Some Things.

Hi. It has been a few days. We haven't really been busy, more on a vacation within a vacation. I have a lot to talk about so a list seems about right. If anybody has a problem with this, get over it. Or stop reading.

 

0. Not number one because it is a reference back to a previous post. Leah Drake thought my tattoo rant was pretty preachy. She's right. So in a newly developed Socratic way: Carpe diem quam minimum postero. If "seize the day" is positive, why would its elaboration/explanation/justification not also be positive? Am I crazy? Is it just too many words in a funny language?

 

1. Leavin' Beezy Land. Sunday we drove from Santa Rosa, CA to Portland, OR. It took about 16 hours. Zach drove most of the way but stopped after going completely insane. Brett came in with two outs in the top of the eighth and closed it out nicely. It was sad to leave Daniel Weber and Brett's family behind; they were really good to us, and we owe them all at least one super-blacked-out night somewhere in the world.

 

2. Redwood National Forest. Never have I had something so close to a spiritual experience. Certain awe is reserved for only the most amazing natural instances and this was one of those. When you stand among the Redwoods you feel as though you have to whisper. I have hundreds of surreal pictures. It was a great bonging moment for the PTP crew; kind of a check your ego at the door sort of thing.

 

3. Portland. Cool city. We a crashing with Jay's cousin Tony who is a stop-motion animator. Pretty much an avant-garde badass. He took us to Shanghai Tunnel, a cool bar then Asian restaurant (in that order), then Class Project did our first open-mic night at a some little bar. It was really fun. Just a few people and not a lot of bass. Like rap my mother could love.

 

4. Serann Newman. I don't remember much except for the name "Ran Ran." What I do remember, in a small tribute to her passing, is that she was a grandparent's friend and not a crotchety old lady. Rather I remember her as quite cool, which in this judgmental mind is no small feat. She is a good reminder to everyone that older does not always mean meaner. I appreciate that, almost as much as the fact that I have never written her first name, and may have spelled it wrong. Oh well. Cheers to Ran Ran.

 

xoxo