Ya know what? Umm I'll be right back

I've started about 4 entries on Blogger in the last week and a half or so, and none have really stuck or explained anything that has been going on. And a lot has been going on. I guess I'll go backwards with some of the fun events :)

BGS family's in town and I finally got to meet them for the first time :) Just like him, they are all very open and welcoming people. And it's so cute because him and his brother are such momma's boys! They absolutely adore her and it is so sweet to see the three of them together!

Benny Benassi was Friday. Awesome music but terrible night! It was so unbelievably crowded, we had not other choice but to brutally push our way through to move anywhere. But at least the music was good for how short we were actually there before the boys got fed up and we left. And I didn't get a chance to meet up with Nicholas either :(

Lunch with Claude on Monday when he was in the Belleville area to see Karen. And somehow Joe, Suzy, and Phil went also, so I did too. It was so good to see him! I definitely miss him a lot.

Went to the Robyn Hitchcock concert at the Ark with Bry, Chris, his wife Gill, and Dave P. from work. Went to Conor O'Neil's beforehand... had strawberry and rhubarb pie for the first time! I thought rhubarb was some kind of garlic... dunno why! Anyway the concert wasn't really my style (I guess Chris is somehow related to Robyn through some in-laws or something), although the opening guy - can't remember his name - was really good! But Robyn was a little bit odd... he rambled on about the most random things I've ever heard in my life. Like he told an anecdote about a girl who bought herself flowers and couldn't see herself in the mirror because ironically the flowers were in the way, but then some man appears and the flowers begin to spread everywhere and he transforms, and the flowers grow and grow out the door and down the street, then something about people in a coffee shop watching him fly by, and then something about a guy melting into a pile of nothing at the end of the street. And that was the end of the anecdote. Yeah.

Dropped by the new Hammell Music in Wixom with Bryan on our way to pick up my car. I've kind of forgotten everything about the differences in pianos and brands, but it was still fun to pretend we were going to buy a $70,000 Steinway.

Went to a house Techno party with BGS for a little bit, which was fun while it lasted (why do I feel like I keep repeating this? haha). I have such a blast dancing with him even if we just turn some music on in his room and goof around.

BGS and I had a little dinner date with Brett and Layla (and eventually Dave came) at Seoul Garden, a Korean restaurant close to where the guys live. We ordered a couple Korean barbecue dishes that you cook yourself on this little grill thing that they set on your table. Aside from just having a great time and drinking a bit of Soju (okay maybe more than a bit), the food was actually really good! Bry even ordered cow tounge, which was surprisingly not that bad.

Weekend in a nutshell

The good: Anna in town, Lehv in town, an amazing time with BCG as always (Sushi, crab, Best Buy... all good)

The bad: missing out and cancelling Halloween party plans at MSU

The ugly: a few hospital visits until absurd hours of the morning

I regret tomorrow more than yesterday

I think I'm onto two extremes, and I don't know how to balance.

The first and better of the two: having the time of my life with my S.O., new friends, new relationships, and excited for upcoming events and holidays.

The second: terrified and embarrassed of how I'm doing in school to the point where I am trying to figure out what the alternative is incase I am really failing.

Friends etcetera etcetera

I absolutely love BGS's friends! They always give me hugs and good handshakes and genuinely want to know how I am doing or what's new in my life. They remember what I've talked about before and ask how those things are going. And BGS is so good to me - we talk to everyone around us in seperate conversations but he always has his arm around me or is holding my hand, but we also talk to each other every so often as if nothing else matters.

I went to Cafe Felix with BGS last night to meet up with Sammie, Brett and Layla (finally got to meet her!), Lovell, and two of Sammie's friends from Toyota and for wine. Had an absolute blast - couldn't stop laughing and smiling while still having both hilarious, stupid-funny conversations as serious, intellectual conversations (and I'll point out I wasn't even intoxicated).

This past weekend, we went to Sammie's to meet with DB, Hugo, Brett, and a bunch of other people from the FSAE team I'd met a few times before to watch the F1 race. Okay, so this time I was a little bit intoxicated (you know, beer on an empty stomach), but I still had such a good time. Sammie made salad and this really good shredded BBQ pork and Brett brought Hobgoblin (yusss an excellent combination!). I actually really got into the race now that I've been following and watching the previous races.

Sam has been pushing the idea of getting together to do weekly potlucks at his and Lovell's house, on top of our sort of regular Wednesdays out to Cafe Felix. I am so excited to feel like I'm part of their group!

It's no good without you

Well, it's been almost a week filled with a monstrous amount of food, sneaking Jack and Coke's from reception open bars, dinner with Stephanie after finding out she's in SA also, missing a huge day at the office, amazing phone conversations, waking up to my loud hotel neighbors at ungodly early/late times, warm weather, brain overload on subjects I know nothing about, absurdly long business dinners with potential clients, and an educational experience in business development. But I miss my baby doggy and I miss my boy, so I think I'm ready for this conference to be over with. Just a few more days! Here are some pictures. This is just a kinda cool structure outside of the intersection where the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center is:
Pictures from restaurants and hotels along the Riverwalk:
Kasabby (hehehe) and I at Pesca's with a slice of chocolate torte on my birthday :)
One of the guys in the mariachi band that sang happy birthday to me at Cafe Ole:
Remember The Alamo!
Made entirely out of pop cans... saw this at the other end of the convention center: