Party til your sick!

Sara and I had an awesomely great weekend that put other great weekends to the shame. We celebrated Nancy's birthday by touring Lake Union in electric boats with a bunch of friends. You can see the censored photos here and here. When you put this many of our friends in one place, fuel them up with alcohol and funny hats, and set them loose on unsuspecting tourists, you have guaranteed mayhem. Those kayakers never knew what hit them. On Sunday, we saw Smoosh and The Eels play at The Showbox with Mark and Mikelle, which was equally awesomely great. Since this was an all-ages show, Smoosh came equiped with their own alternate universe of very short fans who seemed entirely uninterested in the adult universe around and above them. Ii remember being a kid and getting to go to my first concert. Of course, it was Twisted Sister and Iron Maiden playing at the Salt Palace in Salt Lake City, so as first concerts go, it doesn't rank as high. But still, it was fun to see their excitement and think back.

As it turns out, though, it was good that I got my awesomely good good times taken care of over the weekend, as by Monday morning I was flat on my back with one awesomely bad cold. I won't go into the graphic details, but there was mucous involved. And a fair amount of grumpiness. By Wednesday night, things were more or less back to their non-mucousy state. But get this. I coughed and sneezed so much while I was sick that I actually strained all the muscles in my neck. So now I'm walking around like an old man whose head is held on by Elmer's glue. On top of that, Sara left last night for a work conference in Portland, so I have the weekend to feel sorry for myself, alone and crippled. Awhh.

I finished watching the final season of Six Feet Under last night, and I just have to say this may be the best series in TV history. Perfect story arc, perfect ending, and fantastic writing the entire way through. The last season starts to feel a little collage-like at times, but it all makes sense of the final episode. Awesomely great.