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[jessipsaloquitur]

Excellent long weekend in L.A. Can I still call it a "long weekend" when it's actually almost 6 days long? That's technically closer to a week than a weekend, but a weekend away sounds less as if I've been shirking my responsibilities than does an almost week away. *shrugs* Well, anyway, it was excellent.

So, in the interest of brevity, and the baseball game that I'm watching, here's the bulleted version of the weekend week awesome time spent in L.A.:

• Wednesday: GEORGE FUCKING MICHAEL!!! While I can probably talk about the awesomeness that is George Michael forever, I doubt that any of you, except for azewewish, really share my boundless glee over the man and his music. So, because I really do love y'all, we're moving on. *g*



• Thursday: I spent the day trying to wrangle a rental car. And "wrangle" really is the appropriate description. Damn Budget. *grumblebitchcomplain* But then it didn't matter at all, because the evening was spent in the lovely company of editorzon and azewewish for a screening of Wanted followed by a Q&A with one of the writers. My initial reaction to Wanted? Blown the fuck away! Oh. My. Gods. It's visually stunning. I was left literally agog in several instances. Jaw to the floor, eyes blown open, completely speechless, AGOG. It's brutal and amoral and entirely nihilistic. But what I loved most about the movie? That at the core of it's little action-packed heart, this is movie is a character study. James McAvoy is brilliant as Wesley -- full of rage and hopelessness and vulnerability, grasping on to an identity that pulls him out of his miserable existence and then having it ripped away. Not to mention that he is HOT LIKE BURNING. GodDAMN that man is hot. The entire cast -- Morgan Freeman, Angelina Jolie, Thomas Kretschmann, all the rest -- were great too. Basically? I loved the movie! So much so that we went back on Sunday to see it again and it was still amazing!
  
  The Q&A afterward with Michael Brandt was really interesting. He was very forthright about the process for this movie and writing in Hollywood in general. It was fascinating.
  
  And, of course, I got to enjoy the lovely company of two of my favorite women in the world! We hung out after the movie, chatting and laughing and striking up random conversations with strangers until we were all so exhausted we crawled home to pass out. Good times, I tell you!



• Friday: I spent a lovely day with annkiri. We had a delicious brunch at Lulu's while we talked and laughed and generally got caught up with each other's lives. Then we drove to Culver City for much needed massages at the Massage Garage. By the end of the hour, I was a puddle of very happy goo.
  
  Then on Friday night, coolwhipdiva, _lisalisa_, azewewish and I went to the Dodgers/Angels game via a party bus from the House of Blues. We had fabulous box seats and yummy food. Chris Noth, aka Mr. Big, was also enjoying the game from a few seats away. We had an amusing conversation exchange about salad. Yeah. I don't even know. Also of the good was the great view we had of Vladimir Guerrero's ass. *g* I would have been happier if the Angels could have pulled off a win, but even so, we had a great time!
  
  



• Saturday: Brenda, J, J's friend K, and I kicked off J's birthday celebration with yummy appetizers and drinks at The Grill. We were hilariously entertained by K's adventures of motherhood which included the funniest story EVAR involving lemon heads and butts. *laughs* I'll just say that I'll never think of a lemon drop in quite the same way.
  
  After dinner, we headed across the courtyard meet up with glendaglamazon, _lisalisa_, annkiri, and a couple of J's other friends for a proper birthday celebration with the Nearly Naked and Totally Hot Hollywood Men.
  
  
  
  Niko's ass:
  
  
  Niko's other side:
  
  
  Sarge, who bribed azewewish to get a lap dance from him. It worked. *laughs*
  
  
  Marcus, who I've decided should ALWAYS be in a collar:
  
  
  Marcus, again, featuring the Divine Rod of Light. *g*
  
  
  
  Needless to say, we had a blast! Because I love my friends, though, I'll refrain from posting pictorial evidence of our rockin' good times with the nearly naked men! *g* I was, however, a little put off by the new way of coordinating lap dances, (they had everyone go up on stage instead of having the boys work the floor), so I didn't get as many as I otherwise would have. I did make it a point of getting one from Niko, and, as always, he delivered, with lots of yummy hair pulling and growliness and overall hotness. At one point he even hauled me up, turned me around, and spanked my ass quite nicely. *g* He certainly knows how to read his audience. *laughs* So, yes, I had a good time! And, most importantly, the Birthday Girl seemed to have had fun with good friends, plenty of booze, and a bevy of hot men.



• Sunday: Casa Hooker was officially christened with a delicious house warming brunch featuring cinnamon pancakes, Blood Mary's, Mimosas, and CUPCAKES! I see nothing nutritionally unsound with this menu. There was, after all, vegetable and fruit juice with our alcohol. *g* Plus, it was DELICIOUS! It was also very good to see both aproposofnothin and sabrinagb, who I hadn't seen in way too long!
  
  After brunch we saw Wanted again. And, as I've mentioned, it totally stood up to a second viewing. Later that night Brenda fixed her famous nachos and I whipped up a batch of my guacamole. Alison hung out with us and we watched Lucky Number Sleven, which neither Alison or I had watched, much to Brenda's horror. The movie was good, entertaining, if a bit too taken with it's own wit, but I don't know if I've ever seen Josh Hartnett looking hotter! Good gods, he was completely SEXASS, especially when killing people with eye glasses and baseballs! *bites lip*
  
  And Brenda was right, I totally want Slevin/Wesley fic now! *grabby hands* Speaking of fic-wants, I also really want to read a crossover with John Winchester and Cross (and maybe even Mr. Goodkat) just talking about their sons, and fatherhood, and how they'd do anything for their boys. *sigh*

Ok. This took forever to write because it was not brief, despite the bullet points, and I ended up on T&iactute;a duty tonight and was therefore distracted. The baseball game is long over. (My D-backs won!) And I should probably be getting ready for bed so that I can be productive tomorrow and the rest of the week. Because next Tuesday I go back to L.A. for another "long weekend"! *laughs* I really will move there soon and then I can write about my long weekends back in Arizona. *g*

Comments

[coolwhipdiva.livejournal.com]

Thank you for picking a picture with the guys where I am not visible! I knew I loved you for a reason! It was so good to see you, honey!

[moonmelody.livejournal.com]

*laughs* Yes. Good sense does occasionally win out.

It was very good to see you too! And, as it's now 12:14 on July 1st...HAPPY BIRTHDAY, BABY!!!!! I hope the year ahead is wonderful in every way! *mwah*

[azewewish.livejournal.com]

*HUGS*

I miss you already!!!!!!!

[moonmelody.livejournal.com]

I miss you too, baby! So much!

Next week!!!!!!!! \o/

[wendy.livejournal.com]

Look at you guys at the game! *makes grabby hands* I MUST HAVE. SO much fun!

[moonmelody.livejournal.com]

Just one week, Wendy, and we'll ALL be there having so much fun!!!!!! YAY!!!

[http://users.livejournal.com/_lisalisa_/]

I also really want to read a crossover with John Winchester and Cross (and maybe even Mr. Goodkat) just talking about their sons, and fatherhood, and how they'd do anything for their boys. *sigh*


Duuuuuuude, yes!

[moonmelody.livejournal.com]

I know, right? Someone really needs to write this! *looks at Brenda*

[editorzon.livejournal.com]

Missing you already, getting to see you the other night was such a tease. Porn staches and mullets FTW!!!!

I love how Marcus is looking at his crotch like, "Who stuffed a gopher in my underwear?"

Niko does given a damn good spanking, although Riko's is harder. *g*

[moonmelody.livejournal.com]

Miss you too, baby! Hopefully I'll get to see you next week even though you can't do baseball.

Marcus' expression cracks me the hell up in that picture! And, seriously, the Divine Rod of Light was extraordinarly...um...divine??? Or something. Something freakin' HUGE!

[editorzon.livejournal.com]

Even if I can't do baseball, I definitely want to see you next week so we'll make some plans to make that happen. What days are you here sweetie?

I think Marcus took some growth hormone or something cause I swear that sucker got bigger. Also? Sal was packing some serious heat too. I'm way impressed! How was Marcus's new routine? Do tell!

[moonmelody.livejournal.com]

I'll be getting in Tuesday afternoon and I'll be there until whenever Brenda and I leave for San Diego Saturday morning. Wednesday night we're going to another game, but I don't have any plans for Thursday or Friday.

The best part of the new routine was the collar. It's hard to buy into Marcus as a Dom, but on his knees with a leather contraption around his chest and neck...mmmmmm.

[editorzon.livejournal.com]

Definitely getting together either Thursday or Friday then!

I like Marcus in the collar too but no way he's a Dom. Everyone know that Sarge is the Dom in that relationship. *g*

[hollywoodsmile7.livejournal.com]

Hey Jess, it's Keisha! I added you as a friend. It was fun hanging out with you this weekend. :)

[moonmelody.livejournal.com]

*waves* Hey Keisha! It was great meeting you too! And I friended you right back. :)

Also...I love your icon! It looks a lot like the expression you were wearing in the picture I snapped! *laughs*

[hollywoodsmile7.livejournal.com]

Also...I love your icon! It looks a lot like the expression you were wearing in the picture I snapped! *laughs*

Lol, speaking of that picture, can I get a copy or is it online somewhere?

[moonmelody.livejournal.com]

Absolutely. I just sent you an email (to your hotmail address) with links to my photobucket with all the pictures from this weekend. Enjoy!