Apparently, JK is quite a character. He asked me last night whether I had plans for the evening, I didn't so he invited me out to a local brewery with a friend.
The brewery has a deal on weeknights that from 8-12 beers are half off. They also put out a free wings buffet. SH, whom I have met on a couple of occasions, was there when we arrived. He had managed to get us a table (I have never seen a bar so busy on a weeknight!)
It turns out that both of them are politically liberal, which I had not known until this point. We discussed the healthcare overhaul mostly. SH does not stay too on top of the news. He did not know most of the details of the new law. For instance, he thought that health care would now be free. JK and I made it all clear to him.
Another big topic was eating contests. JK told us about a burger place in PA where you can get a 1, 2, 3, 10, or 30 pound burger. The two and three pounders were contests. You have an hour to eat it and if you do, the meal is comped, you get a gift certificate, and a little plaque on the wall.
A couple of years ago, JK gained about 10 pounds. He started this off by saying that he gained a bit of weight, to which SH responded incredulously, "A little?!" JK's response to the situation was, "Fuck it, I'm gonna eat what I want." It was a few month's until New Years, and JK wanted to gain as much weight as possible before the New Year. He was about 185 (whereas previously he had been about 175). He wanted to pass the 200 mark before the New Year. He would eat until it hurt. All the time. On New Years eve, he finished it off with 5 junior bacon cheeseburgers and a four pack of chicken nuggets from Burger King. His weight was 203. He then went on a diet and started working out. He is now in pretty good shape and goes to the gym (with SH or his girlfriend or both) two to three times a week.
It seems that a bar is JK's natural habitat. Previously I had thought he was kind of insecure and without much character. He totally opened up, and it was great.
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