Geneva Gibber

Here’s what I did last weekend. It was a four day weekend because Tuesday was the Swiss Independence Day. It wasn’t particularly different from what I do on other weekends in Geneva, but here goes:

Friday Night – We made a big mistake… we rented the movie The Ringer. It’s one of the worst movies ever made, and not bad in a funny way, just really terrible. Never, ever rent The Ringer.

Saturday – It was a nice day, so we spent the afternoon by the lake. We then decided that eating pizza was a necessary part of the day, so we bought a bunch of frozen pizzas, and headed to Monica and Chandler’s place. After pizza and wine we returned to the lakefront to meet some of Chandler’s coworkers who were celebrating their last night in Geneva. Monica and I took a walk back to her apartment to use the bathroom after I was completely horrified by the glowing yellow, underground WC that was available by our lakeside perch. On the way back from the loo Monica and I munched on pistachio’s, and found ourselves entirely too amusing as we left a carefully placed trail of pistachio shells to aid us in our return to the apartment later that night. Sadly, when we later attempted to follow the trail of shells back, most of them had been crushed or kicked aside, and we promptly became lost and wandered aimlessly until we found ourselves in France (ok, that’s not true, but vaguely possible as Geneva is nearly surrounded by France. There are French people everywhere here. I’m sure they are all very happy to hear about this.) But back to my evening… we in fact did not get lost, and made our way to a party across town where our friend Jason was hanging out with coworkers. When we attempted to enter the private party, a man asked Chandler if he had been at the party all night. Chandler very confidently replied, “yes, of course,” and then turned to Monica and I, and said in a classic drunk whisper (A.K.A. a raspy voice that is not in any way quiet) “We’re in!” Luckily the doorman didn’t actually care enough to stop us from going in, so we wandered into a party full of drunken 30 somethings complimented by a DJ playing heinously bad music. The only entertaining part about the party was Chandler’s insistence that he be allowed to help the DJ with his music selection, and Jason’s willingness to buy people drinks, just so he had a reason to talk to the bar tender (who was rumored to be “hot.”)

Sunday: Not a lot happened – frisbee and badminton in the park with Chandler and Monica. Then we watched a couple episodes of Arrested Development – I think we have some new converts. They have come to the enlightened side, and will soon be among other glorious people who know and love the chicken dance, think Franklin is the best singer ever, except for maybe Michael and Maeby in a duet, and find Mrs. Featherbottom enchanting.

Monday: It was a long day of not doing much, except I did get my laundry done, which is quite an accomplishment in a building that houses 120 people and has two washing machines and one drier. In the evening I went to frisbee practice and had a beer with some teammates afterwards. One of the guys had just returned from a few months in the US, where he had lived with his girl friend in Ann Arbor (Michigan is everywhere). He also has played in Sandblast for the last three years, and he’s a fan of Waffle House at three in the morning. Needless to say we had lots to talk about.

Tuesday: Monica and I were supposed to go to Annecy, a small town in France known for its old architecture and beautiful lake. Sadly, when we woke up it was raining, so the trip was a no-go. Later that evening we met up to watch the festivities planned by the city to celebrate the Swiss Independence day. They included a ridiculous a cappella group in matching salmon colored shirts, singing bad American songs, with thick French accents. This was followed by a Led Zeppelin cover band that was sadly, worse than the a cappella group. Luckily, we were with good friends, so the musical accompaniment aside, it was a good evening.

Now I’m back at work for my last couple of days. Mostly I’m just stalling, watching youtube, writing my blog entries, and keeping up on the news. It’s a tough life, but someone has to keep this NGO running.

# posted by Hoptrop : 3:53 PM