the beauty of being double-booked

Is that you only have to pick one engagement to go to....ba-bam.

This weekend is jam-packed with appointments, art events, record release shows, art installations, coffee dates, and hopefully some sleep and nice surprises. Maybe I'll be able to see the boyfriend. Maybe.

On the list of events I'll miss:

Tonight:
A house-gallery art opening in West Philly ladies' house. Preoccupation: sleep and fear of biking in the rain on a Friday night. And a going-away party at a friend of a friends that is MUCH closer to home...

Tomorrow:
Kensington Kinetic Sculpture Derby (see link) Meet-n-Greet at PBC. Preoccupation: Installation date with Darla Jackson at The Art Shop. If they were geographically closer, I'd make it to both.

Also tomorrow: Sexy (toy) party in the Northeast. Preoccupation: My brother's record release party at his house in West Philly. And, when I get intimidated by all the youthful adrenaline surging through the house, a nice imperial stout will be waiting for me down the street at Fiume, my favorite under-the-radar bar. I'll need that to handle the long ride home to Kensington.

Sunday: Plastic at the Plastic Club (an art opening). Preoccupation: Installation date with Darla Jackson, part II. Yes, it's gonna be so good, that we need two days to install.

Also Sunday: Date with my 6 studio comrades at the Last Drop. Preoccupation: none. Unless we actually get the keys to our space that day....then we'll be in North Philly saving the previous tenant's abandoned goods from the dumpster.

Oh, didn't I mention? We signed a lease last weekend for an absolutely HUGE studio space in North Philly, to be shared between 7 alumnae from Moore, all 2007 fine art ladies. Private studios, a communal print shop and tool shop, and studio cat coming soon. If anyone is especially gifted at building walls, and salvaging the materials to built said walls at minimal cost, please see me asap...maybe it's time to rekindle that relationship with the dumpster divers and Please Take Materials Exchange.

On the radar: deciding on a studio name, so we can register for POST as one entity. Deadline: May 1, 2009