My bro and his bros.

I’m back from my brother’s bachelor party weekend, and as I write this I’m exhausted.  The weekend itself was eventful and fun, but my journey home on Monday took a total of twelve hours.  From getting to the airport an hour prior to my departure time, to my flight getting delayed almost two hours, to a longer layover for my new connecting flight, plus the length of those two flights… needless to say, I’m beat.  So instead of a somewhat insightful summary of what it was like to hang out with my brother and his very tight-knit crew in an environment I’m unaccustomed to, I’ll sum up my weekend in quotes and vague references.

 

“I took a pill in Ibiza.”

My brother wakes me in hotel rooms in the same manner I wake Garth, by suddenly blaring music.

“Dude, I think this lake might be 90% man-piss.  Like, this entire lake may have been formed over centuries of bachelor parties peeing here.”

I am, apparently, an unpleasant surprise to party girls on a dance floor.

I can drink light beer for three days and never achieve much of a buzz.  Three glasses of wine and I loosen right up.

My little brother is not so little.

Barbecue restaurants in Austin, TX are surprisingly prepared for vegans.  Maybe not surprisingly at all.

“Good lord, pick a song and play it through to the end!”

I was accused of trying to scam a gentlemen’s club, then defended by total strangers, then received an honest apology from the establishment, and then given an unusual compliment/offer from one of the dancers, all in the span of 30 minutes.

My weekend in a nutshell.

 

Overall it was a fun weekend with a fun bunch of guys.  They’re very close friends who enjoyed their reunion and celebrating my younger brother’s upcoming wedding, and it was cool to be a part of the festivities.  And if you’d like clarification on any of these vague statements, feel free to ask me if you see me at an upcoming convention.  I can’t promise I can tell you everything, but I do have some stories to tell away from the internet.

About Michael

Michael Terracciano loves comic books, superheroes, outer space, and telling stories. His friends call him "Mookie." He spent the last ten years as the author and artist of the fantasy webcomic, "Dominic Deegan: Oracle for Hire." He enjoys spending time with his wife and their three cats. His favorite planet is Jupiter because it's awesome. He wants having superpowers to be fun again, and for this to be a universe you want to escape to, not from. He hopes you enjoy reading Star Power.