After an hour of dancing and no luck finding my friends at E!, I decide to meet up with my crew down the street to the bar Sidecar, which is a hosting a party for X-Dance, a festival for extreme sports films. And where there’s extreme sports, there’s extreme sports athletes. I convince the bouncer to let me sneak past the line and then follow a pro-boarder into the VIP, which disappointingly has a lack of hotties, whom had taken off for the Winter X-Games. But I’m not worried. I still have three more nights to go.

I had to stop in this little redneck joint called the Dew Drop Inn. Everybody that was sitting at the bar had a cowboy hat on and everybody was drunk. I asked one old fella with no front teeth how to get to the store and he spit a large wad of tobacco onto my brand new Nike’s. I quickly left the bar and found my own way.

Another midtown hot spot is Celtic crossing. This is a local favorite it’s similar to a t-shirt country in Boston. The crowd is savvy and friendly, you can grab a burger a beer and even a live concert. It has the makings of an all night one-stop spot.

This quote works well for the hyper-competitive. In a bar game of pool, darts, quarters, or whatever the game, Russell’s quote exudes a simple beauty. As long as you’re playing already, there’s no sense in letting the other guy or gal win.

Chai’s Halloween Night (October 31, 7 p.m.; 21 and over): Costumes are required for this downtown bash. The $5 cover gets you appetizers and specialty drinks for the occasion.

The Ramp is Pier 23’s slightly less uppity first cousin. Also located on the bay, it’s located in a slightly edgier part of town south of AT&T Park. But the sun is just as good and there’s actually more room here so you won’t mind the wait. And because of the locale, there’s a heckuva lot more parking.

If you are just considering starting up a relationship from a distance, then you should seriously consider long distance dating advice before you make this commitment.