fires and devestation

kb of sweetdogk is from scripps ranch (san diego) and houses burned right on the street where her family lives. their house was spared, but yesterday was still scary and sad. so, while the santa anas are bringing glorious warmth and awesome weather here, it is wreaking havoc on southern california.

i'm supposed to go to o.c. today. there aren't any fires there, but the sky is dark and full of ash. i'm worried about the freeways — don't want to be part of clogging them up while people need to use them to get the hell outta dodge.

what is with the fireman mustache? is this a dress code? a requirement? a result of alien activity?

besides that, is was a really fun weekend

my life is a lucky life. i went to montano de oro saturday and sunday. this is such a little gem of a state park in the town i grew up in. standing on a cliff, on the edge of this entire continent, watching the waves crest and the birds skimming the tops of them. there's no way you could be there and not be blown away with a sense of deep gratitude and perhaps a little blown away by chance of being so fortunate. i am fortunate.

baywood fest

yesterday was a surprisingly great day as i had a doozy of a headache from a late, late, late (early morning?) night at the estab halloween party. but i made it out to los osos really early (condsidering), went to mdo with my mom and then went down for the baywood fest.

baywood fest (or octoberfest, as it is also known) is one of my favorite things, yet i don't think i'd been in about 10 years or longer. the weather was awesome and the little fair on second street was sweet. i wish i'd had a camera.

the best part was running into erin who lives in gilroy now. erin and i were inseparable for years, best friends like sisters. she was there with her family (including her stunningly beautiful daughter gabby) and i sat and chatted with them for most of the time. i love that family.

i've got a nice little sunburn happening across the bridge of my nose. i'm proud of this. my own little badge of reclaiming my life and getting more balanced and creating something new.