Hello Moon

Tonight I have the pleasure of camping in Joshua Tree. It is such a
great night, clear sky, stars, jupiter and a big old waxing moon.

So perfect. I'm sleeping without the rain cover which means I have a
full view of the night sky from the inside of my tent. Perfection.

I'll post a pic of my campsite next, it's too good to be true.

A desert sunset

I got to Joshua Tree at the perfect time, just enough time to set up
camp and make dinner before watching the beautiful sunset and moon rise.

First off, Joshua Tree itself is amazing but then to spill that
yellow, orange and red across those rocks??? Simply breathtaking.

Venice Beach

Today I spent the morning and early afternoon walking on the boardwalk
of Venice Beach. A-ma-zing.

Best song: jingle bells jingle bell help me get drunk.

What a place. It was nice to walk on the beach and see all the folks
who hang there, wow were there some characters. I got to see the White
Men Cant Jump basketball courts and muscle beach, fun.

I did not meet Clea Duval during my time in LA, sorry Jennifer.

Lunch with lauren

For lunch Lauren and I went to this amazing vegan and macrobiotic
place called Seed. Mmmmm!!! BBQ kale and tempeh with brown rice,
delicious!

Wildfires

Not the best picture but this is the smoke from the wildfires...so
crazy.

As I drove to Joshua Tree earlier today I saw the flames and it was
super sad.

LA

I got into LA yesterday and met up with a friend who used to live in
Brooklyn. I met her and some friends at this cute wine bar. We stayed
there for awhile and I got some amazing French onion soup - even
though it was a bazillion degrees out soup was necessary because it's
not too often you come across a vegetarian French onion soup...

After hanging there for awhile we went a cute Brazilian wine bar with
the intent to get dinner. Dinner ended up being a phenomenal bottle of
Argentinian white wine. Then it was off to karoke at the Drawing Room.
An old friend from camp, Kevin, met me there. It was nice to briefly
catch up.

I stayed with Lauren and her gf and her five cats. It was nice to see
all those felines but it made me miss Stuart.

More soon.

Quotes that scream

Out of the crooked timbers of humanity, nothing entirely straight can
be built. - Immanuel Kant

To doubt everything or to believe everything are two equally
convenient solutions; both dispense with the need of thought. -Henri
Poincaré