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The Arcade Fire was on KCRW’s Morning Becomes Eclectic show today and I had today off (thank you, Martin Luther King Jr.) and I was able to listen in. It was so nice to hear their other songs and hear about their influences and such. They’ve been touring in LA all weekend and their shows at the Troubadour were all sold out, unfortunately. Kurt and I were going to try to catch them, but it’s such a tiny venue and I doubt that they had any tickets at the door. So my morning got off to a great start.

This long weekend was full of excitement and some surprises. Friday night was the Second Annual Tilghman/Suhr Bowling Experience. (pictured below) It was James and Leila’s birthday, so we all went out and bowled our hearts and fingers out. Kurt and Tripp joined us and it was hours of fun. A lot of people from the Animation department came and I realized that I hadn’t seen all of Josh’s friends in a while due to Christmas break. I bowled over 100 in the games, so I was happy about it, especially since I had no real game plan.

On Saturday, I went to the Body Worlds exhibit with Lisa, her mom, and Justin. It was a very fascinating exhibit, but there were so many kids running around everywhere and tons of people, so it took us a lot longer to get through it. And as I said to Tripp, colons are hot! The exhibit is only open until the end of the weekend, but there will be a Body Worlds 2 starting January 29th, so catch it if you can. It’s a great experience. We went to Tito’s afterwards and I was in heaven.

Jamie called me that day. I haven’t talked to her in a while, but she is working on her first student film and asked me to help. I am so happy that she is finally able to do this. She’s been wanting to for so long and I will gladly help her as much as I can. It’s going to be fun and a lot of hard work, but I’m excited! I’m sure I will post details when we start figuring things out.

Later that night, Josh and I met up with Jon, Erica, and Nate for dinner at Kabuki, an excellent Japanese restaurant that is apparently a chain that I was not aware of. It’s one of the best sushi places that I’ve been to in LA and it’s not too expensive. I ate so much sushi!! I hate that feeling, but I did it anyway.
We then all proceeded to go over to Tripp & Kurt’s place to hang out and check out a new bar that was near their place. It was called the Blu Monkey and it was interesting. The drinks were “LA priced” and I was glad that they didn’t play hip-hop music. They had a whole bunch of lounge seats and it was decorated in a Middle Eastern style and felt like I was in a mosque, but with alcohol and loud music and very dark. Jon was toast, but he was cute. We went back to the apartment and Tripp spun for us for a while and then, all of the sudden, we realized that it was 3am. It’s amazing how time flies.

Sunday morning was so beautiful. I believe it was the first day that it hit 80 degrees and it was soooo nice. I feel so spoiled living in LA. This time last week, it was pouring down rain and now it’s warm. I wore a t-shirt and capris that day and just enjoyed the sunshine. It was fabulous and I am glad that I am living here rather than anywhere else. I organized a small brunch at Newsroom with Kurt, Angela, Nate, and Josh. Despite the horrible service, the food was yummy and there were many distractions, such as random B-list celebrity sightings. We sat right next to Hal Sparks, who is known for his short stints on shows such as Talk Soup, Queer as Folk, and as a commentator on VH1’s “I love the 80’s (and 90’s too)” series. He’s quite the comedian! We also saw Mark Feuerstein of Good Morning Miami and Caroline in the City fame. I thought it was cool to randomly be eating brunch at the same restaurant. Small world. As Angela pointed out, it is pilot season, so I think there will be a lot more celebrities around LA than normal.
I had three cups of coffee there. Sounds like a lot, but the cups were pretty small. I think that I am kinda addicted to coffee. I have about 16oz. a day in the morning, at least. On the weekends, I drink less or not at all, but I get headaches. Kurt gets headaches from caffeine, so I don’t know exactly what my problem is. Either way, Kurt and I agree that we will drink it anyway, whether it is good or bad for us. But he does bring up a good point in that we’d rather be addicted to caffeine than anything else. The other stuff will kill you faster.

After brunch, Josh and I did our laundry. It sounds glamorous, right? Heh. It’s not very glamorous at all. We had to wash the sleeping bag that someone threw up on during New Years, so we figured that we might as well do all of our laundry and sheets and comforters, etc. Two hours and 10 loads later, we were tired. I can’t believe we had that much clothes to fill up 8 washers and 2 large industrial washers (for sleeping bag and comforters). It was crazy and I have told myself that I have to do laundry more frequently from now on.

I then watched the Golden Globes. It’s my favorite awards show because it encompasses TV and film and they also divide the film categories into drama and musical/comedy. It’s better that way. I was sad that Zach Braff didn’t win, but he lost to Jason Bateman, so that was okay. Jamie Foxx was wonderful and I am glad that he won. Natalie, yes, my Natalie Portman won! She looked like a little girl in her dress and sounded like one when she spoke. I’m not impressed, sadly, but I am happy that she won and her fellow cast mate Clive Owen won. I’m glad that Nip/Tuck and Sideways won as well. Yay! Overall, it was a pretty bland awards show, but I am glad that I was able to watch it. I realized that that was the longest that I’ve sat in front of the TV in a long time. I guess that is a good thing. I do miss cable and The Daily Show though. Sigh.

My day off today was nice and relaxing. I am grateful for Martin Luther King Jr. He was such a wonderful man and, like JFK, died way too young. I wonder how things would be if both of them weren’t killed and lived to do more great things. But such is history and life.
I met up with Alexis for lunch at Damon & Pythias. I hadn’t seen her in a while and just hanging out with her is always a blast. We went shopping and I was trying to find a particular item for a friend that I could not find and became frustrated at Aah’s. But we sang along to cheesy pop music with the windows down and cruised down Wilshire Blvd. The business people driving around in their flashy cars were not amused. But we had a blast and the weather was perfect for cruising, not too hot and not too windy. It was lovely.

Josh and I grabbed some pizza at La Monica’s with Shahab and it was divine. I forgot how good that place was. It was the perfect ending to a lovely weekend.

So there it is, my long weekend. I got a lot of rest and had a wonderful time and though it may not have been the best ever weekend, it was just nice to be active and remind myself that I should just live. I hope that this year will continue in the same manner. Also, I do hope that all of the sickies get better soon though, I miss you guys.

SATC quote of the day:
Charlotte: “Carrie, you have to know where he's been so you know what you're getting.”
Samantha: “As long as what you get doesn't itch, I say you're fine.”
(Season 6 – The Perfect Present)