It’s been a while since I’ve updated the blog. I’ve been terribly busy having a fantastic time nearly every day. So instead of giving a rundown of the last few weeks’ activities, we’ll just skip to the end and discuss this week.

I’m having my annual Picnic of Love/Barfday Barbecue on Saturday night and have been going insane with preparation. There will probably be at least 30 people here throughout the course of the evening, which is frankly more friends than I knew I had. Hehe. So that’s cool. It does require different preparations than last year, when maybe 10 or 12 showed up. I made tons of fancy food last year, and this year I’m going to make huge quantities of only a few dishes: brats, veggie burgers, slow cooker vegetarian baked beans, potato salad, marinated veggies, fruit salad, chips and salsa, and cookies. I’m trusting that other people will also bring food and there will be plenty to go around. Also, the neighbors have been notified of possible noise, and invited over so they could be a part of the noise. This kind of thing is less annoying when you’re actively involved. Hehe. I don’t anticipate a huge number of people having to crash here, but my apartment can provide comfortable sleeping space for about 6, and I’ll put the tent up in the back yard. I trashed the Bay View Bar Crawl idea because the combination of booze and cars adds too many risks and complications and I think it’s best to keep shit simple. If we want to go out, Marquette neighborhood will do. It’s within walking distance.

So yeah, the wheels are in motion. Here’s the itinerary for the week:

-Monday: Mop kitchen and bathroom. Contact everyone who’s invited.
-Tuesday: Scrub bathroom. Buy cookie ingredients.
-Wednesday: Bring laptop to work and come up with an appropriate music set list during lunch. Make cookies. Go for jog. (I can already feel myself expanding and softening after 3 days of inactivity. Also, I’ve got a lot energy and excitability to burn off.) Ask landlord about fridge situation.
-Thursday: Hassle everyone who hasn’t RSVPed yet and get a grand total. See Harry Potter with some buddies, dressed as Hermione Granger.
-Friday: Purchase and cut up produce. Do as much prep work as possible. Put baked beans in slow cooker. Finish any last minute cleaning. Get plenty of sleep.
-Saturday: Prepare rest of food. Jog again if there’s time. Pick up Katie, Ben, and any other Bay View buddies who want a ride back here at around 5:30. PARTY ALL NIGHT LONG WITH MY FRIENDS!!!!!!!!!!

Yeah, it’s going to be a fantastic night. I’m excited to hang out with several people I haven’t seen in a while. I’ll also be hanging out with some work people for the first time outside of work, which is awesome. (Hopefully anyone who’s gonna be hatin’ stays away.) And of course, It’ll be great to chill with my old faithfuls, who are some of the most important people in my life at the moment.