Weekend Wind-Down #56

(on the way to the airport we saw a buncha people riding around town on their horses)

A week ago I was back home in RIVERSIDE, California, visiting my family. There were a few things I forgot about living in Riverside:

1. The air is brown. Visibly brown. Smog sucks.
2. The sun is relentless. There are no clouds. There is just a gray haze in the morning which gives way to a big blue sky by noon.
3. Cell phone towers are disguised as palm trees or water towers.
4. It's not uncommon to see a little old Mexican dude wearing a cowboy hat, pushing a cart through a suburban neighborhood at nine in the morning, selling ice creams, popsicles, and mexican candy.
5. Riverside is a horse town. It's not uncommon to see people ride their horses through a suburban neighborhood on their way to a supermarket or to a local fast food restaurant.



FAVORITE MOMENT OF THE PAST WEEK?
MISSY - When Raoul came home.
RAOUL - Hanging out on Venice Beach, CA with the fam.

WORST MOMENT OF THE PAST WEEK?
MISSY - Nilla throwing up hairballs.
RAOUL - Not having Missy with me in California and the moment my vacation ended!

FUNNIEST MOMENT OF THE PAST WEEK?
MISSY - Everyone's reaction to my new hair!
RAOUL - Missy saying "big boys eat baked beans!" in the style of Gilbert Grape.

WORD OR PHRASE OF THE PAST WEEK?
MISSY - "Big boys eat baked beans!"
RAOUL - "Big boys eat baked beans!"

FAVORITE MEAL OF THE PAST WEEK?
MISSY - My truffles.
RAOUL - The "Louis L'amour" veggie burger from the Sidewalk Cafe in Venice Beach.

TWO THINGS ON YOUR SHOPPING LIST FOR THIS WEEK?
MISSY - Bunny bedding and carrots.
RAOUL - Plastic bins and a headlight for Lord Focus.

PERSONAL SOUNDTRACK FOR THE PAST WEEK?
MISSY - This American Life...
RAOUL - Orbital, Ultramarine, Stereolab, This Mortal Coil, The Wolfgang Press, Red House Painters, Kristin Hersh, Throwing Muses, His Name Is Alive, Nikaidoh Kazumi, The Polyphonic Spree, The English Beat, Printed Circuit, Daft Punk, Julie Cruise, Au Revoir Simone, The Sundays, Kanda, Electronic, Ned's Atomic Dustbin, Julie Ruin, Sarah Records' "Glass Arcade" and "Gaol Ferry Bridge" comps, Grand Royal's "At Home With The Groovebox" comp, 2 Tone Records' "2 Tone Story" comp.


(of course, the local vet caters to horses...)