Yo. So... it's been 7 weeks. Shite. I apologize for that. Looks like I went and did the very thing I usually rag on my friends for - being a blog update slacker.
Anyway, the important thing is: I haven't forgotten about it.
So... lets see if I can fill you in on the last two months of life in the Hammer.
Well... as noted in the previous post, the two Pearl Jam shows on May 9th and 10th were absolutely kickass, as expected. G and I went to the first show - sat in the 24th of the wing on Stone's side - pretty schweat. On the second night Pwall bestowed his extra ticket upon me - 13th row centre - unfuckingbeleivable. It was quite possibly the greatest PJ show of my days. Excellent times.
Had a couple of company related trips in May. Those went pretty good. Got to meet some company counterparts... got to see Chicago for the first time... got to be plastered on numerous occasions on the company tip. All good stuff.
Took the Jetta on its first international road trip on June 2. Bri, Mike and myself burned on down to East Rutherford, NJ during for the weekend. The reason? Pearl Jam of course. Bri and I had tickets to the last show of the first leg of the NA tour. Amazing as always, and definitely worth the 14hours on the highway in a 38 hour span.
Had a company golf tournament a few weeks back. Best ball. My group had an incredible day - I golfed the best I have in a long time - we ended up in second place with nine under for the day. Nice. Got a new fishing rod for my efforts. Now I just gotta get out fishing.
Pretty wild weekend 2 weeks ago. Friday Jaimes, Mike, Mel and I went to a housewarming party for Gav and Laura out in Paris. Great times. God I miss the house party. Then on Saturday I had a "two worlds" experience. We all went to a pig roast out in the country early Saturday evening. Good times sitting in the middle of farmland shooting the shit under the big sky. Then, I proceeded to hitch a ride with Mel to a birthday party in Rexdale (Etobicoke).. i.e. the Toronto Ghetto. It was the first time I've ever gone to a party and been the only white fool there - but don't get me wrong, I was very well received. In any case, both parties that day were a huge laugh, and even though on the surface the two groups of people we hung with that day seemed completely different, the bottom line was - it doesn't matter where you are, what your backgroud is, or what you look like - at the end of the day, people just want to relax and have a few beers on a Saturday night.
This past weekend was Bachelor weekend. Mike and Gammon came into the Hammer and the boys and I decided to check out ye olde Hess Village for the first time. It didn't disappoint. Naturally, we in turn got completely polluted.... from what I recall, we were all triple fisting for the majority of the evening. Tangly. Went into the Tdot on Saturday, because Les was hooking me up with all her apartment gear as she was moving back to NL. Score, big time. Gammon and I headed back to Hess again that night, tho we didn't get quite so tangly so we could better enjoy the view.
Also, I bought one of those free-standing hammocks for my balcony. Fuckin A! I'm waiting for a nice warm night and/or quality drunken state so I can justify sleeping outside. Funny.
And of course, there's the latest news: I'm coming home! Booked the flight yesterday! I'll be home in GFW from July 14th to the 23rd. Pretty swank. I only get 7 workdays of holidays my first year, so I'm taking 6 to make this trip happen. Bottom line is that I will more than likely have to work through Christmas.... so besides then, when is the best time to be home? Salmon Fest. It's also Dad's birthday. Plus I hope to see a few of my friends who are still in NL at some point during the concert. So it was two birds with one stone, and the devil I know instead of the devil I don't (with respect to probably not getting xmas off). Wow. That was a lot of cliches.
Anyway..... all is good. I'll be home in 2 weeks, and I'm really looking forward to it. Hope all is well with all of you and that you're doing a better job with your blogs then I've been doing with mine. I'll definitely try to get back on the ball. Jebus... I've got to finish adding photos to my eurotrip for god sake.
Peace Out.
Reid
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