people subaru x-works

hokay
so all kinds of assorted things
i went up to lafayette this weekend but stopped in indy on the way so i could visit polly
we only knew each other for a couple months 5 YEARS ago, but through the wonders of social networking sites (facebook) we reconnected
we had a small adventure trying to find smoothies and then sat around chatting a bit which was nice
then i went the rest of the way up and talked to nick and michelle (girl visiting him from dayton) and then got to bed early (so i could work the next morning boo hiss)
i should probably also mention that i was Incredibly loopy most of friday afternoon/evening, it was crazy
the next morning i got to the subaru plant in lafayette at 7 in the morning and worked trying to get a very large framework installed
as we were working, it was decided that the best way to get above the bathroom (on the other side of the wall) to attach the backing plates was to use a boom lift that they had in the factory
no i have NO experience on boom lifts and very limited experience on other lifts, but i was picked to go get it and run it for us
after a great trial i finally got it started and moving to the work site
in narrow aisles surrounded by stuff it would be VERY bad to hit is not the ideal place to learn to drive a boom lift... but i got it woven around in the factory Almost where it needed to go, and then i hit our trailer with it
it only hit the wheel fender of the trailer with the tire of the lift so there wasn't any damage, but it was still very disconcerting
but i was able to get it over by the bathroom and then lift myself up over the bathroom and fully extended out to where i could put the plates on the other side of the wall and soon became very comfortable with the thing so i was pretty happy about that
it took until 2:30 to get our main mounting rail installed (it was big and a mess to install) and we had 18 legs(80lbs each) plus cross pieces plus a cover to put up ideally by 4... (the thing was 19' x 65' x 16.5') so i helped a little while and then had to leave at 3 so i could get changed and get to ed's concert
they ended up staying until 10pm to get it all up so i'm kinda glad i wasn't there (but i do feel a little bad for bailing out)
i got showered and changed into my new suit (which looks AmAZing) and got to ed's concert about a minute before they closed the doors
it was really good and i enjoyed seeing the ones i had seen before and liked the ones i hadn't especially 'a dog and his boy' which was wonderfully done (it wasn't terribly subtle like most 'modern' pieces which was some of the appeal, but the dancers did a really great job with it)
then i grabbed some love shack with a few people, hung out with zak for a few min and then went to the xworks show
i was a little worried at the beginning, but it ended up being a good show, i really liked laura's piece (it used exercise balls), the spice girls piece and ed's piece were hilarious, and i'm pretty sure there was at least one other one but the sheet is in the car so i don't remember
then i went to window's with nick and michelle and had the sangria (very good), flying grasshopper (very good), and mochatini (still my favorite) and split some of the appetizers with them and also tried the tiramasu (which was decent, but i probably won't get it again)
then i ran back to nick's changed out of the suit and ran to jake's to meet up with the dancers
we had a grand ole time there, then ran over to where else for dancing and then i went back to nick's for some sleepsleep
when i got up nick and i went to ihop and i got an omlette (mmmmmmm) and a strawberry waffle (mmmmmmm) and watched the hostess when she would walk by
we got in there and saw her at first and she wasn't Unattractive but she wasn't anything spectacular either but when we got called for seating she grabbed the menus and then smiled........ i think nick and i both got caught in our steps there for a moment, i had been pretty tired and a little sore that morning, but she smiled and all the sudden everything seemed great, it was insane and took up a significant bit of our breakfast conversation
after that we hung out a bit and then i drove back, met my parents and kent and travis in bloomington because kent was there and the rest were coming back from my cousin katie's wedding in new jersey so we ate at texas roadhouse, i swung by misty's for a bit and then it was home for bed