I absolutely do not. And, sometimes, even less so.
This last week, I got to be in a music video for one one my favorite bands of late, Beirut. Imagine nostalgic Balkan-esque music of your (my) youth, meets the Smiths. That is an oversimplification, but you get the gist... It was an extremely silly thing to do, but also fun (in some way or another). Anyhow, you can look for me in the music video for "Elephant Gun", dancing around with a rubber elephant nose on, with a fake wine bottle in my hand. That's me (partially obscured) on the far right.
ALSO, the fam's visit is this week, which has forced us (happily!) to leave our home-cave by the beach, and venture out to other parts. So far, we have done beach stuff with the crazed circus dog, and lots of wonderful food, in addition to mountain traversing. Next is whale watching, and then out to the desert.*
What a whirlwind visit!
*UPDATE: We saw an unusual number of Grey Whales on our outing on the catamaran, in addition to some Dahl's Porpoises (sorry, Jo!), and were hot on the trail of a Humpback when we had to head back to the marina. Bummer, that. Also, the desert was aMAZing. Joshua Tree Nat'l Park is (obviously, perhaps) really something, as was the B & B we stayed at. I, personally, enjoyed both equally. JTNP was everything I expected it to be, and even in such a dry year we managed to see some Joshua Trees in bloom. 
The B&B exceeded any expectations I may've had, however. Homemade banana creme pie in the evening, decadent breakfasts of praline french toast with a berry compote, good coffee, beautiful cottages (skylights, even!), and every possible attention to detail, in addition to beautiful sunrises/sunsets, and wildlife on the grounds, including a mated pair of Great Horned owls, coyotes, foxes, and Sammy, the 2nd friendliest dog in the world. The owners of the B&B were amazing, as well, and
I give you some links:
Joshua Tree Nat'l Park
Roughley Manor B&B
Friday, March 30, 2007
Lest you think that I hate California...
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We also really enjoyed the trip to Calif - the Joshua Tree and Yucca plant flowers were really neat, the entire park was spectacular - especially at sundown, and the B&B was a place I have JUST got to get back too! Well back to reality (mid-April snow in northern Michigan!).
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