3x5
I’ve been on the road. In a very Kerouac fashion, I have been traveling and hopping and transporting (along with way too much luggage) through three different states. There have been other “states” too that I have found myself in… nostalgia, happiness, relaxation, doubt, optimism… If this were a postcard that I was sending you, I would write:Having a great time! Wish you were here! and I do mean that. But of course, there is so much more to say about it all. I visited the seventh ring of hell (by way of my possessed thermostat in AZ). I saw a couple old friends, in new places, just like old times. I joined Michael for a few days and we collected books, furniture for France and new memories. I spent Christmas with the family in SoCal at the Grandparents house (see picture below). I would describe our personalities to be similar to The Osborne Family, yet imagine a setting similar to The Cleaver Family. Have the predicted “unpredictable events” occur (it’s like Groundhogs Day!) and that is how Christmas 2007 played out. It should be noted that this year there were no car wrecks, runaways or family interventions. It was unsettling tame. I am not sure if this is indication of a new leaf turned - or rather the calm before the storm (Christmas 2008?) 25 years ago I had my first Christmas in that house. Each winter, as Christmas approaches, so does the desire to return home to my Grandparents house for Christmas. Elves make toys at the North Pole, and we have Christmas at “504”. In the morning, I am flying with my parents and brother to the Bay-Area home. We will attend the Bowl Game at SBC and cheer on the Beavs. We’ll eat Pho on Polk and rock out to ALO and also fit a little Raider Nation action in. We will embrace public transportation (life without an Escalade?!), ethnic food and the SF uniqueness that only a city 7x7 can encompass.
