Friday, July 11, 2008

Piyamada (PJ Party)




I like to have fun.  I like to eat.  I like to hang out with friends.  I like to play games.  I like to watch movies.  All the better if they intersect.  However, last night they intersected in a less than usual context - a Piyamada (pajama party). Who new that young dudes in the barrio would want to have a pajama party!?  Ok, so the title"Piyamada" expresses the notion of Pajama Party but really it is more like "Hey, cool we can stay up late, eat tons of chips, pop, pizza, cookies and be smelly & hyper" (all while there is no power which means no fan to circulate the sweaty-heavy-boyish air in Darin's increasingly stuffy house...which is otherwise quite fresh and hygienic).   The first movie was about crazy, blood-thirsty sheep (from my perspective), had no subtitles, was in Spanish but barely audible.  The second was Hancock (yup, the not so official and more un-official "street vendor" version) which was in English with no Spanish subtitles.  Interesting situation given the not-so-bilingual audience.  But in true Piyamada spirit this was all ok and we had a great night.  It was  great meet a few new faces and have good guy time...including the boyish scents which are not so charming yet oddly required for a real good guy time.