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San Diego

In Eryn and I visited San Diego with a bunch of her friends from high school—the same group we last year. It’s been really nice to get to know Eryn’s friends. They’re a great bunch of people.

I lived in San Diego for a decade—from 2001 to 2011—and had a lovely time seeing dear old friends and wandering around my old stomping grounds.

Two giraffes drink from a stone basin at the Zoo Safari Park.
We got close to a couple of very cute giraffes at the Zoo Safari Park while they rehydrated.
A selfie of three smiling humans: Val on the left, Eryn on the right, and yours truly in the middle.
I finally got to introduce Eryn & Val! We sat in Trolley Barn Park and ate El Zarape for lunch.
A selfie of Eryn and me from the Zoo Safari Park in Escondido, California. We each have wide-brimmed hats on to keep the sun out of our eyes, and Eryn’s additionally wearing sunglasses.
Being touristy with Eryn is so much fun!
A selfie of Eryn and me. We’re both in dresses—mine has a red, white, and blue floral pattern, while Eryn’s is green with white polka dots. We’re both smiling at the camera.
We clean up well

I got 99 problems but a beach ain’t one

We visited three beaches while in town—Ocean Beach, La Jolla Shores, and Pacific Beach.

La Jolla Shores is still my favorite beach in San Diego. It’s where I first lived when I moved there, many years ago. Actually, I lived there twice—I bounced between La Jolla and PB in my early- to mid-20s before moving uptown for the rest of my stay in SD. I never lived in OB, though. Never quite fit the demographic.

A smiling selfie of me. I’m standing on the beach at La Jolla Shores; there is a line of palm trees behind me. I’m squinting in the sun.
Still my favorite beach on the Pacific
A stone wall near a beach depicts an octopus using stone and title.
Eight arms to hold you
Eryn stands on a beach in a wetsuit. Her hair is wet and plastered to her head in a way that suggests recent activity in the ocean behind her.
Surfer babe
A painting depicts the tentacle of an octopus reaching out from the ocean. It’s holding a protest sign which reads ‘What happens in PB, stays in PB.’ (PB is Pacific Beach, a neighborhood of San Diego, California.)
Grateful for this

Day trip to LA

A four word horror story

If you want to terrify a San Diegan, you could do worse than these four words. But we timed it right, didn’t spend all day in traffic, and had a lovely visit. We went to the La Brea Tar Pits, to the Original Farmers Market, and to Soowon Galbi for Korean BBQ.

Street art of a dead yellow fish. The fish appears to be unhappy about the state it finds itself in.
fishy fishy
A billboard-sized piece of street art in Los Angeles. Curved shapes in various primary colors are loosely weaved together in bizarre, Seussian fasion.
Oh, the places you’ll go!