I just wanted to report that yesterday was awesome because I got to hang out with the hunnybunny at the Gallery at River Oaks' holiday party. I still haven't gotten over the fact that one of them (Sobanski) is legally blind and he isn't even allowed to drive. His glasses are REALLY thick and apparently, he can't drive legally... And his paintings are AWESOME! They are bright and nicely detailed. I am still in disbelief he could do what he does. But then again didn't Degas and Monet go blind too, and they still painted? Very talented man. He's a little odd though (at least odd-er than most artists I know). He did give me some good advice: don't stop painting! I am a LOT concerned about his credibility though. He did tell me to ALWAYS drink white wine before noon and red after... O_o WTH?!?!?!
After the gallery we went to Cat Daddy's, a bar where my coworkers are regulars. Now, I am couch potato so I don't ever go with them (not to mention that the place is in a freaky neighborhood and I have the sense of direction of a goldfish!!!) but I went then because the bar was closing down. I don't know, I guess I wanted to see it before it was turned into something depressingly different. I grew the cajones to sing a karaoke song solo. And yes, I picked "My Immortal" by Evanescence. And this I did sober. Where did I get the courage to do this? I DO NOT KNOW. I think it's the 5 glasses of Coke (cafeeeeeine!)...
Today, was a different story though.
Yep, today is my birthday. And what did I do the second my boyfriend left the house? I made coffee and played World of Warcraft. Now, I haven't played in almost 3 months (that's a record for me!) but there is something about that game that calms me (and trust me, I NEEDED TO STAY CALM). You'll see what I mean...
The night before I was stressing about food because my boyfriend didn't even have plans on what to feed the guests. He said he was just going to get some pizza and pre-made food but I still worried about not having enough for everyone to eat. I spent hours baking cookies/brownies and cooking some meatballs in the oven, playing at the same time. Surprisingly I didn't burn anything, thank god.
Now I had expected at tops 14 people in our apartment: a couple with 3 kids and another couple with 5 kids, plus me and my hunnybunny. With that number, I worried that there won't be a spot for anybody. So imagine my panic when instead, there was like 22! It's a pretty cozy unit (BTW cozy is a euphemism) but there were so many little kids crying and fighting and arguing that I was sorta annoyed. The adults knew that the place was puny. Why the hell did they bring 5 toddlers that's not even their own to a party that has limited space?!?
Everyone finally arrived at around 7:30 pm. It was chaotic to say the least. It's like I am running a fucking daycare. The kids and the parents were screaming like motherfucking lunatics... and they ask why the hell I don't have any children.
I honestly had more fun at the bar, even with the smoke and the loud music and the scary-looking people in there. And if I get to do my birthday all over again... I'd have just asked my hunnybunny to take me to Todai or Benihana or some fancy sushi place instead of having a party at our place. At least I wouldn't have had panic attacks at the sight of my disarrayed house and the chocolate-stained carpet.
I got a lot of fun presents such as Winsor and Reeves Acrylics, Acrylic Medium Set, Taklon paintbrushes, an Artbin to keep them from getting lost and an aluminum easel.
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