California Soul

I spent this weekend in the Bay Area, it was sooooo good! And such a tease. I had, like, two seconds to see anybody.

Firstly, I think I have a small curse that I have to ward off. During my tight connection at Dallas-Ft. Worth airport, my cell phone fell out of my pocket on the plane as I was running to catch the next one. ARGH! This was my second time back in Cali since I left, and again I'm without a cell phone! American Airlines found it and held it for me, but there wasn't enough time to run back to the terminal and get it before my connection left. So if you didn't get a call from me (or even know that I was in town), that's why...it wasn't for lack of trying. I picked it up on my way back through Dallas.

Gosh I miss EVERYBODY in California. And the weather. It was raining, but still a lovely 60º out! I stayed with Miz Mazzy for two nights, and that was quite good. It was wonderful that she came to get me at the airport, because otherwise I wouldn't have had enough change to call her and let me in the house...at least I lose my phone in places where people support me.

I ate too much vegan food, went to this sort of weird, spread-out student conference at Berkeley - we'd been invited to speak at a panel there, which they set for 9am Sunday morning - and saw some of my people! It's handy that there was a big anti-war rally, so I dropped by with my rolly luggage in tow and gave hugs all around. Man, it's nice to come home!

My pal Cathy Rion put me up for a night, and we wandered around the Albany landfill and ate dumplings at Shan Dong. Later we went to a big benefit for Critical Resistance that my pal Sarah threw, and tons of people I know were there. While it was way too brief, it was still so lovely to see folks. She dropped me off at the airport after playing cello for the Unitarian church she belongs to in Oakland.

As I announced to all my folks at the time, I'll be back! I'm planning a longer and not-work trip to California (one where I have enough time to see my parents, and, like, everybody) at the end of April - beginning of May. See some of ya soon!