Rather than tell you every intimate detail of my life since my grandmother's birthday back in JANUARY, I'll give you the readers digest version:
Roommate's Birthday in San Diego at Dick's Last Resort:
After hearing countless stories about the antics at this restaurant, I had been dying to go, and luckily Roommate (yeah, I'm trying this whole "blog nickname" thing out) had decided that she wanted to go there for her 26th birthday. We had a great time, followed by The Shout House for some "Big Ass Beers" and dueling piano goodness.
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| Me, Soul Sister, and Roommate. Yeah. |
Cry Baby Birthday Bash:
I've been wanting to do it for a long time, and I finally threw myself a 50's themed birthday party. Seeing as how I'm officially 50% of the way to 50, it seemed appropriate for my quarter-life crisis birthday extravaganza. I had my Cousin Face outfit me in some 50's biker garb (I thought I'd surprise everyone and stray from the "good girl" poodle skirt) since she dresses like that more frequently than I do. We spent weeks (more accurately, several weekends over the course of a few weeks) searching through vintage stores for the right pieces. The shoes were the hardest to find, since I have tiny little baby feet, but we did come across a pair that can only be described as "fierce."
With my hair back to blonde and another (much simpler) hair lesson from Cousin Face, I took my little biker butt to San Diego (but, of course) for some burgers at the Corvette Diner. This place, if you have never been, is a lot of fun, complete with big haired waitresses and a rock 'n' roll soundtrack. I was particularly excited about it, because over the last few months I have been changing my eating habits (and okay, maybe going hungry a few times) to get down to my goal weight, so that I could gorge myself on a GIANT burger for my birthday. I did not take into account that I might be too full to even drink, but I managed to have a great time, sober. We finished the evening at The Lamplighter for some Karaoke where I was serenaded by two of my friends (*NSYNC's "It's Gonna Be Me) and then got up to sing Pat Benatar's "Hit Me With Your Best Shot." And I nailed it. I also came to realize that with age, comes fatigue. I was so tired that I was ready to go to bed around 11:00. Didn't, but definitely could have if I hadn't gotten a second wind. I am so out of party shape.
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| Scooter Pie. The BFF that looks like a boyfriend. Love him. |
Two Birthdays and Bon Voyage!:
The very next weekend after my birthday, I returned to my lovely San Diego to say "Happy Birthday" and "Bon Voyage" to my friend Ashley (okay, she doesn't have a nickname yet.) who is now in Turkey for a potential year abroad. Just because she wants to. She's awesome like that. Her birthday was at a bar called Typhoon Saloon, the only place I know of that plays 90's pop hits regularly. Even *NSYNC's "Bye Bye Bye" came on, appropriately, and without being requested.
Highlights included seeing old sorority sisters, friends winning VIP access, getting a free shot for pretending to have an orgasm for 10 seconds (easiest free shot, ever), an awkward kiss with a close friend (after Roommate prodded him to "prove" his heterosexuality while he was standing over me), and getting to see Ashley be more, er... suggestive, in public than I have ever seen her before. I was so excited (and a little intoxicated) that I actually screamed at people to "get a camera before it stops happening!" I miss her already, but that's what Skype and Facebook chat are for.
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| Mini Sig Kap Reunion! |
Cousin's Milestone Sushi Birthday:
So the day after I said goodbye to Ashley, I drove through Guada-La Habra for my cousin's 25th birthday. Spent the afternoon with Cousin Face and the kids (Brother of Cousin Face's kids) in preparation for MsLyss's birthday. For those curious, MsLyss is the wife of Cousin Face's Brother, but we're really close. Check out her website. We went to a sushi place across the street from their house, and got all kinds of great deals on sushi and Sake and Beer. There are no pictures, but it was a great evening.
In other news...
I am now an intern for two different companies in the entertainment industry. One does literary management, and the other is an independent film production company. Basically... I read a lot of screenplays, and write coverage (which is basically like a really short book report) for them. Oh, and I make no money at it. It's okay for now, 'cause I love what I do, but sooner or later my butt's gonna need some cash. Hopefully these will lead somewhere, and the sooner the better.
Also I promise to try and stay more updated with this thing. I've just been such a busy little bee!
