Monterey and other Mischief...

Nomad party wandering for two weekends:

So yeah, been doing a lot of booty shaking and exploring the nightlife of a few surrounding cities. Last weekend crazy fun Samantha and I enjoyed a light Indian dinner at a pleasant Monterey downtown restaurant where we met the super-friendly owners who treated us to traditional tea and warm conversation. Followed by hours at Club Octane, four clubs in one (Techno and House/Hip hop/live rock/ and an old school 80's room) where we lost track of time, drank purple hooters and danced our socks off.

This weekend, the family suffered a sad loss as the father took the family back east to bury his mama. On the upside, big house left to me and an ornery grandpa Karl who was nice enough to allow me a gathering of friends: about 8 of us splashing in the pool, working salsa and belly dance moves and munching on sushi I had rolled for the group until the wee hours.

Helped Anat move into a new place nearer to Frisco, we no sooner got her clothes unloaded when we were on the 101 headed for the Mission District to jump around to funky eclectic beats at El Rio which featured anything from hindi, salsa, reggae, to techno based grooves... we garnered quite the following of enamoured young men, and invited a particularly enjoyable Peruvian fellow to join us for 3am ceviche at a hole-in-the-wall. Still I swear that dating now would not be in my best interests and I extend the long arm of friendship to hunky eye-candies.

Kids start to school in two days and topless tanning time returns! Felt neat to do their school shopping and get them little backpacks, calculators and such... missing school a bit myself and with as adjusted as I'm becoming to the bay area am considering school here next year.. yet another angle to look into...

Otherwise time in Santa Cruz, watching hippies and skateboarders do their thing while barking at sea lions (a usual activity when on the wharf) and eating zabaglione gelato..mmmm....