Andrew has a one night stand in Burlingame

A crit is to biking as a one night stand is to a 22 year old. It all sounds so fun as you are gearing up for the event. Then you focus on the task at hand and enjoy the fast pace and scary moments. You just hope you don’t catch anything that will take too long to heal. Afterwards you are left with hazy recollections of the event and slight feeling of regret. Of course, this all fades with time and you soon find yourself entering the next event with the same anticipation.

As I write this a day after the event, things are indeed hazy and I am left with a mild bit of regret. The party was being held at downtown Burlingame. The crowd at this party was my age when I first walked in. I would say at least 45+. The party picked up quick though and things did get hazy. A few highlights of what I can recall:

• Lots of curves and turns, some oohhing and aahhing and a bit of moaning

• I gave a very hard effort towards the end that left me gasping for breath. I had two others with me. I thought this was my fantasy, but in the end, one jumped away and stayed away and my other partner gave up on me. The lights came up and they played last call. The two of us knew this was going nowhere so we went back to the party.

• With the lights up and the music off, I tried to find my friends to take me home. Could not find them so decided to leave the party with everyone else.

I decided to hang around and see what else this place had to offer. Turns out that when the old dudes left another party was just getting started, a much younger one! I thought I would try hanging with this bunch. Figured they would be lively and who knows, I may have a shot of getting something really pretty. I went to the front and asked for a dance, but a few songs later realized my dance partners were a bit too sketchy for me. I was starting to feel like "that guy". You know, the one the kids point too at the club and ask, "why is the old dude here? Kind of creepy." So, realizing I was a bit creepy, and happy not to catch anything, I just hung near the back till the lights came up and I could see my way out.

And so it was, my biking one night stand ends. Might go back to the party at some point in the future, but for now, I am looking to get more serious. Looking for a long term relationship.

See you soon!

AA