Me: "If I do this I betcha he'll look for you even faster! You're found, I've got a black eye, everybody's happy!"
HB: "I don't want you to get hurt!"
Me: "Ah, it's Carnaval, it's party season!"
But sure enough her boyfriend was there a good 3 minutes later, so I winked at her and told her I knew what I was doing, she enjoyed that I reckon.
Hooked up with another group of friends, had a few drinks (not too many, last week's adventure was not something I'd like to repeat too often) and talked to alot of chicks asking them to draw on me or to just make small talk.
The amount of "Sexy!"s I see on my shirt is a nice little confidence boost. Eventually ran into the shedevil HB8 again, talked again, and she wanted to draw something on my back this time. I asked her what it was and she told me I'd see it when I got home, but asking my peeps what it was I learned it was her number with a "call me!". Guess I'm getting better and better at this Game thing huh!
Trip back was a disaster. I finally figured out the train I used to take doesn't run anymore, so I have to go to a city in the opposite direction, wait there for an hour and a half, and THEN take the train home! That's a good 3 hour trip for me, but eh, it's all good. At least I didn't have to sleep out in the streets this time!
End of Day 1 of Carnaval!