sunday things

yesterday was the world's longest day ever on earth. we went to the "salton sea" - the poor man's cape cod to enjoy a nice walk down the shore. then we went to some huge supercool sand dunes - we were almost in MEXICO we went that far!

anyway on the 3 hour journey back the traffic was blocked on the 91 (the freeway from hell) due to some big wildfire that took everyone by surprise for the 13th consecutive year since i moved here. so sarah the gps woman told us to take the 57. closed also sarah, any more bright ideas?? she actually suggested the road that runs alongside the freeway which i am guessing would also be engulfed in flames...? anyway it was just awful, we had no chocolate in the car and we had to go home via LONG BEACH! we finally got home SIX HOURS later. oh yah, so glad we had that antique pack of mentos and Barry Manilow's Here at the Mayflower in the glovebox (a box that has NEVER housed gloves, just stale gum and dried up wipes and an odyssey manual that has never been used)

speaking of Barry Manilow, he emails me almost daily. he sends funny notes like to ask if i can run into target and check where his CD is being displayed - i guess he pays for it to be on the aisle end caps and doesn't have time to go in EVERY target to check up on the red shirts :) anyway, today's note was asking if i want to go watch him tape his QVC show on thursday in vegas. i said yes but i am not really sure i want to... i just don't feel like sitting in any more traffic jams for a looong time... i hope he isn't pissed when i change my mind ;)

i just read that Barack doesn't use emoticons. so neither do i anymore :( it's that simple

facebook is perplexing to me. lowers voice.... i just don't see the point. i have someone named 'lisa marie' who looks like lisa marie presley in her picture (and may i add the pics are far far too small to make out who is in them) who i am supposed to know. do i add her??? with if she isn't THE lisa marie but an imposter? when i add people i do it superfast so it doesn't ask for the annoying authenticator word that is illegible to my robot eyes. sigh. so i don't think it ever really works :) oopppps.....

without further 'adieu' my pictures from the salton sea:

it (almost) never rains in southern california

spooky - to me - peanut butter

greetings from the salton sea! now please can we go home?

soon enough boys... just stand here and look sad...

danny was completely fascinated that the ground was made up of dead fish

(it was kinda cool ;)


sand dunes somewhere north of mexico

note to self: don't change lenses on a windy day on a sand dune :) (i give up with the giving up emoticons)

wildfires make perty sunsets, the glass is always 51% full. another note to self: clean sensor