So… you may remember that my friend Juice is staying with me so that we could spend some time together before he’s shipped off to the Middle East. You may also remember when I spoke of the difficulties that came along with the news of his departure: the Stop ETS, having to take all of his finals a month early, canceling his semester in Florence for an 18 month battle campaign… Well, he got a phone call yesterday morning. It was his Commanding Officer telling him he’s no longer going to war.

Apparently, there were too many NCO’s commissioned for this particular relief. Sending additional officers costs additional money. The CO had the opportunity to cut three and Juice was one that he choose to cut. He may even be able to get back into the Florence program. His life has changed as dramatically as can be imagined, and then changed back, within the past month.

So… in the spirit of having the least Iraqi vacation possible before he leaves, Juice and I have been doing LA like LA should be done. He came in on Friday and we visited Micki on the set of The Dying Gaul. Spent some time with the director, cast, and crew in between sex scenes. The locale was a huge $5 million house in Malibu. Amazing place. Looks like all those big, glass, modern things in Architectural Digest. Has an edgeless infinity pool and everything. Campbell Scott and Craig Lucas were both very sweet.

We did some shopping, saw some movies, hit the Beverly Center and the 3rd Street Promenade. Right now he’s with our friend on the set of The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn. Hopefully he’s having a good time.

So.. to sum up:
Juice: not going to Iraq.
Life: all fucked up.
Campbell Scott: nice guy after sex.