i apologize for leaving such a long gap between posts. to be honest, i wasn't sure if i should continue posting. once i returned to the good ol' u.s.a., i realized how little i wanted to take any photos. and what's a good blog post without photos? besides, all the photos i could have taken were with all the people who would probably be reading this so it seemed like a moot point.
i have been so lax in taking photos that i didn't even bring my camera with me to my 1st giants game on monday, august 6th...even with the prospect of witnessing homerun #756 by the one and only barry bonds. lucky thing i didn't stress over it because the lil' bitch didn't even hit anything! but i was sad that i couldn't share my view of that "crappy" game (crappy only in the fact that i didn't see the record breaking home run because the giants still won in extra inninngs) since we had some pretty awesome seats in the view box behind home plate with views of the bay. i can rip a photo off the internet and post what #756 did look like, which he hit a day later...
anyway, i've moved into a room in napa with a really nice roommate/landlady who is a portfolio manager at moet & hennessy so it's nice that we share wine in common but work in different parts of the industry. i started my next job as a vintage cellarhand at patz & hall on august 1st. the owners are super cool and they really know how to take care of their own, which is refreshing. heather patz even hosted a bbq at her house that following friday with plenty of food and wine. nate has been a breeze to work for too and i can tell it's going to be wicked to work with the other interns. tom, the standard aussie intern, has helped remind me the sweet lingo from that part of the world that i forgot about (e.g. he just lost the plot). and, unsurprisingly, knows most of my aussie friends. he mentioned how he would like to take photos on one of our many drives after work, so i pulled over and figured this would be a nice photo for all you non-californians...
well, i'll try to be better at adding new posts in the future, but i'll sign off for now 'cause i feel like some serious relaxing after an intense 1st full week of bottling (i woke up on thursday with my hands locked into a bottle gripping pose since i had half the previous day grabbing bottles as they came off the line and putting them into boxes...
A: Patz & Hall!!!
the wonderful owners of Patz & Hall had their Winery Grand Opening Party yesterday at their new home on the outskirts of sonoma. it was pretty !@#$& incredible. a lot more guests than i was expecting and the winery looked ah-mazing. awesome wines were poured and delicious nibblers abounded with the backdrop of a couple of kickin' djs. and who knew you could turn a destemmer mesh cage into a gigantic flower vase!?!
the workers and interns were out in full force and it was great to see everybody all dolled up and outside of the work setting. my camera didn't capture all of us, but my fellow interns above are mike (the quiet one), tom (the aussie whose roomies gave him a faux-hawk), and josh (who cut himself shaving). and there's wynne (the new devo president) showing us just how on the ball she is or how much fun she can have. the after party at tom's was fun, but reminded me of how old i'm getting. the cops getting called on us and telling us that the people (i.e. wynne and i) on the trampoline were laughing too loud...that's a great way to throw you back to those high school years...
