Livermore, CA
I'm at my aunt and uncle's house nursing my sunburn, which is now all gross, painful and blistery. Plus, it's on my foot, in part, so I basically can't do anything. Apart from that, things are all good.
Yesterday on my way here I stopped in Placerville, CA, which is a cute little town not far from Eldorado National Forest. I stopped for chai and a muffin (carrot zucchini!). I was hoping to have lunch there because John and Derrick, the kayakers, had recommended a Mexican joint there to me, but the timing was not right. Then I drove some more on the exciting California freeway system. It's so fun compared to the deserted two-way highways of Nevada, Idaho, Wyoming... My next stop was UC at Davis. Eh, blah. No warm and fuzzy feeling there. Just hot. I haven't experienced temperatures like this (upper 90s) for YEARS. Oh sweet mountain temperatures. Anyway, the best part about Davis was that everyone bikes everywhere; the roads are pretty much filled with bikers. The worst part might be that it is finals week RIGHT NOW! I know that as a graduate student my schedule would be pretty much year-round anyway, but finals now? They obviously don't care about people. (I wonder when they start.) I overheard this great tidbit as I strolled around:
(group of 3 prof-like guys)
Professorial guy 1 in teacher-like tone: That was a very good question.
Professorial guy 2: Yes... That was a rhetorical question, wasn't it?
So, I got out of there after a little while and drove in even more, more exciting traffic on my way to Livermore. I was a bit early (should have stuck around in Placerville for lunch) so I stopped and caught a movie. Madagascar, not too good. Oh well. It got out at five so I chilled out in a traffic jam for a little while, rocking out to the Femmes and having a good time in general. I think I'm the only person on Earth who has so much fun in traffic jams. After some time (enough to field a brief phone call from Dad and listen to the Femmes' Add It Up album Intro through 36-24-36), I made it to my aunt and uncle's (after some difficulty getting through the gate).
Yay! So, I get to see everyone, eat real food, chill out and play cards! Oh and do laundry!
and I bought the new White Stripes album: glory
Yesterday on my way here I stopped in Placerville, CA, which is a cute little town not far from Eldorado National Forest. I stopped for chai and a muffin (carrot zucchini!). I was hoping to have lunch there because John and Derrick, the kayakers, had recommended a Mexican joint there to me, but the timing was not right. Then I drove some more on the exciting California freeway system. It's so fun compared to the deserted two-way highways of Nevada, Idaho, Wyoming... My next stop was UC at Davis. Eh, blah. No warm and fuzzy feeling there. Just hot. I haven't experienced temperatures like this (upper 90s) for YEARS. Oh sweet mountain temperatures. Anyway, the best part about Davis was that everyone bikes everywhere; the roads are pretty much filled with bikers. The worst part might be that it is finals week RIGHT NOW! I know that as a graduate student my schedule would be pretty much year-round anyway, but finals now? They obviously don't care about people. (I wonder when they start.) I overheard this great tidbit as I strolled around:
(group of 3 prof-like guys)
Professorial guy 1 in teacher-like tone: That was a very good question.
Professorial guy 2: Yes... That was a rhetorical question, wasn't it?
So, I got out of there after a little while and drove in even more, more exciting traffic on my way to Livermore. I was a bit early (should have stuck around in Placerville for lunch) so I stopped and caught a movie. Madagascar, not too good. Oh well. It got out at five so I chilled out in a traffic jam for a little while, rocking out to the Femmes and having a good time in general. I think I'm the only person on Earth who has so much fun in traffic jams. After some time (enough to field a brief phone call from Dad and listen to the Femmes' Add It Up album Intro through 36-24-36), I made it to my aunt and uncle's (after some difficulty getting through the gate).
Yay! So, I get to see everyone, eat real food, chill out and play cards! Oh and do laundry!
and I bought the new White Stripes album: glory
posted by Ashleigh @ 10:16 AM
1 Comments:
At 2:03 PM,
Anonymous said…
Ooh, is the White Stripes album any good? It was hyped out of its mind.
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