4/2/04 I lose my wallet at Iguana w/Natalie and Kelly; Run to Shaolin Soccer:

This evening, Natalie, her suitemate Kelly, and I, we to go to some restaurant in Midtown called Iguana. And then, Natalie and I were to see a move on 42nd street called Shaolin Soccer. Here she is at the Mexican restaurant.

Mmm. Margarita.

Natalie doesn't like the fruity cold margaritas that I usually order. She gets a regular one with the salt around the rim of the glass. A good choice.

Natalie and Kelly.

Me and Natalie.

O.k, so I guess I got a little sloshed on the frozen margarita, because when we got to the movie theatre, about 20 minutes before showtime, 10 blocks from the restaurant... I didn't have the credit card I needed to get the tickets I had pre-ordered. In fact, I didn't have my entire wallet. I was also too sloshed to get really worried about it. Natalie went into combat mode, calling 411, getting the number for the restaurant, talking to a waitress who unsuccessfully looked for it as we booked it back to 52nd street. I was touched that she was more upset, and more useful, about it than I was.

Even thought the people at the restaurant couldn't find it, I waltzed right in, and scooped it right up from underneath my chair. With 8 minutes left to showtime, Natalie and I decided not to miss the movie I had already paid for, and so we literally RAN the 10 blocks down 8th avenue to catch the movie during previews. It was amazing, though it totally killed my buzz. :) So, now not only was impressed at how compassionate and effective my girlfriend can be, but also how athletic and willing she is to put up with my idiocy she is. We huffed and puffed through the first 10 minutes of a movie that we thoroughly enjoyed. It was the number 1 move in Asia, and a few BILLION people can't be wrong!

So, this was the end result of the evening... a completely exhausted, but entertained, Natalie.