Last weekend was AMAZING

From Friday to Sunday night we were non stop and had so much fun.

On Friday, Isabelle and I drove down to Fullerton from Pasadena - not an easy thing to do on a Friday at 4:50 but we made it there by 6:30. Had dinner then saw Santa V Martian's. I felt the earthquake but convinced myself that it was the Amtrak train across the street. Didn't find out I was right till Sunday.

Saturday morning was bliss as Colin became President, I was removed and I hung out with Chris Lockheart for a few minutes - very fun guy and entertaining to watch as he eviscerated scripts left and right. However I had to leave cause Dan and I had several errands to run.

Picked him up and headed over to Paseo where he fell in love with a pair of Cole Haan shoes which were 30% off, which became one of his gifts. From there a quick bite and then over to the convention center so I can go to Vinyl Toy Network. We go in and there, the first booth, practically the first person I see is KRK. Mark Ryden's older brother, who is also an amazing surreal artist. I stood there in awe talking to this very sweet and shy man for a few minutes while Dan ran and grab money so we could buy me a Ray Caesar book for my Christmas gift. I had a lot of questions and he was really happy that I was so interested in his history. He signed a copy of Hi-Fructose issue 7 that featured him. On his page he wrote that I had made my day, which was very mutal.

Dan and I walked around, saw a few different artist that I was interested in and went back to say good by to KRK and buy a small painting that he was selling. We started talking about random things and I had mentioned that I would be seeing Annette Funicello that night at a party. He lit up and rummaged around his paintings looking for one that he thought she would like. On it, he wrote: I have loved you for ever. It was very sweet and I promised that I'd deliver it to her.

We were also talking about Mark's friendship with Scarling and KRK then gave me the wedding invitation of Scarling band members Christian and Jessicka. Mark (cause of course I'm now on a first name basis with the man) recreated The Arnolfini Portrait as there wedding gift:

It is now one of my priced possessions.

Saturday evening Chris picked me up and we headed to Hollywood to go to the party where Annette would be. She wasn't. She's apparently very ill and not able to do much so I gave the painting that KRK gave me to her daughter, Gina:

Gina loved KRK's sentiment and was going to give it to her mother the next day.

On Sunday a brunch for my friend Chris, which I'll be uploading the photos on facebook soon and finally dinner at my parents for my father's birthday, which was on the 5th.

The holidays begin to hit

Tonight is the beginning of holiday season. We're taking Mason, Isabelle, Bob (Dan's brother/my husband) and Kelly out to dinner at Rutabegorz in Fullerton and then to the Maverick theater to see Santa V's the Martians. Yes, it's the horrible movie that's now a horrible play. Dan and I went last year and instantly wanted to make it a holiday tradition.

So wonderful news on the AWG front. The faux president resigned yesterday, to much happiness from the board that couldn't stand him. I had quit earlier this month due to his backhanded insults and incompetence, and sent a scathing email to him, calling him: a scum-sucking parasitic waste of time, effort and energy. But he's gone and the new president, who will be wonderful in the role, has asked that I help out one last time. I am more than willing to help out this organization who came very close to closing if the faux president actually won an election.

The reason why I bring up the AWG is that I wasn't going to go. I had quit. I was excited to have my first weekend back to do my own thing. So, I will not be the first person at Vinyl Toy Network this year, but I will be there. Saturday closes with a birthday party for my friend Albert somewhere in Hollywood, that Chris and I are going to.

Sunday is a brunch for Chris who turned 37 on Wednesday. I surprised him with his favorite meal last night - need to remember that he can only have three glasses of wine, at four he becomes belligerent and mean. He loved the meal; the dogs loved him. He didn't get his house due to the HOA going under - something that I had never even thought of as possible. So Chris now has to go to small claims to try and get his money back. He will be getting an apartment soon and as much as I'd hoped that he just finished that barn and move in there, he needs to get out and get out now. I loved living with my grandma for a couple years, but he's now on year 6 and is scratching the walls of his prison. The worst is that he brought Tracy to live in his mother's house while he thought that the house he'd put a bid on was in escrow.

One of the things that has always amazed me, is how naive Chris is. He decided that he was actually going to spend $1,600 - which is virtually impossible for him to do, on a Caribbean cruise. When I mentioned that he'd first have to spend approx $120.00 on getting a passport - he flipped over that price and now won't even consider the cruise. How is he ever going to get over spending money?

Well I'm finishing off this weekend at my parent's for my dad's birthday. I have the perfect gift - John Adam's, the amazing mini series on HBO earlier this year. I loved it and I know that he will too. Today is actually his birthday, but I didn't think he'll like to go see Santa with us. Sunday would have been my grandma's 92nd birthday. I miss her more than I tell people. She was a lot of fun and put everyone at ease. I asked my mom if she was going to go to her grave and she said no, grandma wasn't there, it was just her body.