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I'm on a mission from JAH - Drunk Monk - 04-28-2013
I exchanged emails with my PD friends and they said this sort of thing has been on the rise and there's not much you can do about it except get it documented. Crazy. Anyway, we're out of Macbeth. Next week, we have to spend every day on the other side because of T's school and various activities, so we'll spend a lot of it at the 'rents. Gotta set up that space next.
Yesterday we were at Penn (T's school) where I was raped by allergies. Sinuses savaged by stamens. Pupils penetrated by pollen and pistils. Fucking flowers. I haven't had an attack of that magnitude in year - ironic as I've attributed qigong as my curative and yesterday was also World Tai Chi & Qigong Day (my morning recital on the verandaaah was solid). I'm still recovering. The Bungalow is stuffed with the last load, which really doesn't fit anywhere, but we've got the cat door working and there's no longer a litter box in my airplane bathroom, so that's a relief. Now to sort the shed....
Re: Santa Cruz - Greg_phpbb3_import1 - 04-28-2013
How about a picture? Not of the flower rape but of the Bungalow.
Re: Santa Cruz - Dr. Ivor Yeti - 04-28-2013
Generic Claritin. Do eet!
I told you already... - Drunk Monk - 04-29-2013
Greg Wrote:How about a picture? Not of the flower rape but of the Bungalow....do the Google map street view of the address. I posted it earlier on this thread. You won't be disappointed. In fact, all will be explained.
I forgot to mention the best part of the allergy attack. I got home and tried to pass out but it was early and I was in pain. So I cracked that 10 Year Laphroaig and took a shot. Lo and behold, my sinuses cleared. As I suspected, single malt = good medicine. Unfortunately, my sinuses only stayed clear while I could hold the shot in my mouth, which I can actually do for some time, but that's no way to sleep. Anyway, I put a good dent in that bottle.
I found my Rishikesh Shiva and my Bodh Gaya austerities Buddha.
Still haven't found my copy of Hallucinations. 
I was stunned by all the crazy organics lines in Staff of Life. One of the main reasons I stay veg is because it reduces the degrees of freedom for me. You guys know me. I'm easily stunned by too many choices. Like a frog in a maglite. So by being veg, there are whole sections of the menu or the supermarket that I don't even need to waste my time at. Now, I'm overwhelmed by all these new products. I realized that I really have to step up my hippie game in Santa Cruz. Everyone out hippies me there. Not used to that.
Need to decide on a good Cruz bumper sticker. The skate/surf board logo doesn't quite work for me as I do neither. There are these whole earth ones that are very popular, featuring stuff like mermaids, sharks, dolphins, otters, sunflowers, starfish, waves, and such. They have one with a shark that says 'beware the locals' but I'm not into sharks. Definitely no slugs as I dropped out of UCSC. I saw a SC Shakespeare that looked cool, but I've never seen SC Shakespeare. There are also HWY1 stickers, but I'm going to be more of a HWY17 driver. Alas, decisions, decisions...
Re: Santa Cruz - Greg_phpbb3_import1 - 04-29-2013
Are you sure bought called 'Hallucinations'? Maybe it was just a . . . .
The Mean reply - Greg_phpbb3_import1 - 04-29-2013
(it got stuck in my head and wouldn't leave)
How big is your ego that you think "Go check Google' is the best way to find you?
And since I was mean - Greg_phpbb3_import1 - 04-29-2013
Did you have to build all new furniture to fit inside properly?
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home sweet home - Drunk Monk - 04-29-2013
Good point about the Hallucinations book, although it was a gift, not something I bought. What bothers me the most about that is I'm sure I packed it with some other important stuff, but I have no idea what that was and where that ended up. Probably fell into the dimensional rift that is the Beach Bungalow.
Tetris has been the metaphor for moving into the Bungalow. As as that photo reveals, it's 4D tetris. :?
Re: Santa Cruz - Dr. Ivor Yeti - 04-30-2013
I have a couple of bumperstickers that you are welcome to (as I have no bumper). They are from the old VillainSupply.com and feature very *non* hippie sentiments like "You Will All Bow Down Before Me!" and "Carpe Terra!". Let them know what they are really up against.
If interested, lemme know and I'll mail them to you.
sticker sloppy seconds from ppfy - Drunk Monk - 05-01-2013
thanks, but i'll pass.
Seabright knows how to party - Drunk Monk - 07-05-2013
So I've had this plan for the 4th this year - to go to the cliff ridge that overlooks the Boardwalk and Seabright beach and watch fireworks. I had heard that there was this huge scene at the beach that was insane. I was dismayed to discover that there is no official fireworks show at the Boardwalk or on the bay. The only one was in Scott's Valley. But I went down there anyway and it was insane. The cops had closed the streets past the Brewery, fenced off the beach access, including my ridge lookout, installed portable street lights and checkpoints, and were heavily patrolling the area. The fine for fireworks or alcohol was prominently posted everywhere - $1000 just for the 4th. Nevertheless, there was a huge crowd of people milling about on the cliffs and many of the homes were hosting Frat party scale gatherings, complete with live music, lights...and fireworks. There were dozens of firework ninjas, shooting off fireworks on the beaches and from the streets and backyards. The cops tried to catch them - there were some busts. Over the wharf and across the bay, more rogue fireworks could be seen, but nothing like what was going down in Seabright. Some of those firework ninjas had full scale industrial fireworks. It was insane - like a war zone - some ninjas brought some serious explosives to the table. I watched for a while and then decided to return to my veranda to quench my beer thirst as my family opted to stay home and comfort the animals, and the scene just wasn't as fun without them.
Well, as fate would have it, two of the major firework ninja camps were right next to our bungalow - one on Seabright a few houses down from our street and another on the next parallel street, the one that our veranda faces. That street had taken it upon themselves to close down, hold a street party during the day, and keep fenced off into the night. They were shooting off major show fireworks - it was the closest I've ever been to such pyrotechnics except for working the pit at Van Halen and that Shoreline symphony show when they shot the fireworks too low and we had to treat dozens of patients for ash in their eyes. And I had the perfect seat on my veranda until the neighbors across the street started shooting off some more safe and sane fireworks and the smoke came my way. So I crossed the street to join them, which was a nice introduction. They had a lot of fireworks. It was very enjoyable - a far better show than I saw at the beach.
Today, the streets are totally clean, save for some burn marks. I just took the pom for a walk and couldn't find any spent firework debris.
Beijing? Majorca? Sco'land? Roam? Whatev.... - Drunk Monk - 07-27-2013
Two nights of live music on the beach in stumbling distance in a row. Oh wait, I already said that.
I decided on the purple octopus SC sticker. It's very Lovecraftic. T was torn between that and the starfish (for her new skatework skateboard) and said she would get whatever of those I wouldn't get, because I was thinking about the same two. But she needed the starfish as her name means 'star'. We got S the mother & pup otter - she had T choose that. So we're all bumperstickered like locals.
Still summer in the Cruz... - Drunk Monk - 10-21-2013
There's some sort of anchovy run, at least that's what I'm told, so there's been a lot of sea life - dolphins, seals, otters, and the best ones to watch - whales. T & I were at a pizza party for her class on Sunday in Aptos. I now realize that there are two types of families at T's new school - uber rich and middle-class spiritual seekers (you know where I stand here - actually closer to lower-mid class now because S is only working part-time and I'm spending a fortune on gas for my commute). The house was in a gated community, high atop a hillside with a commanding view of the bay. The family is heir to Willoughby farms in Watsonville. When they said 'pizza party' they meant hand-cooked pizza in the outdoor wood-fired oven, topped with gourmet veggies - each pizza different and delicious. They have a car collection - several pristine amazing automobiles, which I didn't see but T did. And from that lofty estate, we could see the whale spouts in the bay. Wow.
Despite the affluent classmates (who are really nice people, just crazy rich) we're loving Santa Cruz so much. Greg was spot on with his prediction. I keep coming back to that Dylan lyric "There was music in the cafés at night and revolution in the air". We caught some of the high school marching band competition on Saturday - strategically situated at the Drum Line competition. That was fun as I love rudimentary drumming. Then we went to a benefit for T's school, at Pacific Cultural Center where S takes yoga and T catches the bus (two blocks from home). Prabha and Friends was several Mt. Madonna grads, some teachers, and some other musicians, playing kirtan, folk, blues and jazz. It was lovely, yet somewhat bittersweet as Baba Hari Dass is sick. He is 90 now and lives in Bonny Doon. If he does pass, it will be interesting to see how that affects T's school.
I'm usually very into doing RM for Halloween, as there are always several shows and I love costuming. But this year, I'm thinking I'll just stay in the Cruz. It's already crazy with Halloween decor here.
Stay-cation - Drunk Monk - 11-06-2013
I'm a little bummed that there's no live music or movies calling to me this week, but hey, I got to burn 7 days of vacation before T-day, so I'm just chillin in the Cruz this week. It's nice. Clear, quiet and cool. Having a great vacation. I'll hate to leave when I'm done.... oh wait, never mind. :-D
Re: Santa Cruz - Dr. Ivor Yeti - 11-08-2013
You are definitely in the right place.