Hey, I Do Have a Life...

Thanks to two days off last week, I was able to get my work done and have a real weekend for the first time in 2008. A play by play of the weekend...

FRIDAY
I met up with a guy who lives near Koreatown. Afterwards, I drove over to West Hollywood to go bar-hopping with Hadley and his friends. I got there early, so I finally got my HIV test done. They didn't have the oral swab, so I was a little nervous. I hate having my finger pricked, especially in a van parked on the street. But the vehicle had cute cartoon characters painted on the side and the people seemed reputable and clean, so I did it. While filling out the survey, I lied purposely and by accident on several questions. My counsler, Pierre, had to squeeze my finger for what seemed like forever to get blood. I nearly passed out. Not because it hurt, but because the thought of bleeding made me queasy. Good news in the end -- I'm negative. And I got a $5 Denny's gift card. Whoo-hoo! (By the way, I'm never having unprotected sex again, no matter how cute I think the guy is.) As soon as I stepped out of the van, I heard Hadley call my name from behind me. Kind of embarrassing, but whatever. So we all went to the Abbey and then Eleven, which is the new hotspot in West Hollywood. The place was packed, but that was okay because it was packed with hot men.

SATURDAY
Okay, I did work most of the day. I finished by 5pm and then had dinner with Billie at Sweetie Thai. The food took forever and there were obnoxious kids at the next table, but I like that place. Then I drove to Long Beach and met up with Nate, Max, Ryan and Jack to play at Gameworks. I DDR'd and played the basketball game. No matter how hard I tried, I could not beat Ryan at basketball... But I did get first place when he stopped playing. Then we watched "Cloverfield," which I enjoyed for the second time. As we left the theater, we saw some poor guy throwing up in a trash can (I guess he got motion sickness from the movie). Then I drove out to West Hollywood for my friend Michael's birthday at Rage. I stayed a little while, then went home.

SUNDAY
I went to Fran's for her annual Superbowl party. I won a candle. I caught up with that crazy crowd and then drove down to Haeran's for the second half of her party. It was fun, especially since I hadn't seen Haeran since January 1st. I ate way too much. Then I went home and did some more work. And now it's time for bed... I'm so tired!