Extravagant weekend

[muckefuck]

Wow, I am still high from all the fun I packed into three short days. Jesuit dinner party Friday, calligraphy brunch on Sunday, Japanese tapas and dollar burgers on Monday. Yesterday went especially well. I awoke feeling woozy and under the weather, but by bedtime I was feeling no pain at all. (The free pitcher of beer--compliments of the owner of Big Chicks--which I had to finish without much help from my friends doubtless contributed.) I can't thank monshu enough for all the work he put into making it a fantastic weekend.

I feel like I should say more, but I also feel like a nice long liedown.

Comments

[snowy-owlet.livejournal.com]

A happy Da is a good thing.

PS: What was the high school where Monshu taught in LA?

[muckefuck.livejournal.com]

Loyola Academy, if memory serves. (I'm sure he'll correct me if I'm wrong.) Unofficial motto: "Built on a bluff--and run on the same principle."

[niemandsrose.livejournal.com]

Sorry I couldn't be there last night-- prior appointment.

[muckefuck.livejournal.com]

I understand, but as a result you missed the Fruity Sticks in a Hello Kitty! carrying case/coin bank. I hope you can live with yourself!

Important Clarification

[bunj.livejournal.com]

Before you do any more blogging about last night, I must amend one of my statements: -e didn't just pick out the mandolin. She also found the hawthorn candy. I jumped right on board, but she's the one who found them.

I feel better now. A great injustice has been redressed.

P.S. My new book looks awesome. It has an appendix with all the transliterations and the original characters. Thank you, Elder Brother.

[muckefuck.livejournal.com]

The truth has set me free.

BTW, you owe yourself your own trip to Paragon Books. monshu and I easily could've dropped $3,000 at that place.

[niemandsrose.livejournal.com]

How does one *go* to Paragon Books? I found their address once and stood outside wondering if it was By Invitation Only or something.

[muckefuck.livejournal.com]

We followed the delivery man in, though I suppose if he hadn't come along we would've rung the bell ourselves and been buzzed in.

(BTW, used Nelson, original ed., $10. Go me!)

[niemandsrose.livejournal.com]

Hey, can't beat $1.43 per pound...

[rollick.livejournal.com]

I'm sorry I missed out on dollar burgers. I got tapped to go see a public preview screening of the new Disney-distributed animated movie Valiant (p.u.) and write an instant-turnaround review, so I didn't get home til midnight.

Visitors from China

[monshu.livejournal.com]

Brunch on Sunday was just delightful--Marty and Yiju joined us with her parents. Mr.Huang is quite the accomplished calligrapher--see examples. He presented us with three large pieces of his calligraphy each. I can only say that we made out like bandits! See a photo of the happy grouphere.