goodness. for a three-day weekend in which i was working for all of friday and a few hours of sunday, we packed it in good. thursday night drinks with the dudes — both church and state and cork bar are excellent downtown spots worth checking out — got it off to a good start.

friday night, public enemies was a kind of a letdown to be honest. not a bad movie by any means, but just kinda… there. too bad. michael mann should have just made a fictional gangster movie in that era with johnny depp and it could have been a lot more exciting, i think. or at least have more something.

saturday was basically the best. all day it was beer (mostly w/ pong), burgers, fireworks, friends, delicious cupcakes, winning at taboo (i RULE at taboo, even after a day of beers), and other great stuff. since it was both the 4th of july celebration as well as jessica’s birthday party — actual birthday today; happy birthday, darling! — it was that much more fun. the cupcakes from hotcakes were yummy, and i have to take some credit for these hilariously cute slippers i got as a gift. i’m gonna laugh every single time her feet get cold and she walks around in these things. not in a bad way though, they’re too precious.

then good old hollywood bowl last night, with death cab turning in a wonderfully pleasant set, preceded by the adorable tegan and sarah and the should-have-been-given-a-longer-set new pornographers. man, i love going to the bowl, it’s too bad that was the only show this summer i was interested in buying tickets to.

whew. for a period over which i had to give up a lot of my free time, i did a pretty good job having some fun too. but it’s not over yet; still gotta figure out where to take my lady for a birthday dinner tonight. hmm. better get on that.