So, the good on saturday came from going to Patrick and Mo's wedding, held up in the city. First off, Patrick and Mo are two very very cool people, so it came as no surprise that their wedding should be equally cool and decidedly untraditional. Entering the hall to the tune of TMBG's Particle Man, I knew this would be different. They purposefully wished it to be chaotic, so they had no rehearsals prior to the event proper. Everyone gathered 'round (literally!) for the ceremony and there was no procession. Chosen friends spoke prose, history and wishes, and the vows themselves were succinct. Much good cheer ensued.
The dinner was superb. The deserts were even more superb, though I learned something valuable: it is ENTIRELY possible to eat too much cake. I tried 3 of them, and remained feeling ill until 17:00 following day. But the cakes were so damn good. Chocolate Hazelnut cake, a uber-dense chocolate/raspberry torte and a popyseed cake. Mmm. After dancing, mingling and much more cheer, the whole party ended on one song, and the whole thing was packed up and done in about a half-hour. Wow.
So, it was really good time and a good wedding. For all the 'alternative' friends I have, this was the first wedding that truly felt so.
Note to everyone: always do a sanity check on what directions an online map thingee gives you. While what I received didn't lie, it didn't quite tell the whole story and had me go equidistant the wrong way before I could get turned around. It was close.
Note 2: just because I am first, doesn't necessarily mean I know where I'm going. Follow at own risk.
Note the third: for a city that is always accused of being a leftist city, you can't actually turn left anywhere.