Last night was Hans and Teresa's annual "Bag Party". I have attended each and every one of these events since their Bay Area inception four years ago. Remember a couple years ago, I had the indignity of losing 9 straight rounds of the game.
Each person brings a bag in which five items are placed. Two supposedly "good", two are to be "bad" and one "so-so" item. Two pairs of people play against each other rolling die in a pre-determined sequence to "build/draw" animals called "COOTIES". Each member of the winning team takes an item of their choice from a loser's bag. The winner also gives an item of their choice from their bag to the loser. As you figure out quickly, the more you lose, the worse the items get in your bag.
The big story from this years party isn't that I lost many times. Although I lost more than I won, the event was the fact that my "so-so" item was three gay porn DVD that I brought in my bag. "So-so" is all about the eye of the beholder, right? Before the games begin, a very attractive guy enters the apartment. (Hans W, I'm sure you can figure out who it is by the end of this posting) On his arm is his girlfriend, so alas, he's heterosexual. Leaves me out of the picture, but a boy can still enjoy the view can't he? I settle for the eye-candy.
Halfway through the evening, I've lost one round of the game and guess who comes to my table to play? You guessed it. He's nice, funny, well-spoken and from Ohio to boot. Totally the demographic!!! Our two game mates are off getting drinks or something so I get an entire five minute chat with Hot Ohio Guy (I actually got his name and connection to the party but if I mention it that makes it too easy for Hans). As is the pattern, I lose and he takes from my bag, the bottle of vodka that my ex-tenant left in my freezer.
Hot Ohio Guy moves on, but next comes his girlfriend. She too is funny and engaging and we have a number of laughs. Somehow, the luck of the dice is with me and I win. From my bag, I hand her the ziploc back of three gay porn. Being that this is San Francisco, this straight girl is unfazed, if not a bit excited by being the new owner of these DVD's
Suddenly, the night is called and all there are no more games. We end up with what is in our possession at that time. So, I leave the party with a smile on my face that somewhere in the city Hot Ohio Guy is drinking vodka and watching the gay porn that I gifted to his girlfriend.