The day after the fiesta that was Tailgator’s, Friday, I felt like complete and total shit. It wasn’t the amount pf booze, per se, as that amount hadn’t really been this much trouble before. Granted, I have been working out and not drinking really, except for the 2 buck chuck with dinner, but I believe I caught a small bug. It felt like all the fluid from my brain had been drained, and the leftover mass was stuck to one side of my skull. Whenever I moved or got up too quickly, the mass detached and stuck to another side. This was all painful, but I got better the next day with the help of my sweety who made soup. It should be noted that when it comes to making soups and stews, she kicks ass. I don’t know anybody that has made a better soup. Some grandmothers may have their own secret recipe for chicken noodle, but how many can make an asparagus soup, or a squash bisque? That’s what I’m talking about.
Saturday was a family gathering for my cousin Svea’s graduation from Cal Poly Pomona at Luminaria’s. The place was cool and all, but there were two wedding receptions and her party happening there. The parties didn’t conflict with eachother, but when someone pulls up to the valet and asks if there’s a graduation party, and some other fool from one of the weddings that just got there doesn’t know what’s what, it makes for some confused people. The DJ for the party was one such person who got confused. I had leanred that Svea got this guy for $200 for 6 hours. This piqued my interest, as Milca and I are looking for a DJ, and that price sounded good. The music selection, however, sucked ass, and the music was way too loud for this crowd. There were people in their 80’s for crying out loud, and they’re playing some neuvo disco trance shit. My ears hurt, it was so loud. At any rate, the party was cool. We got to officially tell everyone about the engagement, which went over well. Svea had a collage of pics from her life, and there were some good ones of the two of us when we were hella young.
Then Sunday Milca, her mom, her brother, and a family friend of theirs that’s visiting from Argentina and I went out to lunch at the Diner on Main (again, it was the crazy bomb). From there we went to the California Science Center to see the Body Worlds exhibit. It blew my mind. Dozens of people donated their bodies to science so that their bodies could be disassembled and treated with a process called plastination that basically makes all of those pics from a science book not only viewable, but the real thing, and posed to their liking. A man playing basketball, freeze framed, with his mouth open. His entire muscular system was visible, with his organs removed so that you could look through his abdomen and see the muscles in his back from the inside. The different methods, poses, parts, disorders (cancer, hemmorhages, etc.), and states were crazy. A man on horseback (yes, they did a horse, too) was one of the craziest things there. I got kinda queezy, but I think that was the fault of myself and Milca. Myself because I kept reminding myself that these are all real people’s body parts, and not just models made from plastic. Milca because she kinda joked here and there about how the muscles looked like jerky. Granted, they did, but it didn’t help the queezy factor. Overall, I’d say that this should be a manditory event for anyone who has any kind of interest in anatomy, biology, or even the mildest curiousity of what their own body is about. You might want to think twice about taking the younger kids, but then I suppose there were younger kids there that were completely enthralled, so parental discretion is advised, I suppose. The craziest thing I saw was a woman that was 8 months pregnant.
Above and beyond that I’m getting game together. The plotlines are coming together nicely so far. Some of the players will have more to deal with that I’m throwing at them, but then there are going to be some players that are going to be making waves for the other players, so I’m not too concerned as of yet. Which reminds me, I have emails to write…
CONSTANT VIGILANCE!!