Too tired to go any further. I am at Vagabond Inn in Bakersfield to the tune of $42. Free breakfast if I get up by 9am. (waffles, donuts and such) I was starting to fall asleep and with those crazy aggressive drivers I got scared. I was actually scared before I got sleepy. The huge hills up and down and people weaving in and out...lights glaring.. and not really sure where I was going because the Bitch in the Box kept shutting down. (SHE really is a bitch when she quits on the job) AND it was REALLY REALLY dark out there!!
Unfortunately I am close to 4 hours from Yosemite and I was hoping to spend the whole day there tomorrow. It was better that I got to spend the time with family, cuz I never know when I will have that again.. and Yosemite will always be there in my lifetime. Maybe one day I will take the GRANDONE Blaze there. I miss him.. I feel the homesickness setting in. I talked to Brenna today and it got me a little bit.. now it is bad. I have lost track of time, but it should be close to the third day, it always happens that way.
A few concerns.. I believe my colitis has come back.. or I am just having a wicked time from the antibiotics, but my stomach has to settle down, sprinting into a greasy truckstop sucks. I was thinking of uping my steriods.. but I did not bring enough. Next thought is pepto.. but that stuff should be outlawed. My usual solution to this is to quit eating, but I don't think that will be wise at this time. Second concern is I cut my left hand fixing the sprinkler before I left.. center of my palm. It was getting quite infected and Marcie donated some bandaids and antibiotic ointment to my cause. I think it is starting to work. Traveling is dirty and yucky.. even in this hotel I am having a germ-a-phobe attack.
How come in front of many of the rooms the people leave their shoes outside their rooms? Do that many people have tooooo stinky feet? Is it a signal that there are a certain number of people in the room... or????
I should go to sleep.. more tomorrow nite, I hope... if the bears don't get me!!
LOVE, LOVE, LOVE,
Jada
Friday, July 30, 2010
Tahoe Almost 2
I drove from San Diego to LA today.. took 5 hours. 3 of those hours were going 60 miles of the trip. The VZ Navigator aka THE BITCH IN THE BOX (named by my precious student Mary Belser) got me here. Let me tell you about the B in the B... she likes to tell you every 2 tenths of the mile that you are stuck in traffic.. NO flipping kidding.. I am right there in it.. I really don't think I need the constant reminder!!! She would say.. "traffic congestion next 8 miles.." .."traffic congestion next 7.8 miles"... etc... no wonder people go postal here!! AND there are FREAKING lot of people here. I drove over a hill and saw this sign it said Los Angeles and the elevation and then the population 3,978,456.. now why doesn't that just say 4 million freaking crazy people all living in one square mile?????
Once again I am thankful for XM radio!! I have heard Doc Laura and this crazy lady named Jane who says she likes to date and sleep with lots of guys.. even though she is currently monogomous. Funny their shows are back to back on the same channel.
Today once I got into LA I decided to drop in on my cousin at his Deli. I had the most awesome 1/2 sandwich of rare roast beast!!! I tried to take its' picture to show my Dad, but the dang camera on the phone was not working. It was 3 inches tall and delish!!! I probably helped that I was STARVING because I didn't get lunch till 2.
Nice to see my cousin, he looks just like my Uncle JIM... (his dad). Ends up my Uncle Jim is in the hospital so we went to see him. HE looks just like my Grandaddy.. it was very spooky to see them. Brought tears to my eyes. Their photos are on the facebook link. Uncle Jim is having some problems.. he is 12 years older than my Mom.. Like my dad says, parts just start to wear out. I have had a very nice conversation with my cousin, words of Cullins wisdom all over the place, which I so appreciate.
Cousin Jimmy brought me back to his place to hang out while the traffic clears so I can head north in a bit. I got to go for an awesome run on a bridal path.. I can run longer when it is cooler. Nice to run on a dirt path through a tree filled canyon. Towards the end of my run I started to think of when that jogger got attacked by a mountain lion in Ca. caused me to pause and assess my surroundings several times as I headed back to Jimmy's house. I also got lost.. and I did not bring my phone.. too funny.. I was looking down every street looking for the blue short bus.
I caught a bit of the news(B. you would be proud I actually watched the news, I am not totally out of touch today).. about someone getting eaten by a bear in Yosemite.. LOL that was one of my fears about camping there when I read about the camp sites giving you bear boxes to store your food.
Okie dokie.. I am off.. headed north.. would like to make it to Fresno.. but who knows...
LOVE, LOVE, LOVE,
Jada
Once again I am thankful for XM radio!! I have heard Doc Laura and this crazy lady named Jane who says she likes to date and sleep with lots of guys.. even though she is currently monogomous. Funny their shows are back to back on the same channel.
Today once I got into LA I decided to drop in on my cousin at his Deli. I had the most awesome 1/2 sandwich of rare roast beast!!! I tried to take its' picture to show my Dad, but the dang camera on the phone was not working. It was 3 inches tall and delish!!! I probably helped that I was STARVING because I didn't get lunch till 2.
Nice to see my cousin, he looks just like my Uncle JIM... (his dad). Ends up my Uncle Jim is in the hospital so we went to see him. HE looks just like my Grandaddy.. it was very spooky to see them. Brought tears to my eyes. Their photos are on the facebook link. Uncle Jim is having some problems.. he is 12 years older than my Mom.. Like my dad says, parts just start to wear out. I have had a very nice conversation with my cousin, words of Cullins wisdom all over the place, which I so appreciate.
Cousin Jimmy brought me back to his place to hang out while the traffic clears so I can head north in a bit. I got to go for an awesome run on a bridal path.. I can run longer when it is cooler. Nice to run on a dirt path through a tree filled canyon. Towards the end of my run I started to think of when that jogger got attacked by a mountain lion in Ca. caused me to pause and assess my surroundings several times as I headed back to Jimmy's house. I also got lost.. and I did not bring my phone.. too funny.. I was looking down every street looking for the blue short bus.
I caught a bit of the news(B. you would be proud I actually watched the news, I am not totally out of touch today).. about someone getting eaten by a bear in Yosemite.. LOL that was one of my fears about camping there when I read about the camp sites giving you bear boxes to store your food.
Okie dokie.. I am off.. headed north.. would like to make it to Fresno.. but who knows...
LOVE, LOVE, LOVE,
Jada
Tahoe Almost
I am in Northridge, Ca. , not quite where I thought I would be today. I am learning how to relax an go with the flow instead of stress about where I think I am suppose to be.
Yesterday.. I was up at 3:30am. I couldn't go back to sleep so I finished packing and loaded up the car. I left by 5:45am. Once I hit Picacho Peak I started to cry.. I was so happy that I actually was on my way!! The sunrise was awesome.
XM radio rocks and it made trip go by very quickly..
Before I left I made arrangements to meet my cousin Tim and his friend Jon.. we all use to hang out in my teens when my family visited CA. I learned how to waterski with them. I made it Seaport Village exactly at noon to meet them. Jon brought his 19 year old son. We had the greatest conversation and it was so nice to catch up with all of them. I know that things don't turn out the way we planned when we were kids.. but is amazing to me how they turned out!
After meeting with them I decided to go hang out at the beach until Marcie got off of work. Tim at the last second decided to go with me. He lead the way to Fiesta Island. It was fun to watch the surf/parachute sailors.. and the boats and waterskiers. Tim and I had an awesome conversation. He has had some bumps in the road and seems to have recovered quite well.. he looks great and says he is happy.
I headed over to Marcie's.. only 8 miles and it took just 45 minutes. The drivers here are AGGRESSIVE... I had to put on my big girl pants and dive in.. YIKES... talk about scary!!
Marcie is awesome.. she has the greatest house.. 1 bedroom with wood floors and a detached "yoga room" where I got to stay. On the patio outside the yoga room is lily pad covered pond with a waterfall. We went for a run, then went out for dinner. I think the name of the restaurant was called Alchemy, it is walking distance from her house. I had a chicken dish that tasted so good. We walked home. Marcie lives in DOWNTOWN San Diego. It is densely populated. It is very cool how people make great use of such small space together and don't actually kill each other from living so close. There is noise all of the time. There are planes going over all the time... I noticed that while having a conversation, when it gets loud, the conversation just pauses then resumes when the plane is done. It was very interesting. This morning I got up took a shower.. had some nice coffee with Marcie and we both left with-in a few minutes of each other. She was ever so nice and it was wonderful to spend time with her.
I have tried twice to upload photos here.. and it will not let me.. so I will post them on facebook then post the link here. This makes me sad, cuz I talk about the things in the photos here.
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=76099&id=1478181391&l=3b3795244d
I need to go take a break and go for a run.. the weather here is so beautiful. I am at my cousin Jimmy's house in Northridge. I won't be staying tonite.. but I will head out again after dark. It took me three hours to go 60 miles this afternoon.. I just don't want to try it again. He says the traffic will be bad if I go now. I will write more about my visit with him and my Uncle Jim later.
LOVE, LOVE, LOVE,
Jada
Yesterday.. I was up at 3:30am. I couldn't go back to sleep so I finished packing and loaded up the car. I left by 5:45am. Once I hit Picacho Peak I started to cry.. I was so happy that I actually was on my way!! The sunrise was awesome.
XM radio rocks and it made trip go by very quickly..
Before I left I made arrangements to meet my cousin Tim and his friend Jon.. we all use to hang out in my teens when my family visited CA. I learned how to waterski with them. I made it Seaport Village exactly at noon to meet them. Jon brought his 19 year old son. We had the greatest conversation and it was so nice to catch up with all of them. I know that things don't turn out the way we planned when we were kids.. but is amazing to me how they turned out!
After meeting with them I decided to go hang out at the beach until Marcie got off of work. Tim at the last second decided to go with me. He lead the way to Fiesta Island. It was fun to watch the surf/parachute sailors.. and the boats and waterskiers. Tim and I had an awesome conversation. He has had some bumps in the road and seems to have recovered quite well.. he looks great and says he is happy.
I headed over to Marcie's.. only 8 miles and it took just 45 minutes. The drivers here are AGGRESSIVE... I had to put on my big girl pants and dive in.. YIKES... talk about scary!!
Marcie is awesome.. she has the greatest house.. 1 bedroom with wood floors and a detached "yoga room" where I got to stay. On the patio outside the yoga room is lily pad covered pond with a waterfall. We went for a run, then went out for dinner. I think the name of the restaurant was called Alchemy, it is walking distance from her house. I had a chicken dish that tasted so good. We walked home. Marcie lives in DOWNTOWN San Diego. It is densely populated. It is very cool how people make great use of such small space together and don't actually kill each other from living so close. There is noise all of the time. There are planes going over all the time... I noticed that while having a conversation, when it gets loud, the conversation just pauses then resumes when the plane is done. It was very interesting. This morning I got up took a shower.. had some nice coffee with Marcie and we both left with-in a few minutes of each other. She was ever so nice and it was wonderful to spend time with her.
I have tried twice to upload photos here.. and it will not let me.. so I will post them on facebook then post the link here. This makes me sad, cuz I talk about the things in the photos here.
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=76099&id=1478181391&l=3b3795244d
I need to go take a break and go for a run.. the weather here is so beautiful. I am at my cousin Jimmy's house in Northridge. I won't be staying tonite.. but I will head out again after dark. It took me three hours to go 60 miles this afternoon.. I just don't want to try it again. He says the traffic will be bad if I go now. I will write more about my visit with him and my Uncle Jim later.
LOVE, LOVE, LOVE,
Jada
Wednesday, July 28, 2010
Trip from Marana, AZ to Marana, AZ
Trip from Marana, AZ to Marana, AZ
Plan is got to SD tonite or tomorrow am then to leave SD on Friday 7/30 morning and head up to Yosemite. Spend Saturday in Yosemite. Sunday drive to Tahoe and find my dorm. Monday morning start my class. Head back home either Sat. afternoon 8/7 or Sunday morning via Vegas. Get home Monday nite.. and back to my favorite peoples and students on Tuesday the 10th.
Plan is got to SD tonite or tomorrow am then to leave SD on Friday 7/30 morning and head up to Yosemite. Spend Saturday in Yosemite. Sunday drive to Tahoe and find my dorm. Monday morning start my class. Head back home either Sat. afternoon 8/7 or Sunday morning via Vegas. Get home Monday nite.. and back to my favorite peoples and students on Tuesday the 10th.
Tahoe YESSSSSS!!!!!!
Got the clearance to go.. neck is getting better.. no vicodin today. CT scan says stay the course. Must stay on the antibiotics and I am not contagious. This is probably a result of my low immunity from being on the steriods. I will stop at the health food store on my way out and get lots of stuff to keep me well!! I could up the steriods, but I told the doc NO! Note to self.. bring nice pot back for doc.. I like this doc, he is darling!!
MORE good news!! MY CHECK came!!!! Yipee!!!!
Thanks for all the good wishes and prayers, they freakin' worked!!!!
NOW, a power nap, collect my clothes and tools.. and be on my way. Not sure I can get out of here by nightfall, or if I will wait till morning! Sure would be nice to wake up in San Diego at my best friend from HS house!!! Plan on making connections while there with my cousin and a two friends my sister and I use to hang with as kids.
I am concerned about fires near Bakersfield but will cross that bridge tomorrow.
LOVE, LOVE, LOVE, (anyone even curious why I sign off like that?)
Jada the Traveling and Happy Potter!
MORE good news!! MY CHECK came!!!! Yipee!!!!
Thanks for all the good wishes and prayers, they freakin' worked!!!!
NOW, a power nap, collect my clothes and tools.. and be on my way. Not sure I can get out of here by nightfall, or if I will wait till morning! Sure would be nice to wake up in San Diego at my best friend from HS house!!! Plan on making connections while there with my cousin and a two friends my sister and I use to hang with as kids.
I am concerned about fires near Bakersfield but will cross that bridge tomorrow.
LOVE, LOVE, LOVE, (anyone even curious why I sign off like that?)
Jada the Traveling and Happy Potter!
Tahoe (NOT)
Wishing to be leaving today. Instead I am going to get a ct scan of my neck to see what they can do about this abscess!
I had wicked wedding dreams and death dreams last nite.. mom asked me this morning about them and I told her that I wasn't allowed to tell my dreams till after breakfast or they would come true... she taught me this when I was a little girl. I think this is so you will forget your dream by the time breakfast rolls around. This morning I can't have bkfst cuz this ct scan has some kind of contrast or something. SO.. I WILL forget these wicked dreams, thank goodness.
I wanted to do laundry and pack my tools last nite, but just went to sleep. My right side of my neck and my right brain hurts like hell. Yesterday I was having weird thoughts about my dog (Wilma) taking care of my clay... not sure what that was all about.
Kathy H. called and said all was well at the studio and that I had some awesome pots come out of the glaze fire. I also made some bisque for my class in Tahoe. She was nice to pack it all up and will bring it to me sometime today.
My Mom has been awesome, taking me to the doc and to this procedure today. We watched some really great movies.. Paper Hearts, Bucket List, PS I Love You..(My favorite movie, book and sound track of all time) She also had this other wierd one about the Northern Hemisphere becoming an ice cap .. but I don't remember what it was called I will check and write it next time.
I looked into airfares to Tahoe, $500 round trip... this may be the way I have to go. I will still have to figure out transport from there to the school which is about 2 hrs away.
Wish me luck getting the up close look today.. hopefully all will get better after this.
Love, Love, Love,
Jada
I had wicked wedding dreams and death dreams last nite.. mom asked me this morning about them and I told her that I wasn't allowed to tell my dreams till after breakfast or they would come true... she taught me this when I was a little girl. I think this is so you will forget your dream by the time breakfast rolls around. This morning I can't have bkfst cuz this ct scan has some kind of contrast or something. SO.. I WILL forget these wicked dreams, thank goodness.
I wanted to do laundry and pack my tools last nite, but just went to sleep. My right side of my neck and my right brain hurts like hell. Yesterday I was having weird thoughts about my dog (Wilma) taking care of my clay... not sure what that was all about.
Kathy H. called and said all was well at the studio and that I had some awesome pots come out of the glaze fire. I also made some bisque for my class in Tahoe. She was nice to pack it all up and will bring it to me sometime today.
My Mom has been awesome, taking me to the doc and to this procedure today. We watched some really great movies.. Paper Hearts, Bucket List, PS I Love You..(My favorite movie, book and sound track of all time) She also had this other wierd one about the Northern Hemisphere becoming an ice cap .. but I don't remember what it was called I will check and write it next time.
I looked into airfares to Tahoe, $500 round trip... this may be the way I have to go. I will still have to figure out transport from there to the school which is about 2 hrs away.
Wish me luck getting the up close look today.. hopefully all will get better after this.
Love, Love, Love,
Jada
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
Tahoe
This is the first post in my new blog.
I intend to keep this blog beyond my Tahoe trip, but just trying to set it up right now.
Unfortunately, I am not having a great start to my trip. I was supposed to be leaving tomorrow. I have gotten sick. I seem to have an abscess in my throat. I was wicked sick, and now am still a bit sick, but the antibiotics seem to be taking the edge off. I had a shot of penicillin yesterday and am taking vicodin and another kind of antibiotic now. Tomorrow, I have a ct scan of my neck to see if it can be drained.
I had planned a long an somewhat leisurely drive to Tahoe, via San Diego and Yosemite. I don't quite think that is what is going to happen now. I have not been able to even get out of bed to pack or find my tools or even do my final plan of my route.
I am testing out a new video blog.. let me know if this works.. I know this one is bad, but I will get it right soon. Love, Love, Love, Jada
I intend to keep this blog beyond my Tahoe trip, but just trying to set it up right now.
Unfortunately, I am not having a great start to my trip. I was supposed to be leaving tomorrow. I have gotten sick. I seem to have an abscess in my throat. I was wicked sick, and now am still a bit sick, but the antibiotics seem to be taking the edge off. I had a shot of penicillin yesterday and am taking vicodin and another kind of antibiotic now. Tomorrow, I have a ct scan of my neck to see if it can be drained.
I had planned a long an somewhat leisurely drive to Tahoe, via San Diego and Yosemite. I don't quite think that is what is going to happen now. I have not been able to even get out of bed to pack or find my tools or even do my final plan of my route.
I am testing out a new video blog.. let me know if this works.. I know this one is bad, but I will get it right soon. Love, Love, Love, Jada
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