Much has happened since my last post. Mona and I went to Missouri for Josh’s wedding. We hooked up with Nick and Tonya and stayed in the same hotel. We got to see the St. Louis Arch and checked out the city. I was surprised to see that you can still buy a five bedroom home in a wonderful neighborhood for $80,000 especially since a one bedroom in our neighborhood goes for around $500,000.
Josh’s wedding was over-the-top. He told me it would be nice but I had no idea. The wedding was at some exclusive country club. It was the kind of place you could imagine some old guys smoking cigars and sipping brandy while talking about their yachts. I didn’t get much time to talk to Josh but that’s okay. With that many friends and family plus the wedding itself, I was excited just to say hello.
After the wedding, we headed to Huston to Mona’s brothers. Texas was humid. It was awesome to finally meet Mona’s brother Mckay. We got along really well. He showed us the jail which was quite an experience. It was also great to see Evan who I haven’t see in awhile. We had some great conversations.
Yesterday, I saw a mountain lion at work. At first I thought it was a coyote until I got a little closer. I was driving so I pulled up next to it. That’s when I realized that my widow was completely down and the lion was only about five feet from me.
Here is a short list of the animals I’ve seen:
Deer
Skunks
Possums
I see these almost every night. The following are animals I see less often.
Scorpions
Raccoons
Bucks
Snakes (King Snake, Rattlesnake)
Foxes
Animals I’ve seen once:
Tarantula
Mountain Lion
Also, yesterday, Mona and I went to see Explosion in the Sky. In my last post I said they would be playing at the Orpheum Theatre. I was wrong. We ended up at the Hollywood Palladium on Sunset. The building has an art deco style and felt a little bit like a roller skating rink. The show turned out really well. I hate when I go to a concert and the band only plays stuff from their latest release. Explosion played all their best stuff that night.
Going to work afterwards was a bit difficult. I always drive down Sunset but I hit a snag when I got to Bel-Air. There was some huge memorial/shrine for Michael Jackson. Apparently, MJ lived close to my work.
Other than that, I’ve been working on a series of YouTube video. Hopefully, I have some posted in the next couple of days.
Oh, I almost forgot. The college I work at is one of the new locations for Beverly Hills 90210. The school is going to be West Beverly High and from what I understand, we are the main location. They should be here (I'm writing this at work) in the next two hours.
