Day 201, 202, 203, 204

Day 204
Friday Sept. 19th

Mother Hips in Hermosa Beach... 5 o’clock whistle, freedom comes; gas up-- Red Bull & cigarettes; hit the road south on 101; PCH ocean breeze blowing through my hair, Magu RockMalibuNeptune’s Net—behind a school bus, I can’t drive 55; Santa Monica hitting traffic, making good time; crank the radio, Whiskey Chimp Kisses the Crystal Flake; VEEEEEEeeeeeeeniiiice Beach come to a standstill—traffic JAM JAM JAM; four blocks in one hour; tick tock goes the clock, stop to pee, traffic doesn’t move; screw Lincoln—the street not the Prez; take the “screw this” route through the Bollona Swamp, clear sailing on to Marina del Rey; burgers & bikinis on the beaches; down the back side of LAX;

PlayadelReyElSegundoManhattan BeachHermosaBeachRedondoBeachTorrance— in a blur; brake brake brake eeeeerrrrgh!; lost crapski, back track lickety split, split split lickety; TorranceRedondoBeachHermosaBeachManhattanBeach— in a blur; brake brake brake eeeeerrrrgh!; lost crapski 2x’s now! back track licety split, split split lickety; ManhattanBeachHermosaBeach—in a blur; don’t cuss, call a friend; back on track, finally in Hermosa— scout it out, hit the pier; back to happiness; Sainte Rocke down the block; found the Rocke-- whaaaaaaaaaaat SOLD OUT!;

crash crash buuuuurn; excuse me excuse me, “keep on moving”, got a ticket? spare a ticket?, excuse me excuse me, (flash a smile); wait wait wait; there’s some boys I know, but I’m stuck on the sidewalk; 8 o’clock 9 o’clock, still no luck; 10 o’clock, 11 o’clock what the fuck; should I stay or should I go go?; “Yo yo yo” I hear, photo boy come on in; we’re in we’re in with a grin; sweaty bodies, mash mash mash, rock out bang bang bang; spilled drinks on the toes, I forgive, she’s cute, wearing a cuter sun dress; forget the bar, too packed, (lick my toes instead); WSB/WMB/Timewehad/NoNameDarrellDon’tGoSoFast wahoooo says the crowd; wicked says the photo monkey; sweaty bodies, swaying bodies, sweaty speakers, swaying speakers drip drip drop drip drap; poison oak> rich little girl hymns and waltzes in my head; LIGHTS smash UP siss bang boom; murmur murmur high five, ride the wave;

JJ & Jimmy Jam and the joint smoking merry merry jam band; where’s our hotel—hotel schmotel lets sleep in the grass!; rap rap rap with Matty Trails; big hand ticks ticks turns; bid adieu (Mississippi half-step) toodaloo; off to crash; choices choices-- sleep under construction or at the pad / beer on the coach or in the yard / pee in a bush on on my toe?; yes yes and thank your sirs; sweet dreams zoom zoom.

Waiting waiting waiting in line.

Hermosa boy blue

It was one of those nights...

after party of one

Decisions decision-- sleep in the construction site or crash on a friend's couch? It was not a difficult choice at all!

Day 203
Thursday Sept. 18th

Spent the evening down at the beach w/ JS watching the moon rise. It was fun but way too cold!

Day 202
Wednesday Sept. 17th

Pizza w/ Giggles

Day 201
Tuesday Sept. 16th

Went up to the Ojai hills, camping one last time on a school night. The full-ish moon kept me up all night. An ant bit me in the eye, again. There was construction on the way to work in the AM and I was late, again.