Sunday, December 18, 2005

I can't think of a funny title with "ball" in it.

OK, the title was a lie.

Mercury threw a new year "ball" two weeks ago. You're really supposed to dress up for these occasions. Usually, that's a huge turn-off for me, and this year they made it more complicated by calling it a "masquerade". Suits and tuxedos won't be enough this year - we were required to dress "magically elgenat". Let's skip the part where I'm all "WTF is magically elegant? Can I come wearing nothing but a corsage? Why can't they just have a party?", and go right to the part where I figure out that the coolest costume I could ever wear would to be a tuxedo. And make sure everyone else does the same.

Me? In a tux? Damn straight. And we made a mask (for me - Marina borrowed a Carnaval mask from Carla).
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The ball was held at the San Francisco City Hall. Classy.
I could go on and on about how classy it is to hold a ball in the hall, but I won't.
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Everyone was so elegant. It was actually great.
Hey, in the background, in the blue dress, isn't that... Oddly enough, I have three accidental pictures of her.

Food!
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Friends!
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Older friends!
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Decadense!
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Newer, somewhat fuzzy, friends!
(And yes, I pretty much had that thing on my face the whole evening)
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The American dream!
Where did all these wrinkles come from? I look like a Goddamn Ferengi!
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I didn't expect any sort of fun, but this 80s cover band kept the floor busy.
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Oops, The Chick noticed my flash
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Yeah, that's that chick that guy used to... and then he... yeah.
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Table for three?
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My favorite two pictures from the evening
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Like I said earlier, good thing that we take the camera everywhere.

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