Hail Satin

I know I have to do it every year, but I just can't get used to going to work at sun rise, and coming home when it's practically dark. Uh, I'll have summer back now, please. The weather has been so weird that I haven't gone running in a little while. I've been trying to use other outlets to decompress as well because I knew that going for a quick jog couldn't always be an option once it started to get shitty outside.

The weekend was fun as hell. Friday I just chilled with Athanasia and watched the awful Night of the Demons remake and ate pizza. I initially went to my buddy's art show, but then I realised that I wasn't feeling very social and I hate art shows so I bounced. Saturday though, shit, major fun. Started off at Oak Bay Bikes for their customer appreciation night that I crash every couple of years. Open bar, free food and prizes, plus I get to mingle with the bike industry types that I never get to really see anymore since I stopped working in shops. Stayed there til about 9 or so and then hammered out to Recyclistas for their 7th anni party and hung out with the usual dudes. Got way too drunk and accidentally smoked a few cigarettes (oops), watched some great bands and partied til 4 am. Then after a very cold, and seemingly very long bike ride home with Cam and Phoebe (on which Phoebe bailed and I had no idea) I was snug and warm in my bed. Only to wake up like 3 hours later because for some reason I just can't sleep in no matter what time my head hits the pillow. Woke up still pretty wasted so I decided I might as well just keep going and I got a friend over to get day drunk while playing monopoly and watching horror movies.

Good times.

I'm pretty set in my ways, and I've always been comfortable with that. Sometimes though, I think it's important to flip your world upside down just to experience the other side of things. Take yourself out of the normality that has become your life and do things that you wouldn't do just because they might make you uncomfortable, or go against your personal morals, or even because it's something you've never tried. I think that if you do that once in a while it makes you appreciate yourself and all you have around you a lot more.

I did just that this weekend.