And I Leapt From The Loading Dock ...

going back to work after a long holiday sucks. and going back on tuesday january 2 is the worst. tuesday is known as the worst day of the week and i definitely did not have enough time to recover from the new years festivities. but it was pretty much worth it.

the first two stops of the evening were fairly reminiscent of new years 2005. we started off at shannon's and then went to the 'dress for sex' party at mercedes' loft. but where 2005 had 70s porn playing on a 70s tv in the corner, 2006 had new porn projected onto a wall. somewhat more unsettling actually. i don't remember anything scandalous happening but, porn aside, it was a good party. we rang in the new year at the loft before shannon, kalen and i made our way to the last gathering of the evening.

across town was another loft party that shannon had heard about, so we got into a cab and headed to regent park. i forget the name of the guy who was hosting the party but i walked in to see jamie brand standing there with his girlfriend. i hung out with him for a bit then ran into a couple of other people from my youth. it was quite the reunion.

at some point we ended up outside on the balcony (which may have also been a loading dock). i was talking to jo peters when kalen caught my attention. she said to me "this guy thinks you are really little" and i looked over to see the most glorious moustache of all time. a dynamite moustache on a dynamite dude. we talked canadian history for a bit, you know, the classics: tupper, levesque, the rebellions of 1837. it might have been love. i wish i knew his name.

i was pretty much in my own world for most of that party and i wasn't too bothered when we decided to leave. it was late and kalen's dogs were barking. we were walking to catch a cab and k and i were just spinning yarns and laughing when shannon sternly told us to be quiet and march. i wasn't really paying attention but apperently there were regent park hobos coming out of the shadows thriller-style. i became concerned when the catcalls started but we found a taxi and drove off into the night!

here are some pictures of the night: