This weekend was a whirlwind of almost surreal fun!
It started on Friday with a “Case by Case Basis” release party. After 11 hours, yes ELEVEN HOURS, of fun and friends and coworkers and neighbors and community members, I went to bed because I could no longer stand up on my own two legs. There are no pictures; Matt and I were altogether too busy mingling and refreshing cheese plates and drinks, but I can tell you that there was talking and laughing and dreaming of all sorts. We also ate a lot of Marin French Cheese.
I did one reading early on in the evening, putting all my efforts into reading Modern Tintype in a way that would do its teenage storyline justice.
I meant to do a second reading, but it never came about. I think by the third wave of guests at ten or eleven p.m., there was too much boisterous laughter for a reading anyway. I’ll do a little of the requested Screwtape Tales in a month or so at Sudwerk, I suppose. (Stay tuned!)
Saturday was Chinese food, a little late evening post-clean-up brut, and recovery.
Sunday was another story altogether. I spent the evening at the Mondavi Center enjoying a UC Davis symphony orchestra performance. What was especially spectacular about this was that the first piece, Cavatine, was composed by Chris Castro, a friend from the good ‘ole Davis Beer Shoppe. This piece won the UC Davis Symphony Orchestra’s Concerto Competition.
It was strange and fun and a little unbelievable to hear a symphony orchestra play a song composed by someone you know. And it was great! I got goosebumps, starting from the strange low solo baritone notes on through the powerful and enchanting finish!
What fun it is to live in a university town! What’s in store for next week here in lovely Davis??
SO happy the release party turned out so great! Congratulations sweetheart!
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By: Mom on May 24, 2016
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