Previously on Propeller Skies, I have waxed ecstatic about The Mark’s attention to detail when constructing Martinis. Unfortunately, on Friday evening they committed a cardinal sin. The bartender served my Martini IN A PLASTIC GLASS! This is wrong for several reasons; in the interest of brevity I will only address two. First, plastic imparts flavor on any liquid it touches, thus ruining the taste of a well-built cocktail. Second, plastic does not retain a chill as well as glass, so by the end of the Martini the drink is warm and nasty.

I was at The Mark for Square Hat’s Eighties Party. The event was packed and pulled a younger than usual crowd. In contrast to normal Square Hat events, there were a few young tenders there worth hitting on. Unfortunately, most of them left before I consumed enough Martinis to consider introducing myself. I did, however, manage to talk to one bored looking beautiful baby. The conversation went something like this, “You look like you’re having the time of your life.”

“The most interesting thing here is the Twizzlers.”

“What?”

“The most interesting thing here is the Twizzlers.”

With that I ended the conversation by wandering off, because she was obviously crazy. I had no idea what the fuck she was talking about, as I did not see any Twizzlers. About half an hour later, I noticed that instead of standard bar snacks like peanuts, The Mark placed Twizzlers on the bar.

While consuming Martinis, I spent some time chilling with recurring Propeller Skies characters John, Michael, and Lara. I recommend checking out Square Hat when they hold events in well designed new venues that have a tendency to attract hipsters wearing post-ironic trucker hats.