Theresa · Mather

I'm finally getting around to posting about last weekend... my excuse is that I've been painting and haven't felt much like writing! Bad me.
I really did have a good time in Las Vegas. The convention, Xanadu, was quite small but we had fun and to top it off made a profit even after our adventures. The location was the Plaza at the end of Fremont Street, so in the evenings we had but to stroll down the way to get food and drink.
My table in the dealer's room was located between the tables of the wonderfully gifted Lubov and the amazingly talented Popeye Wong WARNING: MATURE CONTENT. It was really great chatting with them and meeting Popeye Wong's lovely and gracious wife, Anita. It made the time pass quickly to have them as neighbors. Popeye gave us this stunning original piece and I'm looking for just the right place to put it!
I also got to chat at length with Shaughnessy, creator of many fabulous things. I met a number of other people, had some great conversations and got to hang out with my BFF Michele Gault and the Grumpy Wolf Robert, who was true to his name after a 10 hour involuntary World of Warcraft marathon, until properly fed.
We had many tasty meals, including one at Shizen Japanese Restaurant where I got my sushi and sashimi and tempura fix, the Original Pancake House, and Mickie Finnz where we got a great big fruity alcoholic drink served in a fish bowl with four straws as well as some pretty tasty food. There was a Scottish event going on in the Fremont Street area, so bagpipe bands were playing all around in between the "Experience" showings. The funniest Fremont Street scene I saw was a drum major from one of the bagpipe bands having a conversation with a grass skirted hula girl with tiki torches blazing in the background in front of Mickie Finnz... unfortunately, we didn't have a camera with us.
On Sunday after taking down the convention display, we hurried over to another part of Las Vegas to attend the wedding of the incredible sculptor and all around great guy Jim Humble to a lovely lady named Brianna. They live in Denver, but decided to tie the knot in Las Vegas, which was great for us because it meant we got to attend. It was a very nice ceremony and I'm very happy for them.

I know I'm forgetting something, but I just feel lazy right now...like being a couch potato and breaking out my new Venture Brothers season 3 dvds for a marathon, lounged on by a fuzzy old kitty of course. Nothing like being a slug, especially after a busy week. Maybe I'll even pop open the J Lohr cab I bought for an added touch of decadence.