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It's starting to rain again. It's slow, but steady. I have a feeling it's going to rain more tomorrow. But I don't care about rain. I had one of the best weekends in a long time, especially after a long week of uncertainty and sadness.

I just got back from watching Bad Education, a Pedro Almodovar film (who's done other movies, such as All About My Mother and Talk to Her) with Alexis at the Arclight. Alexis works for Sony and was able to get us press tickets, but she forgot to tell me that it was the actual premiere for the movie as well. I was just happy that I finally get to see a movie in the new Cinedome, but I was starstruck for once. We saw a handful of famous people and it was exciting. The director, Pedro Almodovar was there along with the lead actor, Gael Garcia Bernal (of Y Tu Mama Tambien fame) and who is also so hot, but very short in real life. But there were people there that I didn't expect, such as Brittany Murphy, Penelope Cruz, Olivier Martinez (who is so much hotter in person, if you can believe that), Marisa Tomei, and lastly, I sat behind Tobey Maguire, Mr. Spider-man himself (who apparently has a very short girlfriend and likes to eat a lot of popcorn). I've been close to celebrities before, but never this close. So I was excited, to say the least. There was an afterparty at White Lotus and we hung out there for a bit and saw a lot of the stars there just milling about. There was a VIP section that we were not allowed to go to. That's what sucks about Hollywood, there's always a VIP section that you are never invited to. I didn't feel like schmoozing, so I didn't really care. Besides, what do you say to famous actors anyway? I guess that was my small taste of Hollywood...I don't know if I can survive in that industry, but who knows. I did meet the President of Sony Pictures Classics, (Alexis' boss) Tom Bernard. He's a cool guy and very laid back.

But my weekend started off with a lot more excitement. I went to happy hour at Island's with Alexis, Marty, Nate, and Lisa and had a great time. We developed the new verb, vader, and are trying to use it as much as possible. It's basically used (for obvious reasons) when someone has turned evil. Afterwards, Nate and I met up with my best friend from high school, Roni, who came down for the night from San Diego to visit LA. We hadn't spoken to each other in a few months, not because we hated each other or anything, but we just lost touch for a while. We went to Saddle Ranch in Universal City with M, her cousin and good friend of mine, and Tina. It was fun and we drank a lot. I hadn't been that drunk in a while and I figure that I should be, considering the long week that I just had.

The next morning, we all went to brunch at Cafe 50's, minus Tina, but plus Josh. We did a little shopping on Melrose, since Roni had never been, and I got a cool hat and some jewelry. I was trying to set up an outing to watch The Incredibles that night. It was a big ordeal, but it all worked out. We were able to round up about 18 people to watch it at Universal City. I was impressed with the turnout and glad to see so many different groups of mine and Josh's friends joining together. The movie was quite incredible, please go see it! Fine family fun! Just don't bring your baby with you because they are really annoying when they cry during the movie. I mean, why do people do that? We went to a 9:00 show and there were kids and babies everywhere. I don't understand it. After the show, I found myself being restless again and I couldn't sleep. I don't know why that is. Usually when this happens, I know what the cause is, but this time feels different. I am tired, yet I cannot sleep. The positive thing is that I am able to work on my website more.

This morning, I slept in late. It was great, but considering that I went to bed really late, it wasn't as much sleep as I thought I would get. I realized that it had rained overnight. The sun wasn't out. It was a bit gloomy. My mood was indifferent. I had lunch with Josh and Nate at Paco's Tacos. Yum! I think it's one of the best authentic Mexican restaurants around the westside, please try it, it's on the corner of Washington and Centinela. Then I was off to the premiere.

I am glad this weekend was fun. But I neglected everything else: laundry, grocery shopping, cleaning, etc. I guess I will have to make up for it during this week.