back in seattle; since late sunday night, joriel had been fighting the same wretchedness i’d been going through, but it finally had its way with her just after we touched down at sea-tac. so far it doesn’t seem as bad, which is a blessing, but we’ll doubtless be taking tomorrow off.

by this point, i hadn’t eaten anything for 48 hours. while before i drifted between nausea and emptiness, now i seemed to have achieved a sort of lightheaded equilibrium; it felt holy, somehow, and made me wonder if this is the moment others have sought through deliberate fasting.

i did have a morsel or two later on, somewhat reluctantly; more so of the loss of the moment that a fear that the previous malaise would return. it seemed dry and blandly familiar in my mouth, like returning to a paved road when the rocky trail had afforded me a greater view.

wedding day! last night night, i became deathly ill; apparently i contracted some sort of food poisoning at the aforementioned eatery. long night spent doing what you might expect, into the the next day. nurses joriel and elaine attended to my mumblings, bless them. brought to tears by the prospect of missing the main event of my dear friends who we’d traveled so far for; indeed, missed the ceremony, but when my fever finally broke that afternoon, i asked dad to take me in, haggard but grateful. so glad i made it when i did, but quite disappointed i couldn’t make more of the day. treacherous meat machine; i shall have a robot body on standby next time.

despite my ill health, i danced and carried on for a time, to be eventually carried out when that turned out to be not the brightest idea i’d ever had. still, it was good times, and i was so happy to be there. and i danced with three lovely ladies woo!

tracy and julie both looked awesome, and awesomely happy; i was so sad to have to forgoe the vegan goodness that was available, which they had so thoughtfully ensured. others enjoyed it for me, safe to say, and we brought plenty of cake home, for that point in the future when we start eating again.

one of the things that i love about weddings is the roles everyone takes on; it’s a comfort for all, especially the big two, i imagine. having those people there, you know certain things are going to be taken care of, no question; it’s an easy metaphor for the reliability and loyalty of friends and family over the long haul.

slept til 1:30pm today, which apparently i needed given the fallout from the red-eye flight. disappointed though, since i had planned to use the time to see my family and other peeps. rehearsal at the mill, followed by dinner at kabuto’s. such a great time so far seeing everyone again; missing them all voraciously.

arrived in richmond for tracy and julie’s wedding weekend woot! before that, however, emily and i went to see dancing nancy. beautiful and wonderous.

bachelor party that night, hanging out with the groomsmen at mike’s after the olive garden, which i have not been to in countless years.

in other news, miriam and richard got married today. coolness! i found out via an email the following day. they’re heading to vegas next month for celebratory fun. congratulations you crazy kids!

i got a new gig today at jobster, thanks to my lovely friend ariel who also works there. it will allow me to work ‘normal’ hours, and make more numbers; i start in a couple of weeks. hooray!