i have officially decided that california is a very strange place. from what i can tell, there is no housing district. gas station, theater, house, mall, gas station, house, mcdonalds, house. there’s no system. and i should get an award because i believe i have solved the problem of sky-rocketing housing prices. they think they’re in japan. when you pass a neighborhood with no more than two feet between houses, surrounded by a wall, surrounded by a hundred miles of empty land…. there’s a serious problem. they honestly think they don’t have room. so if we just point out that “you’re not as cramped as you think you are,” they’ll look around and go “……..ooooooohhhh…..” and the price of buying a house will drop, drastically. you’re welcome, california.
and even though it costs a fortune to explore california, you can never go wrong with mexican for lunch and a movie for dinner. i had the best burrito i have ever had in my life yesterday. the monster burrito (get it wet, the sauce is amazing) at La Costa Azul on north texas street in fairfield. the best mexican restaurant i have ever been to. yes, dad, it’s even comparable to Moe’s. ;P and the first person who can tell me what the sauce reminds me of, i’ll give you fifty dollars. cash.
we were planning on going to the zoo saturday and get this! the zoo closes at 4. every day except for sunday. on sundays it closes at 1. what the hay? we get ready to leave at around 12, which was a fluke. i was homesick really bad the night before and didn’t get to sleep until 3:30 in the morning. arron decided to look it up on the internet and make sure they were open that day and we discover their bizarre times. i’ve never heard of a zoo closing so early. are they worried the animals will get tired of laying around in their cages all day? it wouldn’t bother me so badly if we didn’t live an hour away. either we get up at 7 in the morning and drive there, or we pay $100 dollars for a hotel the night before. i don’t know of anyone that’s willing to pay $120 to go to the zoo, without even buying anything yet! and they don’t even have a military discount. ugh. (that was mostly a joke).
oh well. i guess we’ll be getting up at seven this saturday. and we’ll be bringing the camera, so be expecting lots of pictures!
you cwack me up! and by the way, Moe’s is good but doesnt compare to the real Mexican restaraunts, like where we all went that special night in December of last year..with Debra and Walter and all
anyway, keep posting. one day you can do a column in a newspaper.
mailing you a book to read on the way to Japan. Lowcountry writer….great stuff! reminds me of your writing kind of!
Moe’s is good but it ain’t really Mexican. It’s more like Americanized Mexican. I’d love to try that place you went to.
I can’t believe you’re leaving the country in 2 weeks! That’s awesome and sad at the same time. I envy you Jen. You have such adventures ahead of you.
We all miss you so much. I wish we could see you again before you leave. We actually talked about flying out to CA to see y’all off but the cost is just too high.
This is funny
I hope you enjoyed that Ron Rash book. You should stock up on anything you can South Carolinian to take to Japan. There is, of course, no greater state. So, mustard based sauce, Ron Rash and Edgar Poe books, bluegrass cds, a Palmetto State flag, and a tendency toward secession.
I miss you girl. I’m glad you’re leaving Calibabylon soon, but I wish it was to come to Carolina.
you’re there! How is it??
Well, you’ve been in Japan a few days, you have a new laptop and time on your hands. I was expecting something on your trip and great view over Anchorage.