Last night was the third installment in what has become a bit of a tradition with us. We grab all our dirty clothes, shove them in the car & drive a few blocks over to Get The Funk Out, a neighborhood laundrymat that has come to embody a lot about what this makes this ‘hood special to us. There are bands that practice underneath, so you’ll usually be treated to muted punk or jam rock of some kind sneaking up the stairs & under the basement doorway. Also, there just happens to be a livingroomesque seating area by the door with a big table.
That’s where we usually set up. Here are directions to the perfect laundry date.
1. They unload all the laundry & bring it inside.
2. She separates everything out & starts the washes.
2a. Meanwhile, he’s parking the car & running down the block to pick up burritos & beers.
3. He arrives right as she’s sitting down. They devour their dinner.
4. It’s time to break out the scrabble! This usually involves a lot more strategy than your average match-up (for example, she will try to convince him that words in Spanish should count, & she will roll her eyes when he drops any two letter Q word).
5. In the midst of all this, we must be sure that clothes are going into the dryer in a timely fashion.
6. Scrabble & drying should be coming to a wrap at around the same time. Now it’s time to finish that beer while folding everything.
7. Head home & collapse. You can put it all away in the morning.
Give this a shot next time. If it doesn’t go over well, we’ll give you your laundry night back.
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