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of maguro & the Mercury
Sep. 11th, 2023 06:24 amLong time no post. The most noteworthy thing in my life in the last five days was going out with Funny Lady on Saturday night. I texted her that morning saying I had no plan, and asking for suggestions. She's mad for sushi, as you may recall, and there's a new place called Sakana in her neighborhood.
A good value? I guess. As good as Shiro's, which FL also turned me on to? Definitely not, despite her being sold on it. But I spotted my favorite sake on a shelf above the counter, and Funny Lady ordered a small bottle for us on the spot. She also bought me what, two drinks at the Merc? She said she was just paying me back for all the times, which weren't that numerous, when I footed the bill when she was unemployed. But that was a lot of alcohol, even for a five-hour outing. Yesterday's hangover wasn't very painful, but I didn't catch up on sleep until half an hour ago.
After Funny Lady went home at a reasonable hour, I got to talk to I. We both noticed something about the Merc that night: DJ Hana Solo seemed to be playing a lot of the goth standards, and not playing much that was "stompy", which is I's jam. She's said in the past that she doesn't like doing that. Non-theme Saturday nights haven't been as busy as in years past. I worry about the Merc. My plan before calling FL was to go there twice this month, above my historical average. Now I don't feel so bad about going there three times this month.
And why do I worry about the Merc? By way of illustration, there was another trans woman at the table next to ours. It's the most trans-friendly joint in the city. Looking around at the crowd, we weren't all geezers, but there seemed to be a disproportionate number of us. How to attract the young darklings?
A good value? I guess. As good as Shiro's, which FL also turned me on to? Definitely not, despite her being sold on it. But I spotted my favorite sake on a shelf above the counter, and Funny Lady ordered a small bottle for us on the spot. She also bought me what, two drinks at the Merc? She said she was just paying me back for all the times, which weren't that numerous, when I footed the bill when she was unemployed. But that was a lot of alcohol, even for a five-hour outing. Yesterday's hangover wasn't very painful, but I didn't catch up on sleep until half an hour ago.
After Funny Lady went home at a reasonable hour, I got to talk to I. We both noticed something about the Merc that night: DJ Hana Solo seemed to be playing a lot of the goth standards, and not playing much that was "stompy", which is I's jam. She's said in the past that she doesn't like doing that. Non-theme Saturday nights haven't been as busy as in years past. I worry about the Merc. My plan before calling FL was to go there twice this month, above my historical average. Now I don't feel so bad about going there three times this month.
And why do I worry about the Merc? By way of illustration, there was another trans woman at the table next to ours. It's the most trans-friendly joint in the city. Looking around at the crowd, we weren't all geezers, but there seemed to be a disproportionate number of us. How to attract the young darklings?
