Still in SB, still having a marvelous time...except that Jason is having a bit of an allergic reaction to an unknown antigen. We're talkin' full on angioedema (swollen lips for the non-nurses) and hives...Luckily we have a couple doctors in the family who prescribed him some steroids to quell the immune response and potential life threatening swelling of his throat. It's working well except that he's high as a kite, amped up and chatting even more than usual. He is actually driving down from Humboldt completing the cabinet delivery for his mom so I'm going to pick him up in SLO. I will surely be drinking some coffee so I can compete with him for air time!!
A couple days ago I met my friend Guf in Santa Monica for dinner. I drove down Highway 1, through Ventura and Malibu and was not super impressed. For one thing, I think that being born and raised in moist Humboldt has made me see the desert as almost alien land. I couldn't get over all those houses (mansions, really) on such dry, desolate rocky hills. How the hell do they have enough water? Dogs are not allowed on beaches at all so Keta and I slunked around like criminals so she could get her walk. I met Guf on the 3rd Street Promenade in Santa Monica which is full of fancy and normal shops and restaurants. I think I saw Lance Bass as I was buying a Fatburger for Keta to have for dinner. Otherwise no celeb sightings, just a good vegan dinner. Guf introduced me to Pinkberry which is yummy frozen yogurt, real yogurt with live cultures and the whole bit. We had one before dinner and one after, the first topped with strawberries and the second with Cap'n Crunch! The evening ended with a walk on the Pacific Palisades beach below where Guf is staying and Arnold the Governator has a house. It is really exciting to know that there is so much to be discovered out there, and we haven't even left California!!
Shannon and Meredith and Mason are flying to Arizona for Turkey Day (Hopefully soon to be Tofurkey day). They have been such lovely hostesses and it has been great fun hanging out with such an awesome family. We are watching the house and dog for them and will leave town on Sunday for Joshua Tree if Jason doesn't resemble a big itchy beach ball.
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