So, yeah, would you believe I've been living here for two years now? 2 YEARS! 2 YEARS, MAN!! Well, for those of you that get that semi-obscure Jeremy Piven reference, bravo or brava. Otherwise, sod it!

Yeah, so I've been so broke I haven't been able to celebrate it properly, but this weekend, we're brushing off the roof terrace and having a Barbecue. It'll be great to actually use it now that the weather's warmed up enough, and I hope I get some sun on my Vitamin-D-deprived pale skin. Looking forward to having some grilled burgers and hot dogs... with some Pimm's. It's like the shirt says, "Food and Grog."

I can't believe it's been two years. In some ways, coming back to Southern CA so soon after the last trip made it kind of feel like I hadn't left... mostly because I got to see a lot of my friends again this time around.

Northern California was terrific. Waiyee, my friend Sabrina and I drove up, taking PCH most of the way. We had to rush it a little (I don't know how, but I missed Santa Cruz, and we didn't get to see the full splendor of Big Sur this time because we were racing the sun), and by the time we got to Sonoma, the Vineyards had all closed-- but we had an amazing dinner in the town of Sonoma itself.

I brought my camera, but didn't take as many shots as Waiyee.. I will post her's as soon as I get them.

Ahh, the visit was over too soon, alas. It might be a while before we get back to California, but we'll certainly be back in the USA within 12 months...

March 2007 San Francisco