god help me, i'm in southern california

[rone]

Kim and i took a flight early this morning to Marion Morrison Airport to drive to Riverside (yes, i know Ontario's closer, but we couldn't get any decent fares) for the wedding of my old college friend Dave Zuckerman.  The traffic in Southern California is an obnoxious endemic feature, a daily hazard for travelers; besides, SoCal is so big, it takes a long time to get anywhere anyway.

For the first time since the early `90s, "we" were all together at the same time: Brian Dailey, Eugene Hsu, Ron Swain, and the aforementioned DZ.  We had a blast, of course, cracking wise during the wedding rehearsal, the rehearsal dinner, and at the après-ceremony dinner at Café Sevilla (which reminded me of the Current Music).  Except for Brian, who also works in the IT dungeons (albeit for academia instead of the dread world of startups), we've all settled into different careers, all of which have little to do with the degrees we achieved (and by "we" i mean "they", as i never completed my curriculum).  The food and wine at Sevilla were excellent, despite a few hitches (how does a Spanish restaurant run out of Spanish wine, i ask you?)

This afternoon's ceremony was elegant and succinct.  Dave and Julia radiate passion, love, and good humor.  I liked what i saw, and i had a great time.

This morning, we had brunch at Plums with jkcohen and his better half Beth, and it was delightful to spend a few hours with them (alas, not nearly as much time as we'd've liked), and the food was excellent.

Now i must go to bed, as we must get up before the crack of dawn to make an 06:45 flight.  I just didn't want to take Monday off...

Comments

[pennyhill.livejournal.com]

how does a Spanish restaurant run out of Spanish wine, i ask you?

Because you drank it all?

[ronebofh.livejournal.com]

They were out of it when we got there!

[pennyhill.livejournal.com]

Curses! Damn their eyes!

[racerxmachina.livejournal.com]

I owe my folks a visit at some point-- it's the first time in a long time that the drive would be a real chore. About how much is a puddlejumper from SJ to Ontario/Riverside?

[ronebofh.livejournal.com]

I believe we paid about $110 about a month in advance.

[2wanda.livejournal.com]

The prices were all over the place. Some were almost $400 or more a ticket. The tickets from SJC to John Wayne were the cheapest, and only if we stayed through Sunday night and flew back early Monday morning. If we'd wanted to come back Sunday night, the prices were much higher. But as it turned out, coming back on Monday was better, as we got to spend much more time with Ronny's old friends that way.

[mrbalihai.livejournal.com]

Marion Morrison Airport

I keep reading this as "Marilyn Manson Airport".

[solipsistnation.livejournal.com]

Yeah, well, I'm in San Jose.

[ronebofh.livejournal.com]

And about damn time, slacker.

[solipsistnation.livejournal.com]

Oh come on, I held it at 80 or 85 all the way from Nebraska to the California border. I lost a lot of time on that busted-up sidewalk you California people call I-80...