Weather, Celebrities, and Goodbyes
Really hot. Like surface of the sun hot. It was so hot that... bah, forget it. It's too hot to come up with an actual joke to put in there.
Friday, met up for lunch with some friends at Bob's Big Boy in Burbank. The lunch crew was made up of me, Nicole, Ian, Brian, and Amy. While we sat down, I didn't notice anything except that the guy next to us left a huge tip for the waitress. Of course, everyone else had seen that the guy was Drew Carey.
Drat.
So on my list of things to do before I die, "see Drew Carey" remains unchecked, along with "get arrested in Thailand" and "blog something interesting."
Then Friday night, had to head down to Culver City. I thought it'd take me a good hour at least to get there on a Friday afternoon. But this is Labor Day weekend, and the southbound roads were EMPTY. I got from the San Fernando Valley to Culver City in less than 20 minutes. It felt very "28 Days" or "I am Legend" - with me being the only guy on the roads.
The destination was the Mandrake Bar, for a going away get-together for my buddy April. She's moving to Atlanta, so a bunch of us got together at the Mandrake Bar in Culver City. And April being such a great person and such a terrific spirit, she had a bunch of people there to wish her off. Some I knew already - like Dan, Dani, Scott, and Melch - but many I had the pleasure of meeting just that night.
And while it was fun hanging out with her and all her friends, I hated saying good-bye to her. It sucks saying good-bye to a friend who's moving to the other side of the country. And even though I know we'll keep in touch and probably hang out again someday, it just won't be the same knowing that I can't call her and meet up for dinner at the Farmer's Market or something.
I don't even know I'm trying to convey in writing this. I could go on about who she is, how we became friends, or why I adore her so. Maybe tell you some funny story about something she did. But none of it seems to be enough.
I guess I can say that Los Angeles is going to be just a little less fun without her here. And I'm horribly jealous that Atlanta gets to have her now.
Friday, met up for lunch with some friends at Bob's Big Boy in Burbank. The lunch crew was made up of me, Nicole, Ian, Brian, and Amy. While we sat down, I didn't notice anything except that the guy next to us left a huge tip for the waitress. Of course, everyone else had seen that the guy was Drew Carey.
Drat.
So on my list of things to do before I die, "see Drew Carey" remains unchecked, along with "get arrested in Thailand" and "blog something interesting."
Then Friday night, had to head down to Culver City. I thought it'd take me a good hour at least to get there on a Friday afternoon. But this is Labor Day weekend, and the southbound roads were EMPTY. I got from the San Fernando Valley to Culver City in less than 20 minutes. It felt very "28 Days" or "I am Legend" - with me being the only guy on the roads.
The destination was the Mandrake Bar, for a going away get-together for my buddy April. She's moving to Atlanta, so a bunch of us got together at the Mandrake Bar in Culver City. And April being such a great person and such a terrific spirit, she had a bunch of people there to wish her off. Some I knew already - like Dan, Dani, Scott, and Melch - but many I had the pleasure of meeting just that night.
And while it was fun hanging out with her and all her friends, I hated saying good-bye to her. It sucks saying good-bye to a friend who's moving to the other side of the country. And even though I know we'll keep in touch and probably hang out again someday, it just won't be the same knowing that I can't call her and meet up for dinner at the Farmer's Market or something.
I don't even know I'm trying to convey in writing this. I could go on about who she is, how we became friends, or why I adore her so. Maybe tell you some funny story about something she did. But none of it seems to be enough.
I guess I can say that Los Angeles is going to be just a little less fun without her here. And I'm horribly jealous that Atlanta gets to have her now.
posted by Eugene at 11:33 PM
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