In the interest of at least posting *something* occasionally, I’m going to use a “digest” version.
How busy am I?
I saw Maddy last Sunday night and didn’t see her until Friday. Last week we had a filmmaker from LA come to do a promotional documentary of the school I’m working at. Each night, I made sure he made it to some dinners and social activities. I’m also managing a very big project out of the downtown office whereby I have to hold meetings on Monday and Friday at 5 pm. After the meetings I attend dinners with the customer and team from the office. These weren’t excessively late nights. I was home at ~ midnight but with the stress of being “on” combined with the cumulative effects of the the previous nights, I was wiped out.
Out every night
I think i set a record this week for participating in nightlife activities and have sympathy for rock stars…(not really), but I do have a sense of what it would be like to party every night. Friday night ended up being a rather late one involving more drinking than I normally do. On Saturday morning, Maddy and I went on a girl scout hiking trip to the mountains only to return, host appetizers for other parents while the kids trick-or-treated followed by another night out for a halloween party in the city.
Saturday Night - Best Halloween Party EVER!!!
I really wanted to decline the invitation on Saturday because I was a walking zombie after this past week’s activities and a hike through the mountains didn’t make me any less fatigued. The night started out with me dressing up in my costume and meeting some friends in the city at a house party followed by warehouse party in the trendy 798 (chi jiu ba) warehouse art district. This party was absolutely phenomenal with a collective vibe thats hard to explain with words. Maybe it was the excellent costumes and playful feel of it but I’ve never seen so many barriers come down between various nationalities in one place. Combine that with awesome music and a few Red Bull cocktails and my fatigue disappeared. Congratulations to the promoters of this event…they nailed it.
Sunday…finally
Today was a beautiful day and the three of us of us went into town so I could have a final fitting of a tux I’m having made for the American Marine Ball next week. (note: having a custom tux and shirt made costs less than renting one in the US). Afterwards, we went to really nice Brazilian restaurant called Alameda in the Na Li alley in Sanlitun (a popular nightlife and shopping district) for a tasty lunch. It was really great to have some good ‘ol fashioned family time again.
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