ahhh. santa monica. lovely place. note to self: get babysitter next time. oh, he’s a good kid, but it’s not fair to him to give him a glimpse of the rides and the whole pier/carnival atmosphere, then whisk him off to go find grownup food and sit still.
what a great day, though. people i saw again: Skits, Francisco, Mikey, Marcy, (companion of Marcy whose name escapes me), Keith. people i met for the first time: Ratty, Jason, Emperor Norton (Joel) and his wife Lynn, (lovely girl with cute glasses who sat next to me at lunch, whose name and URL escape me entirely at this point). did i miss anyone? oh yes, Yvonne (sp?) who showed up just as i was making my exit, hyper kid in tow (bounce bounce bounce). did i miss anyone else? possibly? knowing me, probably. like i said, next time … well, next time will no doubt be the queen mary shipwreck, circa halloween, which may or may not be more satisfying from a kid perspective, but i fear it will be too scary for him, so we’ll see. and batty comes in november, must get to that one.
because these so-cal blogger gatherings are happening. and they’re going to be regular things that get my butt out of the house, which is good. and i’ll tell you what, that buick may not be running the greatest, but it’s a blissfully comfortable highway car, for the short road trips like this. and i do love to drive, and i don’t get to do this often enough.
i have a few pictures, not many, and not sure i’ll have the energy this evening. i would recommend skits and fransicso, for all your pictur-y needs, though i ‘m way lazy to type URLs at this juncture.
great day.
list, courtesy of Joel
(*(*(*kd*)*)*)
(*(*(*ratty*)*)*)
Been waiting on you all day, and this is all I get? Come on! lol … Glad you had a good time, and I’m looking forward to hearing more. I am especially interested in Jason. What’s he like in real life?
he is soooooooooo shy. just a really, really nice guy.
ok, i’m downloading the pictures now. or is that uploading? i’m loading them. one way or the other. but as i said, i don’t have the greatest bunch (that would be francisco, he of the 128mb memory card. i think he might even have a little video thingy! Keith would be the star of that.
I’m going to string my pictures out for a few days. I make some mention of my terror over at Pax Nortona. My head’s feeling like I’ve let the whole sky in, clouds and all.
well i am certainly glad you made it. and hopefully at the next gathering you’ll be more relaxed.
If You Saw These People Coming Down the Street, Would You Run?
My head’s feeling like I’ve let the whole sky in, clouds and all.
Am I shy?
Mostly, I just like to observe for awhile before I jump into the briar patch.
But I had a good time. Rannva would be the mysterious lady with the excellent glasses.
Kd, so sorry I was late and you all had to wait for me! I have my reasons, but I won’t name names!
I was very lost, but thank god for Keith (smart ass ) and his “are you driving TOWARDS the sun” comment, or I never would have found you! I’m glad I was able to make it, and it was nice to meet you. Hopefully we’ll be able to do it again soon so we can actually have a chance to talk and get to know eachother!
oh gawd, the pink motorcycle thingie….
hey everyone! you wanna make kd blush and flustery? hold her hand! hahahahahah
Blog Meet Santa Monica – 1