101

No, I’m not just going to start numbering my blogs, I have way to much creativity than to do that.



Paul and I just watched Sideways, and I thought it was rather fitting that as I write my 101st blog, my beloved Fwy 101 is on my mind.
As the song says:
“We’ve been on the run
Driving in the sun
Looking out for number 1
California here we come
Right back where we started from
Hustlers grab your guns
Your shadow weighs a ton
Driving down the 101
California here we come
Right back where we started from”


Watching a movie almost completely filmed an hour from my house… sigh… Val, Phil, and I had our last meal together at the ihop a few booths down from the one shown in the movie while we waited for the shuttle to LAX.





And on the topic of Phil, I had to laugh when I heard Paul Giamatti praising the Hitching Post II





Why? Well, Papa Phil has worked at the ORIGINAL Hitching Post for like ever. So, Phil is a bit of a purist and thinks that HP2 is just a filthy wanna be. Though convenience to the Freeway is in favor of HP2, I would still take the small town feel and cooking of HP1 over them any day (that I could actually afford it)

I am not as homesick though as one might think. In fact, it is a weird balance right now. On the one hand, I know that within two weeks I will be back in a city that is near the ocean. On the other…

A couple days ago I was working at Ray’s and I heard sirens. It was weird. In that moment, I realized… I cannot remember the last time I’d heard a siren of any sort. I mean I see the ambu all over town, I occasionally see the fire department, and every once and awhile I see a cop. I have yet to hear a siren here.

I thought that was interesting… a bit of a contrast from being caught in the middle of a high speed chase on the way to the beach with Andrew.

Where ever I am in the world, no matter how far, the Central Coast will always be home.