BBQ

It is the end of memorial day weekend. For the first time since living in the US for 3 years, I actually really felt a part of the holiday weekend and actually felt like it was a long weekend and not just another day of no work. This is partly because I had such a big party on Friday and also because we went to a number of parties over the weekend. Last night( Sunday ), my beautiful friend Lilly offered me a free ticket to go and see The Flight of the Conchords at the Hollywood Bowl. Lilly had become friends with Jemaine, one of the stars, and so we had great seats very near to the stage! Lilly had prepared a cheese plate and I bought a bottle of wine. We met another friend of Jemaine's, a Kiwi musician and a young British actress. They sat a few rows behind us. The vibe was great and I couldn't really fathom how the two stars of Flight of the Conchords had become such a huge success and had sooooo many people at their concert, until I saw their show. I have to say that it was truly a great experience. They were very funny and I was reminded of how great their songs were. They had real musical talent and such a wide range of music, that it would have been good even without their funny lyrics. I loved how they played up their nerdy characters with stories of their rough times 'on the road' like the time they ate a complimentary muffin and 'took drugs'. Their version of taking drugs is when one of them had a cold and took cold and flu tablets and the other one took one 'just because'. After the concert, Lilly and I went to the after party where there was free food and drinks. I ordered a marguerita but I couldn't really drink it because my stomach was cramping up from eating too much cheese. I know- I'm a greedy guts. Can you believe I ate the food at the after party too? I was hoping it would help calm my stomach. I don't know why I always do that with food, I think by layering more food on top, it will solve the crazy cramping my stomach feels is necessary for my survival. ITS NOT NECESSARY!! Maybe my stomach is trying to warn me that I eat too much. Hmmmm. Now that's food for thought.

At the after party I met Jemaine. He seemed like a pretty cool guy. I also bumped into a girlfriend of mine from highschool in Hong Kong who is now an agent at one of the top actor's agencies. She had a strange demeanour but I like her. Not sure if it is exactly mutual. Oh well, what can you do? We were chatting for a short while but then Langford was coming to pick me up. He had stayed on at Zara's house. We had been there earlier for a BBQ and even before that we had been at another BBQ in culver city. As I was walking out to the car, I saw that Langford was talking to a friend of his, Mia, who he had randomly bumped into. Mia was out with two casting directors I know, so I quickly said hi to them. Random!

Today we have been at another memorial day BBQ. It was hosted by my friend I met 15 years ago at and English Acting course, held in London, and who I re-connected with 2 years ago when she was working on the technical side of the movie I was in. Who would have thought life would throw us back together in this way? Me. I also know her dad. He works in the industry too. It was a beautiful party at a lovely house. The party was catered for and there was some good food. We also met a big producer, Eagle. Eagle was very friendly. I also had a weird moment with a larger lady who I thought was my manager for a second. I looked at her as if I knew her and she reciprocated and hugged me and said "It's been so long!" I then realised I did not know her, after all. But we still had the hug. It was kind of awkward. I am dead tired.