My first California fire -
Went out this evening to Whole Foods and the sky looked hazy, and I smelled smoke. I thought, that's funny, I didn't hear any fire engine sirens. So then I heard on the radio that there are two fires burning, one down towards the border, and another one up to the northeast, farther inland. But it's amazing how they are stinking up the air, all the way into the city.
My first California farmers' market -
Drove up to La Jolla this morning to check out this farmers' market I read about. Had to park BLOCKS away. But once I got there, it was nice. They had vendors selling jewelry and junk, food vendors, and a lot of fruit & vegetable sellers. Oh, and flowers! I bought a cute little bundle of dried flowers with eucalyptus and rosemary ($3.00!!!), and it smells lovely here in my cottage. Also bought a chicken empanada to snack on from some Colombian/Argentine couple. It was pretty good.
My first California laundromat -
I've been searching for days for a decent place to do some laundry, and happened to spot a place this morning on my way to La Jolla, so this afternoon I went and did 3 loads of laundry. That was a pain in the butt - loading up the car with all the laundry, then trying to figure out how the machine worked where you buy a card to use in the machines, then loading everything back in the car, then unloading it when I got home. Some stuff I didn't want to put in the dryer, so I had dry stuff, wet stuff, and a few leftover dirty items that I didn't have room for in the machines. Overall, a very depressing activity.
Sunday, October 21, 2007
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