hella-cious. this is it, our initial foray into the land of hella. my whole conception of "northern california" is biased against them not being "real californian." no sun, no beach, no mexican food, how can that be californian? but slowly i've come to terms with this no cal / so cal dichotomy. after all, my experiences in san francisco/san jose have been very few and i honestly don't know anything about the area. never been to berkeley, never been to stanford, never been to silicon valley, never seen the golden gate bridge, never been rained on constantly, none of that. but now, for josh's wedding, eight of us san diego-ites are rolling up to check it out. george has been up there for up to three years and i've never visisted her once. san francisco is supposed to be chill and filled with interesting liberal people but i've never experienced it firsthand.



and people in LA or other parts of california sleep on san diego. paradise lies to the south by a mere two hours and yet it's dismissed as too far away or too boring. they don't know man, they don't know.



saw the freaking largest lobsters ever at a chinese restaurant on pacific coast highway, near long beach, for victor's birthday. five dollars a pound for lobster and crab. good stuff. except crustaceans just take too much effort to eat. it's not worth all the cracking, the peeling, the prying, the scooping, the frustration. for a little piece of meat. i like lobster and all but it's not worth it. i need everything to be served up ready to eat within three seconds. does that make me prissy, spoiled or just in the know?



i miss college apartment parties. there's too much clubbing nowadays. in college, just going over to an apartment and having fun was the flavor of the day, but that doesn't happen much post-college. except for maybe some mixers and soirees but that only happens in new york. one thing san diego doesn't got going on is a skyline. without an urban residential area, there aren't a lot of roofs and balconies and cool skylines. like from tien and co's rooftop. from there you feel like you own a part of the city, and the city owns a part of you.



i love road trips. especially when i don't have to drive.