merely talk

So.

This blog has now existed for a year. I'm shocked and amazed that I've been able to keep it up. But here it is and reading through some of the archives really gave me an idea about how much has happened and how much I've changed since the long weekend last August.

Very enlightening really.

I had an interesting and wacky weekend. Saturday night was the fireworks. My original plans fell through and I ended up going to a party with my cousin, Anna. It was nice to chill on a roof top patio and watch the fireworks with a cool group of people. No stupid people whoo-ing loudly, no loud kids, no crowd. It was awesome.

I ended up hanging out at this apartment until 2 in the morning and then Anna, these three guys we met and I took a cab to one of the guy's office building. It was actually where Anna had met the person who threw the party. She'd been temping there for the last 2 weeks. It was a production studio which had brought us some stellar offerings (Air Bud 1-5, and the soon to come Air Buddies). On the floor we were hanging out on there were two recording studios, one a Foley (the place where they add all the crashes and footsteps and other sounds on to the film) and the other a regular one that they used for the voice over work. There was also room with a whole bunch of head shots pinned on the wall (I think it was where the casting director hung out) and many, many editing bays.

There was also a couple bottles of wine and some mike's hard lemonade.

We were there a long time. Before I knew it we were on the office balcony watching the sun rise.

While on the balcony it was agreed that the next destination would be Denny's. If you've pulled an all nighter and you're still drunk Denny's is the place to be. We had a lovely waitress, Judy, who had been working since 11 the night before who told us all about the horrible night they'd had. There had been a fight and the police had to be called and it was crazy busy. She was super sweet and was great with keeping the coffee flowing.

Finally at 7 in the morning we headed home. My cousin crashed on my couch and I tried to sleep but it didn't really work. I just laid in my bed with my eyes closed for two hours. By 9:30 I gave up on the whole business got up and started making phone calls to make plans for the day.

Amanda and I headed to the Pride Parade. It was better this year than last, but it was still WAY to long and too spaced out. We got there around 12:30 or so, and it didn't end until twenty to three and there was not enough free stuff. But I had fun all the same.

After the Pride Parade I went home and watched Cruel Intentions (it was on TV). I didn't see the end though, Sean came by on his motorcycle and whisked me away to a BBQ on the beach. I have never ridden on a motorcycle before and now I'm totally sold on how awesome they are. I felt pretty darn free with the wind whooshing by.

The BBQ was fun, but I was pretty tired at this point and was probably not as sociable as I could have been. By the end I was content to just lie in the sun and listen to the drum circle which had set up near by.

That was pretty fun though.

All in all I think this weekend was a success. To make it even better I was able to get a good 13 hour sleep in last night, and I don't have to work today.

Also I have two weeks of work left. So the end is nigh.