weekend update

[thursday]
Another day at the Home Show with Terry, putting the finishing touches on our display. I have to say, it turned out much better than I had anticipated. (Hands clapping with glee...)

After we handed everything over to the salespeople, the two of us decided to check out the rest of the exhibitors. We watched a food demo presented by Frank Pabst, the Executive Chef at Blue Water Cafe, a lighting seminar by Wes Thurn, a Vancouver-based designer, and a Designer's Workshop given by Sarah Richardson, formerly of Room Service, and now of Design Inc. fame. I was going to be a dork and ask for a photo with her (to send to Julia, her biggest fan), but when the session ended, my shyness took over, and I wimped out.

[friday]
After pulling twelve-hour days setting up for the Home Show, I decided to take a well-deserved day off. Afterall, I need a break before going back to the Stadium again on Monday to dismantle our display. I had planned on either going to the art gallery to see the Massive Change exhibit or to hear Karim Rashid speak at the show about the joys of designing for Umbra or his plan for taking over the design community, but after waking up to see that it was two o'clock in the afternoon, I scratched all plans, and stayed in bed for the rest of the day. Caught up on the taped shows that I had missed, and generally filled my brain with trash TV of all sorts. Despite the apparent sloth and ambivalence towards this lack of productivity, it felt strangely good.

[saturday]
Started the weekend with a morning coffee at Starbucks with Raj. It's been ages since we last saw each other, so it was nice to catch up on our University days, talk about our recent travels (hers more exciting than mine, of course - London vs. Philadelphia), and compare aggravating existenses living at home with the parental units. (Again, I had to concede defeat this round...she's got it worse off than I do.)

We also made plans to catch Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged) when it starts next month. I saw the play in '99 with Serey, who took me for my birthday. Pissed my pants laughing - and that's before I developed a deeper appreciation for the Bard a few years later. Now, Lit. Major in hand and a year of Shakespeare under my belt, I'm looking forward to seeing it again and catching more of the hidden puns and ironies. Raj, havinng been my Shakespeare Sidekick back in University, is just as excited.

Afterwards, I went music shopping and picked up both Jeremy Fisher and Josh Ritter albums. Haven't really gotten into Ritter's Hello Starling yet, but after several spins, I think Fisher's Let it Shine has found a permanent place on my favourites shelf.

I had planned on ending my break from running, but because of the cold, rainy weather, decided to stay under cover and dug into Kushneer's Angels in America instead. The play, not the DVD. I bought the manuscripts a few years ago, upon recommendation from a former English Professor, but never got around to reading them. I promised myself that I'd read both parts before seeing a performance, and since the HBO production has now been made available on DVD, I decided that this was as good a time as any to start reading.

[sunday]
After devouring the manuscript, I was all eager to pick up the DVD from the video store. Unfortunately, all the copies were rented out, so I decided to see if I could find it at Future Shop. Turns out they had it, but at close to $50, I figure I'll either wait for the rental to become available, or buy it from Amazon for a 30% discount instead.

Also went to the public library and picked up one of Lynn Johnson's For Better or For Worse books. The simple reality that is portrayed in the strips is enough to make me laugh and cry with each turn of the page. Picking a comic collection is kinda like cheating, but I like being able to read them all in one sitting, without the cumbersome nature of waiting for the serials.

Took engagement photos for my sister and her fiance, which will eventually be used on the invitations to their engagement soiree. I wanted the photos to be playful and fun, so I made them stick Candy Hearts inscribed with various phrases such as "Marry Me" and "Hot Lips" between their lips.

Among the mix, I found one that read "Fax Me."

That is like, sooo, 1980's. And besides, who the hell faxes a love note or a pick-up line?


Lemon Meringue Pie :: Jeremy Fisher