I went shopping and bought some swimming trunks to match my leather shoulder armor for the Renaissance Faire tomorrow, new scrunchies, and a card for
Arthur and Mayra's Wedding. The actual wedding was at 2:00PM, but that was too early for me. Fortunately, the reception starts at 7:00PM. I just had to reschedule guitar practice so I can leave early.
At the reception in Pomona, I sat together with Chris and Heather. DJ Rich was the DJ, trying hard to keep a straight face as he wasn't fond of Arthur's playlist of Classics. But he did throw on
Kelly Clarkson's
Breakaway and even scratched and mixed the record!
DJ RICH: Just for you, Ryan!
Chris was upset because he misread the invite and thought the Wedding was at 7:00PM.
HEATHER: I was so surprised because I haven't seen any of you in so long and suddenly I was like, "They're having a baby?! How did that happen--" Well, I know had that happened, but--
CHRIS: --OK, so I don't know how to read, but apparently she doesn't know where babies come from.
John, who's been excommunicated from the group since un-friending us for still being friends with Marelis (his ex-girlfriend), showed up. He tried way too hard to avoid eye contact with Chris, Heather and me. After Mark mixed some Black Label liquor for Chris and Heather, I asked if I could do the same.
RYAN: Is it OK if I mix some for myself?
MARK: [The Black Label] is at my table with John.
RYAN: Is it OK if I go to your table and mix some for myself?
MARK: It's John's.
RYAN: Is it OK if I punk out John while I take it from him and mix some for myself?
HEATHER: Do it! And while you mix it, go like this [imitates how John's been trying too hard to avoid eye contact with us].
MARK: Today's Arthur and Mayra's Wedding Day, not Punk-Out-John Day! I'll bring it. Get some Pepsi ready.
And Mark discreetly got some of John's Black Label for me, pretending it was for himself.
During Mark's "Best Man" speech, he said "ass" to which a three-year-old in the audience repeated out loud as his dad put "earmuffs" on him! Ivan also arrived with Arthur's other friend "the Comedian" (really Chris, but nicknamed to differentiate from THE Chris), whom I haven't seen since my pre-Birthday last year (see entry
4/30/10).
Afterward, Mark rode with me to Chris and Heather's favorite strip club to make up for the fact that "there were no hot bridesmaids." Mark and Chris bought rounds of more alcohol. My total alcohol consumption for the day was: a cranberry vodka, Black Label and Pepsi, Champagne, Tecate, Jack & Coke, Scooby Snack, Malibu & Coke, and Chocolate Cake shot.
RYAN: People need to get married more often!
MARK: Yeah, just not us.
And we rode off into the moonlight as KROQ played
Muse's
Supermassive Black Hole.