4:30 this morning the fire alarm went off in this Hotel. Was it a false alarm? No. There were three whole fire trucks that showed up to deal with it. I guess that doesn’t make it more or less real. I got up, and took a pee and put some clothes on and took the stairs down to exit the building. Woo, twenty two degrees is a brisk wake up call for the sleepy mice. So I went inside and waited in the lobby with the rest of the hotel patrons.  Everyone was in a light mood including the firemen who asked us all to clap for the lieutenant when he came down from doing what ever he was doing to address the triggered alarm. Either this happens a lot or I am just unlucky when it comes to fires and hotels.

I was not happy about that and I wanted to ask for a discount but I doubt that I will and even if I will it certain that they will honor whining with a discount or a night off. I mean how else could they make any money if every time someone pulled a fire alarm that everyone didn’t have to pay that night? Mostly I kind of felt cranky because some people I noticed didn’t listen to the alarm and just stayed put, which I could have done. Can you be too careful? Maybe.

When I came back to my room, American Splendor was playing. This was so good, I feel guilty that I had not read the comic before and was so late coming to the phenom that is Harvey Pekar. I felt that I might be just the type of “Yuppie” that Pekar despised and rallied against.

Last night I went to a strip club. Yes, I admit it. I went with a friend of mine and it certainly wasn’t horrible. It wasn’t as awful as some places I have been. Every place is different and every dancer is different. I bought one dancer’s dinner. I know that sounds odd but the girl was nice and I got to ask her all kinds of questions. I know I am a little odd but talking to strippers I think is probably my favorite thing. The private dances are always so expensive and I never know what I am supposed to do or not do or what. I just sit there with a stupid look on my face and I feel like an idiot just doing nothing. When I buy them something to eat then I get to ask them what they do on they day off. The girl I was talking to was married and had a kid. Wow. I hope she is happy and does well. Sounds like both are true for now.

Got to go to work now.