Fantasy DVR

I had a unique experience last night. SparkStalker, his wife, my wife and I all went out to dinner and Spark picked the place. As it turned out, the place we went to was a Caribbean eatery, named Fantasy Island, that apparently had some of the best and ONLY Caribbean style food in Richmond. When I first arrived, with the ball and chain in tow, I marveled at the place. It was fashioned in the style of a little hole in the wall that the wife and I encountered in St. Maartin on our honeymoon. They had a bar, numerous tables, a stage with wicker leaves rounding the top and about 5 LCD TV's that had live looped (I think) scene's of Caribbean beaches. It was a great, and small atmosphere and for that place, it worked.

Spark and his wife had yet to arrive when the wife and I got there, so I sat down in the front and just waited. I was asked whether I wanted to be seated several times, but instead of being annoying, they were very nice about it. Once Spark arrived the four of us got seated and we were handed menu's. Now, I have never been to a Caribbean style restaurant, so I wasn't quite sure what I wanted, but for appetizers we ordered something that escapes my mind at the moment, and some fried Calamari. Now, I must say that the Calamari was THE BEST I have ever had in Richmond. While we were eating the Calamari, the bartender came over and asked me how it was. When I told him it was the best I've had, he beamed said, "Thanks. That's what I wanted to hear" and walked off. I didn't think too much about it, but later was told by our waiter that that was the owner and he liked hearing things like that.

I ended up ordering Jamaican Mahi Mahi which tasted FANTASTIC. Unfortunately, I also ordered a side salad, and that wasn't delivered until after the main course, but in the long run I didn't mind because up until then everything had been perfect. I will say that the Pina Colada wasn't that strong or that good, but that was the only negative. After dinner, the fun started.

Karaoke is something that I tend not to do. Not because I hate getting up in front of public, but because I can sing just about as good as Mili Vanili. Anyway, my wife LOVES to do karaoke, especially Gloria Gaynor's "I Will Survive". Well, the good news was that my wife got to do karaoke. The bad news was that we had to go through four others (two okay, two bad). (As an aside, the second person to go onstage sang song that I don't know the name, but it started off, "Short people..." When that song started I looked directly at Spark and he said, "Shut UP!" The inside joke was that he's 5'4" and I'm 6'4".) Anyway, my wife got up on the stage and rocked the joint! She did a FANTASTIC job doing "I Will Survive". I was so proud of her!

Overall, my experience at Fantasy Island was 9 1/2 stars out of 10. I loved it and will probably be going there again in the future.

Well, we paid our bills, and left for the night. Me and my wife then went to another store, which we promptly left when my wife HAD to get home. So, we left and I gunned the engine and rushed home. As soon as we got there, my wife grabbed my keys from my hands and ran to the door. I casually collected our left over dinner, pound of sugar that I picked up from the grocery story and casually got out of my can and walked to the door. By the time that I got to the front, my wife was putting the key in the door. But wait...it get's better! As soon as the door opened she rushed through, and once she was past the door, she started to close it...with me still in the middle of the door frame. The door hit me squarely on the forehead and nearly knocked me backwards. My wife, who was in a hurry, casually said over her shoulder, "I'm sorry honey, but I have to check something."

So let's summarize...

Speed home risking accident and a speeding ticket, had the keys snatched out of my hands for no reason, had the door shut on my forehead all because she needed to check something. What was so important that she need to check immediately? The DVR!