june's almost over already?

alright, so i've just been enjoying california so much for the last month, that i haven't blogged, so sue me!
so i've thought of a way to update that will be a little more interesting than just "i did this today." in my old blog, I made a list of things I wanted to do this summer. as i do them, i'll write a little about the experience. deal?

here it is:
1. road trip to san diego (y quizás mexico)
2. go to a show at hotel cafe
3. weekly farmer's market excursions
4. visit the getty
5. visit the griffith observatory
6. reenact my girl 2 at the la brea tar pits
7. beach, beach, beach
8. pretend to be a bluth
9. bike rides down the coast
10. get to know my neighborhood
11. hiking! runyon, topanga... so many canyons to choose from!
12. shop at fred segal (or at least window shop).
13. drink tea lattes at urth.
14. eat at a sidewalk cafe.
15. see a show at groundlings.
16. karaoke.
17. get a surf lesson.
18. eat a decent burrito.
19. go to an in store performance at amoeba
20. go to mosaic!
21. shop at it's a wrap

first update will be tomorrow! but things are good here :)

burnt.

so, i've been in california for two days, but the reality that i am here for three more months hasn't quite set in yet. what has definitely set in, however, is my first sunburn of the summer... ouch. i bought some SPF 50 baby sunblock today, because my usual 30 obviously isn't cutting it in the more intense socal sun. also, while i liked the idea of natural, chemical-free sunscreen, it has to be reapplied a lot, is expensive, and feels waxy. so, baby coppertone for me...

i have packed so much into these past two days. delicious food (like a vegan quinoa burrito, grilled gruyere, and tomato basil soup), the santa monica farmers market, my first time in the pacific ocean, breakfast on the beach, hiking temescal canyon, a cookout, visiting my new apartment, getting a car (it used to be owned by the san diego police!), driving down the pch, and quality time with B and C of course!

i think once i'm moved in the apartment, working, and have fully registered the car, it will hit me. i am here for awhile. my head is ready for it, i just hope my skin is...

rad.

in exactly two weeks, i leave to begin my california adventure.
i'm stoked.