Finally.

Five O'Clock could not have come sooner today. I left there looking forward to dinner with the Guad Squad or a quiet (well, in my terms...) evening at home. When I got to the house, the little brown truck had come by and left the new camera bag I had ordered last week. I had been using my last camera's little leather case but the new camera was slightly bigger making it a tight fit. My other option is a fairly large bag that I use when I carry all my filters and lenses - it's overkill to take to a party or something. It's more suited to tourist or travel duty. At any rate, new bag is perfect. I had scoped it out at Wolf Camera. They'll bend you over at full retail there. I ended up saving $12 by ordering it from BH Photo.

The Guad love-fest fell apart for various reasons so it was time to fend for myself. I wasn't in the mood to get a big meal rolling so I opted for one of my Lean Cuisine Chicken in Peanut Sauce dishes. By far it is the tastiest of the frozen dinners in my opinion. I also had the opportunity to whip out my corkscrew and open up some wine to go along with my meal. Nothing like a delicious meal, tasty wine and watching people move cow hearts with their mouths on Fear Factor. Just goes to show you can get people to do just about anything for the right amount of money.

On and off throughout the evening, I got on my drums to get familiar with the music for practice this week. Lot's of good stuff but it's material we haven't played in awhile. Made some notes and got some good playing in. Looking forward to my lesson this week as it's also been a while since I've done that.

While on the subject of music-related things, Kevin got his case for his keyboard last week just in time for the rain to arrive. It's just the thing he needed although it's still a heavy beast to move around. With that brushed metal finish though, it would scratch in a hearbeat without protection.

As I look back on the weekend, it was a real good one. Got together with friends both days. Also had some delicious seafood. Church was awesome. What more could you ask for? Also getting a chance to hang with Brian and Amber more. They are really good sports and fit in well with everyone's personalities. Got the same sense of humor too. That's ALWAYS a plus.

Kevin mentioned cliques in his bLog. I certainly hope that certain circle's of friends don't present an aura of "cliqueishness" to them. Face it, we tend to congregate around people who share similar interests or experiences. I like to surround myself with interesting people and learn things from them and laugh with them. If you're boring, you're probably not high on my list to hang with. Actually, if you look at a group and think, "They're being a bit "clique-y" - who do YOU hang with? If no one hangs with you... hmmm. Just a thought.