Weekend of luuuuuuv

Wow, what a good weekend.

Except for anything involving driving, it was just about perfect. I got into Toronto Pearson on time, got my luggage quickly, patted myself on the back for reserving a rental car because the entire airport had run out of rentals, and promptly got lost four times on the way to Trish's place. What was supposed to take twenty minutes took an hour and a half instead.

Trish was as great as ever, what with the stories and the eggplant parmesan and the excitable dog. We went to the hipster video store and rented The Brown Bunny, aka Chloe Sevigny Gives Vincent Gallo a Blowjob. We laughed at it until Trish fell asleep forty minutes in, and then the film got really dark and I ended up completely impressed by it. Sure, it was pretty self-indulgent -- the extent of the opening credits is

Starring
Vincent Gallo

Written Produced
Directed Edited
by Vincent Gallo

-- but the air of "I don't give a fuck if I ever make another movie" gave it a sort of integrity. Maybe that's why I'm not getting blowjobs: a distinct lack of integrity.

The next morning I ended up ridiculously harried because my plan to drive north for Mike and Jessica's wedding did not account for holiday weekenders driving en masse to their cottages in the north. Thoughts encountered while sitting in stop-and-go traffic included "I should have put my garment bag in the front seat, because then I could change while stuck in traffic"; "I wonder if Jessica would forgive me for missing the ceremony"; "The left lane is for passing, assholes"; and "'Where Have All the Cowboys Gone' is still one of the dumbest songs ever written."

The ceremony was at 3 pm, and I got to the lodge at 2:05. Booyah! The ceremony was right on the edge of the lake. The guests blew bubbles. The flowergirls complained about the length of the ceremony. The custom vows had no mention of blasting across the alkali flats in a hovercraft, but that's ok.

God, this post is taking forever. To sum up: drinks, laughs, cheese, dancing to the Jackson 5. Overall happiness for all involved. Way to go, Mike and Jessica!