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Don't wait for the queue to shrink—the commission docket is rarely empty.we didn't get any pictures (that i'm aware of... i don't remember posing for any :D) but the whole weekend was amazing.
edit: i lied. dani posted ONE SINGLE PICTURE from the party, and naturally it was not flattering. X3 see below.
we went to the red lion pub only to remember it was NBA finals and the place was so packed we couldn't even find a parking spot, and we got there EARLY... so we fired off a facebook message warning everyone we were shifting to the richmond arms tavern. thankfully, it was MUCH less packed, and warren, kim, cory, tim, and i all hung out drinking beers and enjoying the evening for several hours.
once dark fell, shelly, skippy, ash, chris, tyrone, and a handful of others piled in and we had all decided by then that we were kind of hungry. warren is a bit of a food snob and refused to eat at the richmond arms (crappy attempts at english pub food were not their forté) so we agreed once the whole of the party had shown up that we'd shift to doneraki's (a 24/7 mexican restaurant down the block) and continue our drinking there and get our food on.
we showed up and had secured a block of tables and commenced to stuff our faces. shelly fronted me a top-shelf tequila shot (i was instructed on the specifics of shoot-suck the lime-lick the salt, and of course everyone made a huge show of instructing me and watching me drink it) and it was great. :D (lol @ picture. my arms will always look ridiculously fat in every picture. god i need to lose weight. but the shot was really smooth, it's just that that was right after i sucked the lime so i had sourface!) everyone had a great time, and i felt really grateful for everyone who found my silly little birthday worth showing up for.
tonight, cory told me we had one more planned event to attend, and i was told to dress "semi-formal", so i got in the car and he drove us downtown where we had reservations to vic & anthony's. i had lobster for the first time, and i realize i really don't like it much, but we planned for that eventuality :D a $30 lobster tail isn't anything to go to waste, so cory ordered a veal entrée he knew i'd like and we traded off halfway through. we had a beautiful bottle of riesling, people-watched all the snobs at the restaurant, and had a blast. all and all the whole dinner was amazing, and it meant a lot to me that he went to all that trouble.
anyway, i'm gonna get back to work; i just had to take a little half-week off for mah birthday since this is the first time i've ever not just hidden under a rock and tried to make people go away for the whole of it. :D
warren, kim, cory, and i are planning to hit NY for the alexander mcqueen exhibit at the MET before it ends on august 7. i hate traveling and you guys know i'm not rich, but i am willing to scrimp and save to see this thing before it's over in spite of my fear of leaving the house. you guys know i hate to travel and i don't go to cons anymore, but when kim and warren mentioned alexander mcqueen i was on board whether or not i went broke to go see it. this is a once-in-a-lifetime thing; mcqueen has been a very powerful inspiration to me throughout my life, and when he died last year, i felt a significant loss. i must see this exhibit. if i miss it, i will regret it for the rest of my life.
while we're there, we hope to hook up with
azelyn and take a few pictures. she can make fun of how much i complain when i have to walk places.
xo
hd
P.S. Painting exercise -- it's kind of a hip thing, I hear, to take coloring book pages and practice your coloring by turning them into paintings. :D I asked Aze to pick something for me to color and she told me to go for Mulan. This is only about 20 minutes of experimenting, and I rather love it. But I must go to sleep. I'll finish tomorrow :D
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/9469674/Temp/mulan.jpg
edit: i lied. dani posted ONE SINGLE PICTURE from the party, and naturally it was not flattering. X3 see below.
we went to the red lion pub only to remember it was NBA finals and the place was so packed we couldn't even find a parking spot, and we got there EARLY... so we fired off a facebook message warning everyone we were shifting to the richmond arms tavern. thankfully, it was MUCH less packed, and warren, kim, cory, tim, and i all hung out drinking beers and enjoying the evening for several hours.
once dark fell, shelly, skippy, ash, chris, tyrone, and a handful of others piled in and we had all decided by then that we were kind of hungry. warren is a bit of a food snob and refused to eat at the richmond arms (crappy attempts at english pub food were not their forté) so we agreed once the whole of the party had shown up that we'd shift to doneraki's (a 24/7 mexican restaurant down the block) and continue our drinking there and get our food on.
we showed up and had secured a block of tables and commenced to stuff our faces. shelly fronted me a top-shelf tequila shot (i was instructed on the specifics of shoot-suck the lime-lick the salt, and of course everyone made a huge show of instructing me and watching me drink it) and it was great. :D (lol @ picture. my arms will always look ridiculously fat in every picture. god i need to lose weight. but the shot was really smooth, it's just that that was right after i sucked the lime so i had sourface!) everyone had a great time, and i felt really grateful for everyone who found my silly little birthday worth showing up for.
tonight, cory told me we had one more planned event to attend, and i was told to dress "semi-formal", so i got in the car and he drove us downtown where we had reservations to vic & anthony's. i had lobster for the first time, and i realize i really don't like it much, but we planned for that eventuality :D a $30 lobster tail isn't anything to go to waste, so cory ordered a veal entrée he knew i'd like and we traded off halfway through. we had a beautiful bottle of riesling, people-watched all the snobs at the restaurant, and had a blast. all and all the whole dinner was amazing, and it meant a lot to me that he went to all that trouble.
anyway, i'm gonna get back to work; i just had to take a little half-week off for mah birthday since this is the first time i've ever not just hidden under a rock and tried to make people go away for the whole of it. :D
warren, kim, cory, and i are planning to hit NY for the alexander mcqueen exhibit at the MET before it ends on august 7. i hate traveling and you guys know i'm not rich, but i am willing to scrimp and save to see this thing before it's over in spite of my fear of leaving the house. you guys know i hate to travel and i don't go to cons anymore, but when kim and warren mentioned alexander mcqueen i was on board whether or not i went broke to go see it. this is a once-in-a-lifetime thing; mcqueen has been a very powerful inspiration to me throughout my life, and when he died last year, i felt a significant loss. i must see this exhibit. if i miss it, i will regret it for the rest of my life.
while we're there, we hope to hook up with
azelyn and take a few pictures. she can make fun of how much i complain when i have to walk places.xo
hd
P.S. Painting exercise -- it's kind of a hip thing, I hear, to take coloring book pages and practice your coloring by turning them into paintings. :D I asked Aze to pick something for me to color and she told me to go for Mulan. This is only about 20 minutes of experimenting, and I rather love it. But I must go to sleep. I'll finish tomorrow :D
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/9469674/Temp/mulan.jpg
I hope my birthday is just as good. My dad just helped buy me tickets to fly down to see him, and I heard some other family might be showing just for me! I can't wait. <3
Ahhh, I hope so. I haven't been this excited since finding Red Thread, Teahouse, and Starfighter all in one weekend. ROFL.
Hahneid a ofolst: nata gorenahoud jh'arena ver'Ixion.
<3 I'd love to hear how you've come around to working on your own language and font. :D
Glad to hear that you enjoyed your birthday
Sounds like you had a great time. Hopefully, your birthday next year is even better!
I am also going to assume that the shot of top-shelf tequila you had was Patron. I think there might be one higher-up than that and I'm sure there are other peers to Patron, but I can't think of any off hand. I'm a bit biased (though Sauza is great for mixing and drinking solo in a pinch).
Have fun!