Chicago Philadelphia Round Up Comparison Highlights Competiton

The past two weekends have been debaucherous to say the least. Excessive drinking of alcohol as if I was still in college is not a good idea. Or is it? Because I had an awesome time. Sometimes when you are a single guy and 26 and life is pretty boring, you have to throw caution into the wind and just drink your ass off. It's a good way to temporarily solve your problems, and make your problems worse in the long run, which, in the long run, will encourage you to drink more, as a way to deal with your problems. Here's the breakdown on the two cities and my trips there:

Alcohol Consumption:

I consumed more booze in Chicago than Philly, but it's not really fair because I was in Chicago for St. Patricks day and began drinking at 10AM. However, I don't think I was more drunk than early Saturday morning in the hotel in Philly when some guy down the hall told me to shut the hell up. Edge: Tie

Injuries Sustained:

Somehow I didn't physically hurt myself in Chicago; other than expected liver and brain damage. In Philadelphia I did bang my tooth on my friends cot in the hotel room. It's still sore today. I'll let you guess as to how I managed to do this because I would rather not remember. Edge: Philadelphia

Girls:

I hooked up with no one, that I remember. This is me we are talking about. So my friend N in Chicago dropped a cute girl on her head twice when he was dancing with her. When we were leaving the bar I told her she should have danced with me because I have some sweet moves, she said "like what," and I said "I would have thrown you over my shoulder and taken you home." Then I walked away. Also, in Chicago I professed my love endlessly for the skanky waitress that brought me a burger when I was starving. When she asked if she could grab the empty plate I told her "you can grab anything you want." Unfortunately this scared the skank off. Great success. In Philadelphia there were two girls playing quarters at the bar and I asked to play with them, which they agreed to. Instead of engaging them in any form of normal conversation I proceeded to talk trash while I destroyed them in quarters. I'm awesome. They weren't very attractive though, so I'll use that as an excuse. Edge: Chicago, because at least in Chicago I did see some good looking girls.

Blue Steel Points:

I flew to Chicago, so no points earned. I drove to Philadelphia. The drive down was miserable. A five and half hour drive took over 7 hours (nothing good can ever come from driving through New Jersey). The return was much better. I hit 100mph and made the trip in normal time. So here is the point breakdown for the trip to Philly:

Terrible traffic on the way down: -2 points
Driving through New Jersey: -2 points
Entering a new state that Blue Steel has never been to before (Pennsylvania): +3 points
Driving through other States (RI, CT, NY): +3 points
Hit 100 mph on the way back: +1 points
Enduring noxious odors emitted by friend(s): -3 points
Valeting car at hotel and worrying about Blue Steels safety: -3 points
Returning home with no problems/injuries on longest journey to date: +3 points

Net gain/loss: 0 points. I don't have to write out the scoreboard again. Nice.

Edge: Philadelphia, because it made a sweet comeback and at least Blue Steel got in the game.

Beauty/Safety/Mood of City:

Edge: Chicago. Enough Said.


The Chicago and Philadelphia trips end in a tie. I had great time in both places. Many thanks to the friends I saw in both places.