Getting There

I'm sitting on Dan's deck right now in L.A. He just moved into a sweet apartment literally one block from Venice Beach. I've got the California sun shining on my back, coffee brewing in the kitchen and the Pacific breeze keeps the temperature in the 70's. This would be the life, except in about 24 hours I'm finishing off my journey towards Hong Kong.

Briefly, I want to say how amazing airplanes are. I flew to Dallas from Houston over the weekend to save time and actually some money too. I left for the airport straight from the pool and when Luke picked me up, my swimsuit was still wet. And yes, I was wearing it the entire time. Yesterday, I flew the cattle car (read: Southwest Airlines) to LAX. Four hours after takeoff in I was laying on the beach in California. I watched the jumbo jets taking off to my right and heading straight out over the Pacific to places like Asia and Australia. Tomorrow it will be my turn to get on one of those big birds and time warp into a different world.

I've got a busy day planned at the beach and then a second Dodger game tonight with Dan. I never thought I'd say it, but I love Southern California! ...minus the damned heat when you're in the city and the hellacious traffic which is every bit as bad as they say. Dan has a great setup here and a pretty sweet 'stache too.

I was fortunate enough to see many of my best friends over the past week; Micah, Luke, Mark, Collin, Ryan, and Dan. I was glad to spend some fun times with them on my way out. Now, in a few long hours Andrew will be waiting in Hong Kong and we shall begin this new episode I’ve been anxiously awaiting.

The Ol' Ballgame

Its been over a month since I've been to a baseball game and I was itching for one. It's been over a year since I saw the Astros, but I wasn't itching for them.

Regardless of my itches, I got some sweet tickets to the game tonight and took Jacy with me. Some other people came, but I don't remember who. We sat five rows off the field, Jacy and I. She kept talking about Brad Ausmus and how hot he was. I couldn't see him through the facemask. She took alot of pictures of him but they were all of his back for some reason.

The Astros blew the Pirates out, which is hardly a feat this year so we left in the seventh. On the way out, she told me she was just dieing for a cider so we went to the Saucer. I don't remember who else came, but I'm sure they were extremely insignificant. Jacy and I just talked the night away and had the time of our lives. I'm so glad that Jacy and I can be such good friends.

P.S. I think she's married to this guy, but I'm not sure.