Helmets and Hairnets

[avad]

Saturday- went to a driving/racing event with B. Shea Stadium parking lot all carved out with cones and lines.He'd been so excited about this especially since I agreed to go with him and participate in the competition and all. Met up with Rbro and Ms.A and some other friends of B.
Not really my thing but I like that you get to use S.E.C. (Someone Else's Car) and you're racing the clock, not other cars. I'm a pretty serious and cautious driver on the road, Never play around so this was interesting because I gave myself one-day permission in a controlled environment. So, a-squeeeelin we went. Guess I have to admit it was pretty fun...but i don't think I have a need to go again.Then gocarts- 25 lap race...man- my arms ached from the vibration madness, guess I had that steering wheel in a deathgrip! Sun was beating down and it was HOT...and I was pretty much done-for after that. Sat with my waterbottle in the cool foodtent and peoplewatched while B test-drove some cars.

Back home we were SO exhausted...but dragged ourselves to check out the artshow and reception at Sara Nightingale's gallery- If a Butterfly. (subtle chaos theory reference title). Some nice layered works I liked by Cara V.Esteles... Photos and embroidered works by Christa Maiwald...one other painter I can't remember now.
Wine and chatting up with Darius and Ashley...invited to their new house for housewarming party the next night- Sunday.Huge beautiful house they designed with a super studio for Darius to paint in. Can't wait to see it when he begins to work in there.

Comments

[captainbigwig.livejournal.com]

was this that big old Mazada sponsored event?

Somebody sent me an invite for it but the 50.00 entry free kind of scared me away.

[avad.livejournal.com]

yup, that be the one. B said it was 40. Still expensive, I agree, but he hasn't done anything car-eventwise in a looong time so this was a special splurge. he Loves driving and used to go to autocrosses with his fixerupper bmw2002 all the time.his dad used to race so he grew up around it, can't be helped i guess;) Family thing, his bro and sis went too.

[darius.livejournal.com]

Heh, I wish I had a huge beautiful house with a studio. That last paragraph prompted a double-take here.

[avad.livejournal.com]

hee. yeah, it's not a very common name!Do you know anyone else with it?

[darius.livejournal.com]

Nope! I once posted about who google knows, though: http://www.livejournal.com/users/darius/16981.html