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Tired Hands

Today I went to a circus... I'm working on that blog.  I also went to the Tire Hands fermentaria.  It was nice.  Tonight I'm going to blog about the fermentaria.  Tomorrow I'll blog about the circus.

Anyways... So the Tired Hands main location is nice.  I had a couple of the little 4 ounce beers.  They offer their beers in about 5 different sizes.  You can get them in little tiny 4 ounce pours so that you can sample.  I sampled 3 different ones.  I also had a taco.  All of it was pretty awesome.

I went there after the circus to work on my book.  I did a quick stop at the store to do some shopping for the week and then came home and fed cats.  Then I went over to Tired Hands.  It's a MUCH bigger space than the other location.  I really like this spot.  You can sit at a legit table, or at one of the seat yourself high tables, or at the bar.  I just sat at the bar.  I worked on my book some and chatted with the people next to me.

Actually, interestingly enough, the couple next to me is moving to Portland Maine!  That's where I'll be next month.  The guy/husband is from the Boston area and the girl/wife is from a small town in PA.  We all chatted for a while.  I basically only wrote a paragraph or so, but it was okay...  Sometimes I only get a paragraph and sometimes I get pages.  It happens.  I enjoyed getting to know these two people.

The guy, it turns out, went to University Of Miami.  He was telling me all about South Florida... Which I kind of know a little bit about because of when someone I used to know and myself were on talking terms when she first moved there.  But it's weird because what HE was telling me about was TOTALLY different from the story I know of from the girl that I used to know.

So her side of Miami is... Work... Rent... Apartment.  More work.  Cat time.  Hang out with her sister.  Work.  Maybe a beach day or a pool day.  More work.  Instagram stuff.  Pay more rent.  Pay bills.  More sister time.  More work.  Move apartments.  More work.  More cat Instagram photos.  It's hot.... It's really hot here.  More pool time.  Be creative and artsy.  More sister time.  Maybe go out again.  Not really wanting to be out.  More apartment time.  TV shows on Netflix.  More work... Catsagram.  Something about painting nails.  More work.  More hang out with friends/sibling/cats.

Tonight... HIS side of telling me about Miami?

HOLY CRAP DUDE!  IT'S CRAZY!!!!! EVERYONE IS RICH!  EVERYONE IS A MILLIONAIRE/BILLIONAIRE.  NO ONE HAS LESS THAN A MILLION IN THE BANK!

Me: No way.

WAYYYYY!!!!! MIAMI IS LIKE... HOT CARS. EVERYONE DRIVES A PORSCHE.  OR A BENZ.  OR A BEAMER.

Me: That's crazy.

BRO IT'S SOOOO CRAZY.  THEY ALL PARTY ON SOUTH BEACH.

Me: Really?

MILLIOARES ON SOUTH BEACH.  EVERYONE HAS A YACHT AND A LUXURY CAR.  AND A MANSION.

Me:  I don't know if everyone has...

EVERYONE!!!!!  I WAS ROOMMATES WITH A GUY THAT HAS HIS OWN ISLAND!!!!

Me: Uh huh.  You know, I used to know a girl that moved to that Miami area...

NO ONE WORKS!  EVERYONE IS RICH.  THEY ALL PARTY ALL THE TIME.  EVERYONE JUST WEARS BEACH CLOTHES AND FLIPFLOPS EVERYWHERE.

Me: Mhmmmm.  Okay I believe the flip-flops part.  Although, I know for a fact that it does get cold enough to wear a sweatshirt sometimes.  Also... If everyone is a millionaire rich person...

EVERYONE BRO!  FLIP FLOPS AND MONEY!!!!!!!  MONEY AND FLIP FLOPS!!!!  HOT WEATHER!  BEACH.  FAST CARS.  IT'S CRAAAAAAAAAZY.  BUT I WOULDN'T MOVE BACK.

Me: Wait.  What?  If you liked is so much and you love the hot weather why are you move to Portland Maine.

BECAUSE IT'S CRAAAAAAAZY!  EVERYONE IS CRAAAAZY!

Me: Okay.  Let me get this straight.  It's awesome.

YES... SOOOOOO AWESOME!

Me: Right.  And you love it.

OH MY FREAKING GOD.  I HAD THE BEST TIME OF MY LIFE DOWN THERE.

Me: I see... Best time of your life....

SOOOOOO GOOD.

Me: But you wouldn't move back.

HELL TO THE NO.

Me: I'm not following.

IT'S CRAZY DUDE!  EVERYONE IS RICH AND FAST CARS AND IT'S HOT.

Me: Yeah, you said that already.

LOVE IT!

Me: You said that too.

WOULDN'T MOVE BACK.

Me:  Riiiiiiight.  So... You're moving to Portland Maine.

WE'RE JUST READY FOR A DIFFERENT LIFESTYLE.  SETTLE DOWN... KIDS.  YOU KNOW?

Me: Not really.  I'm single.

DUDE!  YOU SHOULD TOTALLY MOVE TO MIAMI!  IF YOU'RE SINGLE YOU SHOULD MOVE THERE!!!!!

Me: Thanks but... I'm good.

We talked for a while longer about Portland.

So anyways, I enjoyed Tired Hands.  I'll definitely go back.  The conversation was interesting at least.  I got a paragraph written in my book and I learned that everyone in Miami is a millionaire/billionaire and they all drive expensive cars.

And that it's crazy.  I'm still unclear what exactly this means.  Just that it's crazy.  Which seems to be good if you are single, but bad if you want to settle down and start a family.

So... There ya go.

All in all it was an interesting day/night.  I'll be sure to recap the circus in an upcoming blog.  For now, I'm gonna head to sleep since I have to get up early to take my car dealer once again.  They ordered the wrong part the last time I was there.  So... I'm back again tomorrow.  Although the good news is that something they were going to charge me for, they aren't going to charge for anymore.  So that's cool.  Anyways... Good night.

And remember: Everyone in Miami has a mansion, drives a luxury car, owns a yacht and is rich.  And it's crazy.  Which is a good and bad thing at the same time.  It's a reason to move there, and never to move back.

I'm thoroughly confused.  Although, I'm fairly certain most people work jobs, and pay rent, and drive regular cars, and have never set foot on a yacht and that living in Miami is the same as living anywhere else.  You go to the store.  You come home.  You to go work.  You cook food for dinner on the stove.  You watch TV.  Etc. etc.

I think it's just that college is crazy.  And that he happened to have gone to Miami for college.  So... I'll just assume that was it.  And that craziness of college is what he was recollecting this evening.

But who knows, Miami could be exactly as he tells it.  It's a place to move if you are single... Then when you want kids... You get the heck out of there.  Honestly, I've never lived there.  So I have no clue.