10-06-2006 12:55 pm

MADE IT TO CALIFORNIA! HAD A LITTLE BIT OF A SNAFU AT THE CAR RENTAL PLACE, BUT IT ALL WORKED OUT IN THE END. GRABBED SOME GREAT BURRITOS ON MAIN STREET IN SANTA MONICA, PARKED THE CAR, AND WENT FOR A QUICK WALK ON THE BEACH BETWEEN THE SANTA MONICA PIER AND THE VENICE BOARDWALK. THEN DROVE UP NORTH, TO SIMI VALLEY, VIA PCH AND KANAN CANYON ROAD. TODAY’S PLAN… SKATE THE BOARDWALK, SHOP A LITTLE ON MELROSE, GRAB SOME FOOD, AND GO OUT TO THE CONCERT TONIGHT. GREAT START TO THE VACATION… I’M AMAZINGLY MORE RELAXED IN CALIFORNIA, FOR SOME REASON.