11 days in 90 seconds
It's been a crazy week and a half, so crazy I had to stop blogging for a minute. Rather than write a long drawn out "this is what I've been up to" post, I thought I would just present the speed-reel version:
Thursday 3/21 - CLUTCH concert at House of Blues with Big B and his new lady friend. Clutch was Kaz's favorite band. Two of their songs were played at his memorial. They play one of them at the show. I am crying, laughing and dancing at the same time.
Friday 3/22 - Very hungover at work. Grateful that I scheduled the Sarah Gerkensmeyer interview ahead of time. Not grateful that I got the time wrong so it published at 8:00am in whatever part of the world Wordpress is based, not 8:00am West Coast time.
Saturday 3/23 - Audition for Harley Davidson Breast Cancer Awareness campaign, which is seeking "female motorcyclists (size 6-8) who survived or know someone who survived breast cancer." I am NOT a size 6-8 but fit the rest of criteria so WTF. At the audition, there are men and women, it doesn't matter if you ride or not, and no one asks about breast cancer.
Sunday 3/24 - Drop Ruby off at a behavior evaluation appointment at West side doggie daycare run by canine guru to the stars. Lobby looks like a hotel. Employees are overly formal and weird. Ruby passes test but I am not impressed.
Monday 3/25 - Work half day due to Passover. Yay Moses! Instead of Seder, I go home to write. My literary manager has stepped up pressure on the television pilot I was supposed to hand in 2 months ago. For the rest of the week I'm back to waking up at 4:00am, writing before, during and after work.
Tuesday 3/26 - Work half day due to Passover. Actually go to Seder this time, at a restaurant called Street with my good friend T (who has fender bender on the way). We sit at the bar. First time leaving Ruby alone and uncrated in the apartment for several hours. I figure it's Passover, let her taste freedom too. Come home hours later to discover... apartment and puppy are fine! Elated and proud.
Wednesday 3/27 - Very hungover, tired, stressed. Consider breaking evening plans but haven't seen this friend in 6 months. Show up to outdoor party with Ruby, who ends up vomiting 3 times in the middle of everything after eating wildflowers. Apologies all around. We leave early and both collapse at home.
Thursday 3/28 - Leave work early due to Good Friday holiday weekend. Yay Jesus! Go to El Coyote (infamous Mexican restaurant where Sharon Tate ate her last meal) to write. Manage to be productive on 3 margharitas. Write all night until dawn. Friday 3/29 - HAND IN (very rough first draft) PILOT. Woo-hoo! Sleep a few hours. Take Ruby to dog park, then to brunch with old college friend. Ruby chews threw her leash during meal but thankfully doesn't run off. Go to pet store afterwards to buy new leash, then drop her off at babysitter. Spend the next 12 hours driving back and forth to San Diego with 4 other people in the car. We see a play called The Mountaintop about what Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s last night could have been like. Very good play. Worth 6 hours in cramped car with strangers. Pick up Ruby at 1:30am.
Saturday 3/30 - Take Ruby to a dog friendly beach in Santa Barbara, followed by stroll through the dog friendly Douglass Family Preserve (70 acre park with vistas of the Pacific). A beautiful and much needed relaxing day.
Sunday 3/31 - Clean entire apartment and do 4 loads of laundry while Ruby sleeps all day. Leave Ruby alone and uncrated again while I go to a Game of Thrones viewing party. Drink too much tequila. Come home to piles of poop (on the floor, not the rug). Clean it up before collapsing in bed.
Monday 4/1 - Hungover. But happy to be blogging again.