I named my post a weekend of goodbyes because I had two going-away parties to attend. One Friday for Ben, one Saturday for Kako. Although I'm sad to see my friends go, the parties proved to be quite fun.
First things first. Friday. Meet Ashley and Josh. They're two fellow former-Portlanders that recently moved here (a few months back). I met them when I first visited back in April, through Rachel Mays. Ashley is a planner at the agency, Strawberry Frog. That job being the one that brought them out here. Josh is a creative writer/creative thinker/all-around awesome dude. He's also originally from Lewiston (yay Northwest!).
On Friday I met up with the pair at Cafe de Prins for a glass of wine after work. A glass turned into a couple more glasses...turned into a couple beers...turned into fondue. We were feeling quite cheery when it was time to head to our first going-away party of the weekend.
So, Friday night was Ben's going away party. I completely failed in taking a single picture of him or his party. Ben is Rachel May's (former) flatmate, and the manager of the bar/restaurant, Marquee, that I posted about a few nights ago. He is leaving Amsterdam for a couple months to go to the states. In the U.S. he'll be going to a wedding, attending Burning Man, and will be doing some traveling along the west coast, possibly making it as far north as Portland.
Sure, he's just going away for a couple months. But any excuse to throw a party is a good excuse.
Cheers Ben, happy travels.
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Saturday: Going-Away Party Numero Dos.
Meet Kako! Kako is one of Nacho's best friends, leaving us for Brazil next week. We're very sad to see him go. He has great energy, very happy, and reminds me a lot of my good friend back home, Jerad Harmon. I don't want to see him go, but, there is one good thing coming out of it...an apartment...for me! I'll be moving into Kako's old place next friday, and I'm very excited about it.
Kako is famous for making the best tortilla. So, they decided to have a "Second Best Tortilla Contest" with Kako as the judge. Spanish tortilla is not what you think of when you think of tortillas. It's potatoes, slightly mashed up, mixed with egg. That's the most basic recipe, although I'm sure there are many variations. You cook it stove-top in a pan, and it puffs up to be an inch or two tall. Slice it into wedges, and consume. It's a very common dish in Spain, I think.
The bar cat. Many bars and restaurants in town have their resident cat. helps cut down on mice. Plus, who doesn't want an awesome cat hanging out at the bar? It's good for morale.
Meet Ignasi!
He is a graphic designer at work that moved here from Spain a couple years ago. He played us some great tunes. My personal favorite was when he played Louie Louie. And I told him how that was the tune my dad would have his marching band play during parades back in the day.
Head of graphic design at W+K. Also spinning some great tunes, and kept us dancing late into the night. Or shall I say early in the morning. Both Friday and Saturday I went to bed at the healthy hour sometime after 4. I must say, I'm rather impressed with myself. And I'll probably never be able to do it again.
Busting a move in his new shirt we all signed. Adios Kako!
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As for the remainder of the weekend:
I was planning on going bed shopping, so I could have something lined up to deliver on Friday. But it's raining cats and dogs outside (as it has been all weekend, but with extra fury today). So, I think I'm going to stay in. I finished my book, Room, yesterday (I strongly recommend it), so rather than spend the day reading, I'll turn on some tunes, eat some food, and make some more paper mache string balls :)
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