Well it certainly has taken me long enough to write the rest of my weekend in Tallahassee. Things around here have been somewhat crazy with being really busy at work, having a few on-site support clients, a new hosting client sign-up and my being sick over the weekend. Work today has calmed down slightly so here is the rest of "A Capital Weekend."

Hanging out at the house in Tallahassee is always a great escape. As I mentioned before despite it only being four hours away from Orlando, when in Tallahassee it is very easy to forget you are even still in Florida. The weather is cooler, there are many more trees and wooded areas and the geographical landscape includes hills and inclines, a sharp contrast to the flatness that is the rest of Florida.

Saturday was a carefree, relaxing day. Having finally gone to bed around 0800 the night before, I woke up around 1600 and watched Office Space with Erik and Steven. As the dinner hour approached, Matt joined the three of us and we went to The Olive Garden. Afterwards we went to ABC and picked-up some essential Saturday night beverages which we tapped into before heading to Brothers sans Steven and Matt, but with Claire. We all had a great time there as well.

One interesting thing about Brothers as compared to other similar clubs is that as soon at 0200 hits, the lights come on and the Tallahassee Police officers that mill about direct everyone with flashlights and whistles to get out. Nothing like telling a club filled with intoxicated people to leave in the same breath as they have just taken their last shot before last call is final. So then begins the trek outside where those who were not fortunate enough to find a friend for the rest of the evening thus far can meet and greet. That is until the police make their way outside and tell everyone to go to their cars and leave. It does provide for an interesting few minutes as I generally like to stick around until asked to leave the parking lot just to watch the meet and greet take place.

At Brothers, Claire knew someone from work so we ended up chatting with him for a better part of the evening. During the meet and greet time, we said goodbye to him and someone he met while there. His name was Gabriel and he was a nice looking guy. Erik and Claire suggested I could invite the two of them back to the house for more cocktails and whatever, but I decided not to because I did not want to deal with any drama. Not that there would have been any by default, but it seemed like a possible thorn in my weekend of non-expectations. That said if you are reading this Gabriel, send me an e-mail. Ok, so anyway...

Claire and Erik requested a Steak 'n Shake run which was fine by me, though I had no interest in eating. As Claire noted in her journal, our experience there was less than stellar. The waitress brought out the food with no silverware or napkins, came by not once to check on us or refill our drinks and did not bring all of Claire's ordered meal. When Claire told the manager about this at the cash register, he said nothing; no apology, no fuck you. Simply nothing, except the total bill was modified to $4.00. Upon arrival back at the house, Erik, Steven and myself continued with the beverages and even enjoyed a cigar that their father brought back from Key West. Not a Cuban, per se, but at least rolled by hand by Cubans who now live in the States. Or at least that is what they said.

Sunday was pretty uneventful, aside from the normal hanging our and beveraging. Dinner at local seafood joint Barnacle Bill's with Erik and Steven was splendid. I am not one for tartar sauce, but they have a semi-spicy tangy tartar sauce that I really liked. So much, in fact, that with the fish I had boxed to take home I asked to have an extra side of the sauce added to my take away package. I indeed enjoyed it several days later back in Orlando.

I had originally planned on leaving around 2000 which turned into 2300 which became 0200 Monday morning, but oh well. The crap day I had at work Monday fully made up for the excellent time I had during the weekend "away from it all."