Weekend Update

I had a really busy weekend. I was supposed to go out Friday, but I fell asleep early in the evening. By the time I woke up I decided it was better to just sit around inside and watch BSG (awesome episode by the way). I also watched My Kid Could Paint That, a documentary about a 4 year old painter that people go nuts over. It was great. The plot was really interesting, but the documentary style was done really well. Good story arc, good set up of plot, good intersection between the director's interference and the family's opinions. It was just really well done. I think my doc film class for helping me gain a better eye for what makes a documentary 'good'.

Saturday morning I had to run, then I had to race over to get my haircut and colored (looks awesome), then run home to snarf some food down before my new pals Jennifer and Edward (another Ed!) picked me up to go to roller derby. Roller derby was pretty fun. The place was packed, and everyone seemed to be having a good time. It took me a minute to get a grip on the circular motion, but I eventually got the hang of how its done. We drank budweisers and cheered for any team at any time. Jen and I also found out we know all the same people back in SF, which is super disturbing.

After derby, I had to race home, change, and race to the Beat Kitchen to see Dialogue play their last show. There were a lot of people there, which was good for the band. I did ok I think, only felt like people were looking at me like I had a goiter on my face for a little bit (which is a major improvement, thanks therapy!). Hopefully a few more times out and I'll be totally back to normal, but I don't know. It's hard to not have alcohol as a crutch for small talk.

Today I went out to the suburban retreat to obtain a tv/media stand/console thingy. I also brought Audrey to let her run wild in the backyard with three beagles. Audrey seemed to like Arthur, the beagle Natalie and Matt are fostering. Auds got the dogs all riled up, and she was even rolling around on her belly with them. She never plays like this - in a submissive position. I was proud of her! She seems a little less wound up now, but still sort of wild.

Andy helped me bring the furniture up the stairs at my place, and helped me lug the behemoth tv onto the top of it. Then I hooked everything up. It has little cut outs for all the cords, so it looks really clean compared to my old crap. The wood is a lighter shade than what I have in my place, but whatever, it was free and is a major upgrade from what I had. It makes me feel like the room is put together better, and I was able to use the old crap in my storage/office room to get junk off the ground. I also did laundry and dishes. Lots of stuff.

I still really need to work on my kitchen. Maybe that will be my project next Sunday - to install under cabinet lighting, get some crap on the wall, maybe find a cool fabric to make a table cloth to spruce it up a bit.

In cool news, I've lost half an inch on my hips and thighs, and 3/4ths an inch on the ole gut! Yeahhhh (said Rick Ross style). Running rules! I'm feeling better physically and emotionally from it, and I often get the itch to run now. I never dread having to do it.

Monday I really need to call comcast and cancel their asses now that my DSL is working well. Its supposed to be really warm, so my run should be fun. I would have liked a third day on this weekend because it was so busy, but I'll live. Being busy means less time to fester in my own brain.