all the stars were falling.

Sacramento is a sad, sad town. Ravaged by our recession, I believe. Almost completely barren, with shops closed every which way, and lots of buildings just left empty. Also, the french cafe was randomly closed.

Those are not good, those things!

But Jacyln and I enjoyed ourselves anyway. No giddy thrills, more just a bit of time-honored exploration and a bit of sweet cake just at the right time, accompanied by a riesling. I feel like we are such old souls.

Also, Dexter. Dexter freaks me out. Dexter makes me feel queasy. I like Dexter anyway.

Also, a wondrous bar, where another old Saugusian was quenching a parched throat. A bar that wanted to be tiki, or wanted to get away from its Tiki roots. Either way, they played non-single Weezer, and that was a kick. And I finally like the way Old Fashioneds taste. Here's to you, Don Draper...

good show!

Today: traveled to Davis for my new thing to visit Jaclyn.

A new place always equals new things, especially with old friends. I just realized I met Jaclyn six years ago. Six years! She sated my thirst for Santa Claritan intellectual life - we used to watch indie movies, talk about books and music, and basically feel a tiny bit superior to the cultural black hole that I felt SCV was when I was a kid.

So. Davis is a new town. Sort of like a baby Santa Cruz - planned, but hippy-ish. A wonderful co-op.

Another first: mead. Elderflower mead. It left a bit to be desired. And who knew that Jaclyn would have such raucous friends?

More Davis (and a bit of Sacramento?) tomorrow!

I will die with my foot in my mouth.

Is it lame that my new thing today was driving home from Chico?

Because that's what it was.

So... there.

get guilty.

Chico's a strange little city. I don't quite understand it, and I certainly couldn't live here, but I'm having a good time. There's all sorts of new things to do in a new city - a new farmer's market, a new place to get burgers (Madison BEAR Garden! Ha!) a new place to dance...

I love travel for this reason. Delicious travel. Ashlee and I watched Kung Fu Panda, too, which I hadn't seen before.

It's pretty funny. It made me want to fight with chopsticks.

who's gonna hear your help me help me now?

I'm going to drive to Chico today to see Ashlee. She and I have been close ever since we met - in High School, we played Romeo and Juliet in a modernized version, and fell for each other. I actually love that story - seems fittingly, if cliche-y, romantic.

Then we had a tumultuous year of breaking up and getting back together, and then somehow (still not sure how this happened) we became friends again, and I'm glad for it. She's known me for so long, and knows a side of me not everyone knows, and it will be nice to see her again.

I have Harry Potter 6 and the new Yeah Yeah Yeah's CD loaded onto my iPod. And a pocket full of mango flavored dum-dums. Can't stop me now, world.