Good Time Girls

This week has been all about my girls. It seems I spent quality time with most of them and it was fun and really helped to remind me why I was friends with them. It was a nice change from the entire gossip-now what? -mentality that happens way too much.

First off was me and Kirby at Toi on Sunset—we decided to meet up to have a quick bite of food and go over our scripts for the upcoming 24 hour show. What is funny about Kirby and me is how quickly we change our intentions around each other. Such as going to Toi because it would be ‘healthier than Bob’s Big Boy’. Which could be true with all the vegetables on the menu but we’re supposed to be eating low carb and end up with fried wontons and lemon chicken and lots of noodles. But it was good and very worth it.

It was nice to be creative and intensive about writing with her—talking about, rewriting and even defending our scripts to each other in a good way. And we were able to laugh and be a little stupid and not get too worked up about things. Kirby can make fun of herself in a way that makes me feel okay about making of myself. Good times.

The next day was all about me and Edie hanging out and going shopping. This is much more fun than it sounds only because we have our best conversation talking—always in the shoe department of some random mall store. And it is very reflective of how we both think that while trying on dancing shoes we can talk about how her mother is doing with her cancer treatment or how my sister has learned another word. (Cheese is her favorite word) That we can take each other quite serious and still acknowledge how odd our circumstances are.

Of course the downside of hanging out with Edie is how much we spend together. I always seem to end up with that one thing that Edie talked me into—Brittany Spears hats or suspenders or a pink button down shirt. She thinks that anything can be worn anywhere at any time. (Which is why I suspect she is always a bridesmaid—to stop her more outlandish fashion statements.) But that is what Edie brings to my life—a sense that anything can happen anywhere.

The next day belonged to Ruby—which is ironic since it was St. Patrick’s Day—and so we, along with Melanie from her acting internship, headed down to the Grove/Farmer’s Market to hear some Irish music and eventually grab a beer. It’s funny how Ruby drags me along with her into places and situations that always seem bad on paper and yet she gets me there and it is not usually that bad. She can make standing in line for an Irish bar seem like the brightest idea for St Patrick’s Day—something I would never do.

Of course—one day is not enough with Ruby and so we hung out during the weekend after she tricked me into running errands with her. After dodging the rain for a bit, she and I had coffee outside and talked about how well the theater shows are shaping up and just how smoothly things are going. This even though not every actor was still in the show and not every writer had turned in their scripts that had been due a while back.

Finally, I got to make some time with my dear heart Lola before heading out to the BR. We just went to grab some coffee and chat because it had been awhile since we had some one on one time and I was very eager for it. I love how Lola—like her name—can be wild and over the top and yet she is still very observant and keen about things.

We talked about how weird we feel in our friendships at times—that we want to dance on tables or be the loudest person in the bar but that our friends tend to raise their eyebrows at that. We talked about how wild and fun we were in Vegas and how we just had a good time being sarcastic and goofy which is not something most people allow us to be. It was nice to know I wasn’t the only one to feel a little pushed back when all I want to do is be center stage…

It was even more fun to remember why I like each of these girls and it was great to get them all in such a short span of time—kind of like a shopping spree…. Though things will get better when I can get a hold of Chloe and Lucy—even if only for phone time!