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Fall Festivals, Carnivals and Urgent Care

 We had a chance to go see The Rocky Horror Picture Show. It was a small audience compared to the other shows, but it was fantastic. This was my first time ever and I didn't expect all the yelling, the audience getting up to dance the "Time Warp" and I didn't expect items to be thrown (all in good fun). It was such an experience and I tried to capture as much as I could of the moment. I had such a great time. Then I went to a small festival with Sue. I snapped a couple of pictures of her. I call it "Sue in the Wild" as she's hard to get pictures off. She'd probably kill me if she knew I had a photo... or two... Fancy Car Show We got more stuff than we needed. I bought Emory some hot sauce, and so many of the little tables wanted donations. We didn't bring enough money to donate to everyone. They were asking for $20.00 which is pretty hefty price if you have more than five people asking for it. We did spin the wheel of "fortune" and the ...

Tiki Bars, Bike Rides and Writing

 I had such a fantastic week!  Solvang is about a three hour drive from where we live. We hopped on the freeway a little late given that we were meeting friends who were driving from Oceanside. We still made it to Solvang before they did. It's a cute little Dutch town with tons of bakeries, which we totes took advantage of. The hotel had complimentary bikes so I wanted to get on them and take one for a test run. Needless to say, I am not really that good on bikes any more. They say you never forget how to ride a bike, but I don't think they met meant me! I was wobbly and a mess. My girl friend took video. I bet she's laughing as we speak watching that video on replay. Emory and I stopped at a Tiki Bar for a drink. I got the "Pain Killa" and Emory got a mixed drink, but I don't remember the name of it. He also got a beer. Heck! It was his birthday week so he could drink every day if he wanted to.  Our friends met us for dinner and we had such a nice time. The g...

BeetleJuice Experience, Commune Visits and Writing

 My Goddess! I had the best weekend ever!  I made it down to Hollywood for the Beetlejuice Beetlejuice Experience!  The drive always makes me nervous. I hate it down there. I did dress up as that was encouraged. I dressed in my funeral best and wore a little hate from the 1930's that had a very tiny black netted veil. I got so many compliments on my costume. Emory only wore black. He didn't want to "dress up dress up" for this, but he was willing to wear all black to the party. Then we walked around Hollywood a little bit. I offered to take photos for tourists, but they were worried that I was one of the many many many people that ask for money down there for photos. I told them "absolutely free" and took a photo of the couples in front of things. I wasn't expecting to jump in them, if that's what they were afraid of, but I do love taking photos for people who want group photos.  I was asked if I spoke another language. I do not, sadly. I failed at t...