Pony

Have had some fun nights here, but I won't be returning after what happened last Saturday. Everything was fine until the bartender ripped my friend's dollar tip in half (it was a damaged bill but still legal tender) and flung it in our face. Pony's definitely at the very bottom of my list now.

to me, Pony is like a friend u have that u love n who loves u back but have doubts about how they feel about u a lot, even tho their feelings haven't changed. Pony is a snake charming cool customer/underwater volcano whom u haven't had that liminal discussion together about rlly rlly deep/intellectual stuff with yet (ex. "not trying to force a diversity agenda bcuz yer setup is rlly hot but sometimes i feel like im supposed to prove something in this space with the lack of prominent POC bodies on the wall. i just wanna b honest with u since we r friends Pony.") in the time continuum so u r kinda sweatin' on that dark misty dance floor having intense feelings, attuned to the sexual energies everyone/the walls r giving off, sometimes wanting to have an excuse to go to the bathroom or smoke outside (if u smoke) with everyone who smokes bcuz you're overwhelmed by how u wish u could love everyone there who is alone the way they need to b loved. this is mixed with contradictory experiences of lusting over strangers, feelin like an outsider, glazed over eyes of people u make assumptions about, "IT'S MAH BURFDAY, THE QUEEN HAS ARRIVED" diva nights, medicating your issues with drank on happy hour night, SEXY DANCY TIMES EVERYONE, "y am i here!?" existential moments, being classy, being a hot mess, wanting to go home n watch something on Netflix, etc. u invite Pony to certain social gatherings bcuz u don't know what kind of expectations they have n have small anxieties about them, vice-versa. eventually, the two of u will start being able to read each others' minds but for now u r both doing u together with the occasional struggle, werkin those evenings with friends old n new, kissin n huggin, havin some real talk, bein with people outside when it is closed, belonging, unbelonging, n belonging all over again.

HORRIBLE CUSTOMER SERVICE. BARTENDERS ARE RUDE. I was there with a group of friends including one who owns a very successful restaurant in the market. Bartender got rude because we asked about the beers! After we called him out in it he says "if you don't like it you can get the fuck out". So we did. Have told everyone about the experience as well.