From about mid-August to about mid-November 2007, I took a break from blogging. Part of the reason it took me so long to get back on the horse was that I felt pressured to fill in all the blanks once I came back. I figured instead that I'd use the wiki way instead and gradually grow this page as I felt like it.
- August 11-12. I met Maj and Amita June in Hermosa Beach in Southern California. They flew in from Montreal that day, after about 2 weeks apart. It was great to see them! We had about 24 hours just to ourselves, so we got a hotel room and hung out at the beach. We had breakfast on the 12th at Good Stuff on the Strand, possibly one of my favourite spots on the planet.
- August 12-15 (?). We spent a few days with Maj's parents in Long Beach. I was still figuring out the details of my continued work with Internet Brands, which was kind of nerve-wracking.
- August 14. Amita June, Maj and I went to Avalon on Catalina Island for the day. It was beautiful, and we enjoyed the tiny beaches and big drinks.
- August 15. I accepted a continued job with Internet Brands, and Maj chose not to take one (see Journal/4 Fructidor CCXV). We spent the night in Santa Barbara with our friends Nelly, John, and baby Charlie, who all live on a boat in the harbour there.
- August 16. Driving up to San Francisco, we stop about halfway in San Simeon. We have a great time, and really enjoy exploring nearby Cambria.
- August 18. We go to my cousin Karen's wedding in San Francisco. Absolutely fantastic, and we also bring circus gear (clown noses, mustaches, etc.) and have another weird Prodromo(u) wedding reception.
- August 28. Maj heads up to Burning Man for 2½ days. Amita June and I stay down in LAH together -- probably our longest time alone so far. We have an excellent time.
- August 30. I drive up to Burning Man with my brother Ted. We have a great trip, and meet Maj there with all our friends at Spock Mountain Research Labs. Excellent 5 days in the desert.
- September 4. I go for a run in LAH, after arriving home from Burning Man. I've exercised every day since then, and I've dropped my BMI from 43 to 33.6 (so far -- see Journal/26 Brumaire CCXVI).
- September 5. Back in Montreal, after more than a month!
- Canadian Thanksgiving. We had a great dinner of poached salmon with our friends Emi and Stefan and their daughter Isa. It was everyone's first major Canadian Thanksgiving, which made it pretty special.