Eugene called me at 12:30PM to ask if I was free. I haven't talked to him since he cancelled on my last second for our trip to Oktoberfest in Torrance, resulting in me settling for the Oktoberfest in Montrose (which I dubbed as "Walmart Oktoberfest"). Eugene and Stef picked me up at 1:30PM.
We ate at Red White and Blues. I had a pulled pork sandwich and sweet potato fries with a side of gorgonzola cheese ranch dressing (their substitute for bleu cheese dressing). Had to call in sick for Capoeira practice. Talked about boring stuff. Apparently, Eugene is doing a documentary for his schoolwork ... featuring Guro, my deadbeat of a FMA instructor! The documentary's subject: How Martial Arts ruined some people's lives.
EUGENE: He'd talk about how he was in the military and a bodyguard and I'd ask, "So how's that paying the bills?" And he'd be like, "I work for Geeksquad." And yet the Martial Arts that get made fun of, like Tae Kwon Do, are the businesses making all the money.
Also found out that Carlo - Guro's 2nd in command - is trapped in the cult of World of Warcraft (WOW). Apparently, his secret girlfriend dumped him and he had no money for alcohol, but he was able to afford WOW, so he took it.
Chilled at Stef's house. Chased her bunny, George, in the backyard. Couldn't catch him. And then we decided to go to ... Oktoberfest in Alpine Village in Torrance!
Me with bratwurst, saurkrat, potato salad, and my new mug that fits 4 pints of dark German beer!
My bratwurst, saurkrat, potato salad, and gigantic mug up close.
German people singing. And they kept leading this chant of "Zicke, zacky, zicke, zaggy" where the crowd would respond, "Hoi, hoi, hoi!"
RYAN: What does that mean?
STEF: "Zicke, zacke, zicke, zacke" is something like, "Are you ready?" And "hoi, hoi, hoi" is like saying, "Yeah!"
Later, we were looking for a place to eat deserts. One of the suggestions was Applebees.
RYAN: What's Applebees?
STEF: What?! You're kidding me! That's it! We're going to Applebees!
EUGENE: You have to know these things, Ryan! You have to experience Applebees!
That's me eating something called a blondie brownie. It's got ice cream on top.
That's my blondie brownie up close.
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