Pics (cont'd)

Ah, the sweet smell of success! After countless tries, I've managed to upload the rest of the pics. These are the times that try men's souls ... I'm working off of Windows 2000 here at the public library.

Here's Q standing in front of a windmill in the Danish town of Solvang.

Pastries at the Solvang Bakery. My mom bought me one of the cream puffs in the middle. It was even better than the one I had at the Beard Papa in Hamamatsu. It was encased in dark chocolate and had whipped cream and cream and a jam surprise in the middle. Q got the marzipan surprise, which was like a Danish with a marzipan and lemon filling.

After Solvang, we headed back to Santa Barbara and UCSB, which seems very much a party school. "Student housing" includes bungalows on the beach. Then we got caught in traffic driving back to Ventura, where our hotel was. The next morning, we dropped Q off back at UCLA and spent 7 hours on the 5 in order to get back to the Bay Area by Monday night. One of the things that struck me on the drive back is that California (and much of the West in general) still has vast tracts of land that nobody inhabits. It's just too darn hot.

Currently wearing: SPF 45 sunscreen, sunglasses, and a hat

Currently reading: Catch 22, Physiology by Berne and Levy

Currently watching: The original Star Wars trilogy

Currently craving: Cherries! Especially Mt. Rainiers

Current crush #1: Corinne Bailey Rae (the new Norah Jones)

Current crush #2: Fluffy!