Monday, February 20, 2006

"California Dreamin' (on Such a Winter's Day)"


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What are the chances? I rarely, if ever, travel. Last year was a bit of an exception, with my traveling to California, coming home and leaving the same week for a road trip to Orlando, Florida, with the family.

Well, I'm taking another trip to California -- two trips to California in less than one year. What am I doing...making up for lost travel time?

If I were going for business, that would be different, but I'm going for pleasure. Okay...well, I guess you could interpret it by saying that "I'm making it my business to go to California for pleasure!"

Once again, I'm flying the coop, leaving my children in the most capable hands of my husband, and flying solo. Bad enough that I haven't traveled in years; worse that I have to do it alone. Aside from the rather expensive flight/accomodations issue, childcare is an issue for us. It's already difficult to arrange for childcare during school breaks, much less during regular class time, which is what the time frame will be. So I will be the TorontoPearl family representative at a simcha.

I know that several of you bloggers live out the L.A. way, and if it's possible to hold another bloggers' gathering, similar to the one PsychoToddler and Doctor Bean partook in, I'd love to be in the mix with you folks.

I will be haunting your lovely city around the second week in March, so tell Graumann's Chinese Theatre that I'd like to leave my [blogger's] handprints in the sidewalk. See if they can arrange something quickly for my visit with the media in attendance and a Kosher reception to follow. If it's too short notice, I'll settle for a nice cup of California decaf coffee...and a slice of chocolate babka that Cruisin' Mom will no doubt tote along to my handprint debut.

But will she save a piece for me is the question???

If she doesn't, we'll just have to meet on Rodeo Drive at the crack of dawn, each at opposite ends of the street. We'll walk twenty paces forward and will meet face-to-face for a duel. She might have the advantage 'cause she's gone to the shooting range already and aims for the neck. I, on the other hand, will point out the error of her [grammatical and spelling] ways. May the better gal win...!

7 comments:

cruisin-mom said...

Pearl, I'm lmao!
Of course I will save a piece of babke for you......................NOT!!!!!!!
But I will help you put your famous blogging hands in cement, no problem.
A blogger's meeting of the minds sounds great...everyone, bring your laptops, so we can "talk" to eachother.

Ezzie said...

everyone, bring your laptops, so we can "talk" to eachother.

Heh. :)

Oh... you couldn't go when I was there? Ah well.

cruisin-mom said...

Ezzie...you were here and didn't call? Bring me a babke? Nothing?

Ezzie said...

Hey, I didn't get invited to go shooting!

torontopearl said...

Ezzie, neither did I.

So...you and Serach have an invite to join the so-far-not-planned meeting of the blogging minds in early March. The West Coast division, that is. (Being not just an out-of-towner at this meeting, but an out-of-country-er at this meeting should make me stick out like a sore thumb. I'm not planning on being the target of any Canadian jokes -- right, people?)

cruisin-mom said...

Pearl, while you're here as a guest in our hoose, we wouldn't dare make fun or talk aboot you in a negative way.

Ezzie said...

Sadly, Pearl, I'm back in N** Y*** for the time being. :( Now, if you'd come here...

And I regret to inform you that Canadian jokes are always funny - even if they're incredibly lame or just plain old false. As long as it makes fun of Canadians, it's funny. Though people in LA may be nicer than those of us who began in the Midwest, I sincerely doubt it. ;)