Monday, December 18th 2006

I was able to spend my last few days here in Boston with some of my closest friends. My gal pal Saya, dear friend, co-worker and my companion for Fashion Week had a studio show for her bags at her house Sunday. She makes really cool, hip bags in all sizes, shapes, styles and colors. She also makes scarves, toiletry cases and even checkbook covers. She and I are destined for great things. I think she might be one of my least complicated, most complimented friendships so time spent is time enjoyed.

The show was from 11-5, I spent the night so I could be on hand from start to finish. I was in charge of braving the elements and searching for cider, milk and mulling spices. The first two were easy to come by however the spices were a no-go. The show was going to be mostly friends and friends of their friends hoping to find that special, last minute gift. It was very social as we knew everybody coming in and were catching up with people we hadn’t seen lately. It also gave me a chance to say my seasonal salutes to friends and co-workers.

Saya’s roommate and cousin, Mikala (left) was first mate and had the finger foods warmed and served just as people began to search for nibbles. Wine glasses were graciously attended to in favor of the cider I walked miles to fetch. The room looked like something out of Food and Wine; friends socializing drinking South American reds and snacking on pesto crostini while looking at fantastic pieces of art. I bought a couple pieces and Saya and I traded goods; one of her scarves for one of my T-shirts.

Afterwards we ate at my buddy’s place, DBar in Dorchester. Our mutual friend, JD arrived mid afternoon hoping to grab a bite and a bag and then begin to recover from a night of holiday debauchery. In order to do that properly he wanted a burger. DBar has some good ass over there and it would also be his first time visiting the place. The owner Brian, when I told him of Deeper Into You’s debut on iTunes, leapt up from the table and ran to the DJ booth and downloaded it. He has his sound system wired directly to iTunes so he played it in the restaurant, twice! He loved it, he said it was perfect for his place and it was dark and loungy. Hearing it in that sort of establishment, I saw what he was talking about. I balanced the camera on the bread basket and put it on self timer to capture our last supper.

I leave tomorrow at 6am for Cleveland, Ohio. It will take 12hrs and I should get there sometime on Wednesday afternoon. The calls are already coming in and I am already blacking out dates in my phone’s calendar. I have actually set alarms on the days where I have someone to see. Spending three weeks at home is going to allow me to see lots of people: high school friends, cousins, family, more cousins, old friends from childhood and finally the rest of the cousins. And the possibility of forgetting somebody is quite probable. Hopefully with these new nifty ring tones, that will not happen.

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