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15 February 2009

Hello everybody. I've fallen through the fingers of god & ended up in Huntington Beach, CA. →[More:]

I'm really, really well & hope all of you are, too.

post by: item at: 13:51 | 15 comments

Happy to hear that.

posted by arse_hat 15 February | 14:08

Falling through the fingers of god doesn't sound good to me.....

posted by serena 15 February | 14:14

God's hand hovers above California, ready to smite.

posted by Firas 15 February | 16:05

Look out for tar balls.

posted by Hugh Janus 15 February | 16:18

Is that a fancy way of saying L.A.?

posted by buzzman 15 February | 17:11

Where in Huntington? How's the surf?

posted by danf 15 February | 17:53

Hi, item!

posted by gaspode 15 February | 18:10

A fancy way of saying 30 miles south of LA, maybe. I'm living 2 blocks from the beach in downtown HB, getting some insanely needed rest after a somewhat challenging year or two.

I'm feeling friendly. Hello!

posted by item 15 February | 18:13

Apologies for being snarky. One of my cousins has lived in Long Beach for three years and loves it. I keep asking her if (as per CA law) she has 'chosen' what sex to have on her state D.L.

Monterey for a year of language school was a dream; living in Cali is so much not what people that have never been to or lived in Cali will ever think.

posted by buzzman 15 February | 18:23

Welcome to the neighborhood. :-)

(Well, okay, I'm in Venice and/or Hollywood, depending on the day, but that's close enough for me.)

posted by mykescipark 15 February | 19:28

Good to see you around, item. I owe you an e-mail or two. Long story, but I, too am escaping the tendrils of the metroplex.

posted by ufez 15 February | 19:39

OMG Huntington Beach! Some of my college friends lived there for awhile and I have fond memories of surfy beaches and the insane bar scene (sort of a dangerous mix, actually).

I'm glad you are well and feeling friendly. I miss California like crazy.

posted by muddgirl 16 February | 12:27

I keep asking her if (as per CA law) she has 'chosen' what sex to have on her state D.L.

As Susan Brownmiller noted "All women are female impersonators to some degree."

posted by muddgirl 16 February | 12:29

Ah, Huntington Beach bars. Once I asked for a Jack and Coke and the best they could do was rum and RC. Good times :)

Enjoy your stay!

posted by halonine 16 February | 18:43

Huntington Beach, CA

If you haven't read Tapping the Source, you should. A little dated (OK, a lot dated), but the best surf-noir novel ever written.

posted by dersins 17 February | 17:46

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