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Greedy for Fun
Jul. 19th, 2010 02:51 pmThe last few days have been awful/crazy/awesome. I'm a little confused as to how all of that can happen so close together, because it's usually a long string of suckitude or a boatload of spectacularity. And yes, I'm making up words, but point being, things have been all-over-the-map in a very short period, and I'm accustomed to much more gradual shifts. But eh, such is life.
The New Pornographers show was really, really enjoyable. They did play the only song from their new album that I don't particularly care for (Silver Jenny Dollar, if you're curious), but they also played all of my favorites from the new record, plus a lot of favorites of mine dating back to friggin' Mass Romantic, so that completely made up for it. And yes, Neko Case *was* actually present for the show. I was also fortunate enough to run into![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
kaptian and Hilliary after the show, so I went out for drinks with them afterwards, and I may have been conscripted into joining their kickball team at some point in the none-too-distant future, heh.
Saturday was ROLLER DERBY. Oh my god, so fun. It took me probably the first 20 minutes of class to even remember how to skate without falling all over the place, but once I did, I felt like I was getting the hang of things by the end.marykae and I both bought our own derby gear, so we each have our own fancy-pants non-rental skates now. We got to try them out during the open skate session right after the Derby class, and dear god, what a difference! And of course, I'm already thinking about what to paint on my shiny new derby helmet to make it extra-special. <3 I can't wait until the next practice!
We went totwilite_embrace's for her housewarming after that, which was very chill, but quite enjoyable. There were some pretty amazing red velvet cupcakes on-hand, and I think at least 1/3rd of the people there had some connection to Wisconsin or Minnesota, which was kind of random. Also, having a coffee in one hand and a beer in the other at one point was fairly amusing.
Sunday was Veronica Mars and Waffles, and I think I need to put shredded coconut and chopped pecans into my waffle batter for the rest of my life. I spontaneously threw it in there on this occasion, and it was *delicious*, and went wonderfully with all the various waffle toppings I tried. But then again, I love coconut more than any human probably should. ;)
After that, I rolled on over to shoot Carolyn's Fall 2010 collection, and it went incredibly well. Our model had only done one photoshoot before this one, but she was moving like a pro by the end of it. And her adorably polite Japanese boyfriend helped me haul my lighting gear into the building, d'aawww. And, I have now heard legend of Green Tea Donuts in Japan, thanks to her, although I still don't believe that she's eaten 340 of them.
So, yeah, I'm pretty pooped out today, but feeling pretty satisfied. I'd say that I need to stop having such exhausting weekends, but you know? I'm having too much fun. And hey, I'm greedy.
The New Pornographers show was really, really enjoyable. They did play the only song from their new album that I don't particularly care for (Silver Jenny Dollar, if you're curious), but they also played all of my favorites from the new record, plus a lot of favorites of mine dating back to friggin' Mass Romantic, so that completely made up for it. And yes, Neko Case *was* actually present for the show. I was also fortunate enough to run into
kaptian and Hilliary after the show, so I went out for drinks with them afterwards, and I may have been conscripted into joining their kickball team at some point in the none-too-distant future, heh.Saturday was ROLLER DERBY. Oh my god, so fun. It took me probably the first 20 minutes of class to even remember how to skate without falling all over the place, but once I did, I felt like I was getting the hang of things by the end.
marykae and I both bought our own derby gear, so we each have our own fancy-pants non-rental skates now. We got to try them out during the open skate session right after the Derby class, and dear god, what a difference! And of course, I'm already thinking about what to paint on my shiny new derby helmet to make it extra-special. <3 I can't wait until the next practice! We went to
twilite_embrace's for her housewarming after that, which was very chill, but quite enjoyable. There were some pretty amazing red velvet cupcakes on-hand, and I think at least 1/3rd of the people there had some connection to Wisconsin or Minnesota, which was kind of random. Also, having a coffee in one hand and a beer in the other at one point was fairly amusing.Sunday was Veronica Mars and Waffles, and I think I need to put shredded coconut and chopped pecans into my waffle batter for the rest of my life. I spontaneously threw it in there on this occasion, and it was *delicious*, and went wonderfully with all the various waffle toppings I tried. But then again, I love coconut more than any human probably should. ;)
After that, I rolled on over to shoot Carolyn's Fall 2010 collection, and it went incredibly well. Our model had only done one photoshoot before this one, but she was moving like a pro by the end of it. And her adorably polite Japanese boyfriend helped me haul my lighting gear into the building, d'aawww. And, I have now heard legend of Green Tea Donuts in Japan, thanks to her, although I still don't believe that she's eaten 340 of them.
So, yeah, I'm pretty pooped out today, but feeling pretty satisfied. I'd say that I need to stop having such exhausting weekends, but you know? I'm having too much fun. And hey, I'm greedy.
