takeshi21

Good afternoon, kids! How the hell are ya? It's yet another ridiculously gorgeous day in Los Angeles, so let's not forget that we're lucky to have it.

I spent the morning hiking and running through fog-laden Runyon Canyon, dragging my less-than-inspired dog Chavez with me. I want to take him out when I go exercising but he inevitably gets tired out much more quickly than I do. He's only 4, probably a Lab/Chow mix (think big black bear), and should be more than capable of kicking my ass. But I think if he had his druthers, he'd have me carrying him around like a little pocketbook dog.

Yesterday, I was fortunate enough to hang out a big with the always lovely Mtlqueen and her main squeeze Clovesbud at a yard sale that my girlfriend helped organize. Now that they've moved into the neighborhood, I'm hoping to be seeing much more of them! I'm always thrilled to find new friends in this city because it seems so overwhelming at times.

It's also been about 6 weeks since I quit smoking. It didn't occur to me until yesterday that I hadn't mentioned it on SG, which is a little odd since I made such a big deal of it at one time. Yes, the first few days were terrible. In fact, early on I had a dream in which I'd forgotten I'd quit and smoked a cigarette, then woke up freaking out. It's behind me now and I'm quite pleased. You too can end the addiction!

Last note is that I'm definitely going to have to make an early morning expedition or two with Bpd to catch some waves. Basically, I'm too chicken shit to get out in the water all by myself.