the wind and the clouds, they led goldilocks all the way home

this weekend i got to go to chico to visit my way groovy friend cas.  some observations:

• cool people roadtrip with the windows down....but are also conscious of the ever present danger of awkward one-sided arm tanning
• 20 minutes out of here, the sun shines
• i love the prairies of california....long, yellow grass with random fat green trees against a bright blue sky
• redding makes up for it's confusing atmosphere with awesome people who lead you to the I-5
• trader joe's is a magical land flowing with dried mangos and cool water bottles
• californians refuse to make eye-contact with people walking towards them
• chico has more bicyclists than i have ever seen....and has a great park
• watching hot rod with cas is quite possibly the best thing you could possibly do with an afternoon
  

i had a great time!  thanks cas!