  &emailalert=no&email=adgrant@indiana.edu&url=http://closeproximity.blogspot.com&name=Proximity&bgcolor=003399&fcolor=FFFFFF&link=FFFFCC&words=comments&title=Comments &width=350&height=350"> It's been a crazy week here at work, but luckily my weekends keep me sane enough to stay in this game called "Ladder Climb in Hollywood". Last weekend was packed full of fun things. My Aunt Deirdre from Boston is in town on a photo shoot, and my Uncle Pete and 7-month-old cousin Aidan came along to chill for the week. urlLink poohpj.jpg I'm babysitting him on Sunday, so I'm hoping all of my big sister/diaper changing/bottle warming techniques come back. Pete, Aidan, and I strolled over to the Santa Monica Pier where Red Bull was holding their annual urlLink Flugtag event.
A gazillion people were there watching these groups of people launch their weirdly engineered contraptions off the Pier in hopes that it'll fly. Most designs were top-heavy and immediately nosedived into the Pacific. Still fun to watch though. I also went with some friends to urlLink "The Animation Show" at the Regent Theatre in Hollywood. So much of animation seems filmic these days! It showcased a lot of Mike Judge and urlLink Don Hertzfeldt's older work.
Don's "Rejected" is still my fave. Very funny. It's coming to a theatre near you. I've been getting some good use out of my longboard lately. It is by far the best leg and ab workout I've had in a long time. AND it has helped my balance and posture tremendously. 
