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Independence Day was truly liberating for me. I was able to get last Friday off and didn't have to work Monday and Tuesday. The first 5 day weekend for me in a long time! I was going to go up north for the holiday, but decided against it because the girls came by last weekend and I am supposed to go up there this weekend for Tara's wedding in Santa Cruz. (Though I am not sure if I can now.) I just needed to relax. I slept in almost every day. I didn't really do much. I caught up on TV and just hung out with friends. It was a really great weekend. I needed the time off to decompress. It was HOT but lovely and we desperately needed the sunshine this weekend. Activities included:

Thursday night - dinner with Nate and Jamie, our search for ice cream late at night, watching Arrested Development all night.

Friday - laundry, coffee with Angela, dinner and drinks at The Arsenal for Sinead's farewell.

Saturday - LACMA/The Grove with Alexis and Jessica, checked out Alexis' new loft Downtown, hung out with Josh and relaxed.

Sunday - Hyde concert in Anaheim (downtown Disney), met up with Wen and Peter, watch 16 year old girls in crazy anime costumes swoon over a Japanese rock star.

Monday - lunch and shopping with Lisa in Venice, dinner and shopping at Banana Republic's huge sale with M.

Tuesday - BBQ at Dan's (Josh's director of the UCLA Animation Department) house in Hermosa Beach, swimming, sun bathing, reading, relaxing, drinking, fireworks, played Time's Up! dropped off David in Burbank and got home late.

I am tired from the long day at the beach. It took a lot out of me. But everyone else in the office was a bit sluggish too. It is a short week and I am happy. Hopefully nothing crazy happens the next two days at work so I can transition into the weekend smoothly. Now I just have to take care of the little (important, heh) things that I neglected to do over the weekend, like getting an oil change, pedicure, paying bills, Costco, watch summer movies, etc. But I think those will have to wait because I think Lisa and I are getting drinks after work. I think she needs them right about now. Orientation started full force today. Hooray!! Orientation seems like such a long time ago...like 4 years!! Goodness. Realizing that the kids that graduated high school the same year I graduated college are now just finishing up college as well makes me a bit nervous. It's a whole new generation. Yikes!