Sam's Blog

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Wow. So much time has flown by. I’ve been pretty busy these past few days. I haven’t gotten much sleep either. But I’m chugging along. I don’t think it will let up for a while, especially since the wedding is this weekend and there are so many activities leading up to it. Oi.

The pat few days were a mix of emotions. I went to a funeral on Sunday and though it was a sad occasion, I was able to find some sense of closure and happiness in a weird way. I think that it helps mentally when it’s a long term illness because you are somewhat prepared for it, as opposed to a sudden death. In any case, it was nice to see the other side of my family and especially nice to see my cousin that flew out from Philly. I hadn’t seen her in over 3 years, so it was nice. All of the family on her side grew up so fast. A lot of them are around 16-18 and it’s weird because I knew them when they were like 5 years old. Wow, time flies when you’re in college and such.

On Tuesday night, I enjoyed dinner with M at our favorite Indian restaurant and then we got a manicure and pedicure. I wouldn’t have time to do it before the wedding, so I figured why not. M has a lot on her mind and I hope that she is able to sort things out. It’s really hard to resolve things and make decisions when you have no power over how people feel or think. I am also sad because it’s almost August and she will start school again and I won’t be able to hang out as much and we may have to change our dinner day. But que sera for now…we will see.

Now last night was fun because my team at work went out for an outing. I’m not used to the parties and functions that the industry puts on, but I figure that it wouldn’t be hard to get used to. We (10 of us) went out for drinks, had dinner, and went out for more drinks. [Skybar, Sterling Steakhouse at the Cabana Club (old Sunset Room), The Well, and then Bask (old Deep).] It was a lovely night filled with great food and drinks. I obviously stayed out too late, but my boss was cool and let us all come in later today at work. So that is why I am tired. I realized that it’s becoming a lot easier to drink in front of my coworkers and boss. I also realized that I shouldn’t drink red wine anymore because it makes me somewhat nauseous and sleepy. But it was much fun and I was able to get to know my coworkers a lot better.

Tonight was a Network function at the bowling alley that was put on by one of our clients. I met a lot of people that I knew only via email and it was a weird feeling. I guess I had envisioned them looking a particular way and they look the total opposite. There were a lot of young people there as well and it threw me off because a lot of their voices sound older, but they’re not. A coworker and I were leaving the alley when we see 2 Bomb Squad trucks put up near the street and we were wondering what was going on. The police had closed off a huge portion of Venice Blvd. and evacuated the alley. It was scary. I am sure that everything was fine, but it’s still a bit scary and surreal.

I hung out with one of my coworkers after that craziness and grabbed dessert. It was nice to talk to her about the dynamics of the people that we work with now. She’s a great resource and she knows all of the trendy places.

I’m starting to fall asleep and that’s a bad sign. I’m so tired. Sleep time.

Oh yeah, it's been really hot here. Thank goodness it's not humid here. I would die.