I am now a happy resident of one of the coolest and most lib'rul areas in the U.S.

[Oeditpus Rex]

Resource Center for Non-Violence, Santa Cruz, Calif.:





Natural Bridges State Beach:





Part of Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk:





:woohoo:

[Tuesday Afternoon]

1. Good on You

:bounce:

[XemaSab]

2. You can haz new house?

Good deal. :)

[Brother Buzz]

3. The other end of highway 17 ends in the other liberal bastion, Marin

Well 17 used to until they renumbered the road with 680 or something indexed to 80. Point being, Highway 17 used to start in Santa Cruz and end in Marin as god had intended.

[Oeditpus Rex]

10. 17 in the East Bay was the Nimitz Freeway

They re-designated it I-80 sometime in the '60s. Didn't know 17 crossed the bay, though; I figured it ended around Richmond or Crockett or somewhere.

I remember when there was no 680. We made a couple trips to Walnut Creek/Concord when I was little. You had to go into Oakland and then east on 24 through the Caldecott Tunnel.

[bluesbassman]

18. I still call it the Nimitz.

Frikkin' dinosaur. :)

[Oeditpus Rex]

20. Some of the teevee traffic folks do, too

Pretty sure whatzisname does — the dude at KTVU, Liz Ferrari's cousin. Sal Castaneda.

I think it still is the Nimitz, officially. It's just that in this era of "I-" everything (or "The"), cool old names like that tend to be forgotten. 'Tis sad.

[Brother Buzz]

28. I remember taking the Richmond/SanRafael ferry before the bridge was built

I wonder if they just extended 17 when the bridge was completed. Today, the old 17 ends at the Hwy 101 junction in San Rafael (maybe 3 miles from the bridge). I have some old road maps that I should dig out and study.

[no name no slogan]

4. Nice post, ya commie

Congrats on surviving the move! :toast:

[flvegan]

5. Jealous = me.

[LeftyMom]

8. When I bump you off and collect the insurance money, I'm moving to that general vicinity.

Only back in the mountains a bit- Felton, Big Basin, someplace like that.

It's not cheap, so I'm probably going to need you to get a bit more insurance (I have no idea what you have but I know what California housing costs, so you need more,) and then expire while working in order to double my prize winnings. I need the extra to keep MAHNY around as my kept boy. Thanks dear.

[flvegan]

11. Please, make it quick.

My current life really sucks, I'm really tired and I'd be happy to fund something good.

[LeftyMom]

13. Well, you have to hire me first.

That way we can have nooners, which means I get laid, which will kinda take the edge off of the whole you dying thing, plus if we schedule your unfortunate demise for sometime immediately afterward (I figure I'm probably good for a heart attack, between feeding you and the over-exertion) you'll be on the clock and I get more money. And since my services would no longer be needed as your assistant after your untimely demise, there'd probably be an epic severance in it for me to boot.

[Oeditpus Rex]

15. I love the way you guys flirt

:rofl:

[Oeditpus Rex]

12. I'll prolly croak after like 183 straight hours

on one of the flight sims at the Boardwalk arcade. How will that work out for ya?

Or maybe I'll get sucked into the black hole that's 41st Ave. commute traffic and never be seen again. :scared:



I haven't been to Felton since I covered a football game at San Lorenzo Valley High about 13 years ago. Dog, it's freakin' gorgeous up there. We drove the loop around UCSC the other day. I never realized it's right smack in the forest and has views of the bay.

[underseasurveyor]

17. Take a walk in the Monarch Butterfly Refuge

Bring a camera, walk down the short path, lie down at the bottom and enjoy thousands upon thousand of butterflies. So relaxing.

I'm not sure when they leave. I think Feb. March may be peak season.

[Oeditpus Rex]

21. That's in Pacific Grove

On the other end of the bay. :)

[Bread and Circus]

36. When I was at UCSC I would visit the Monarch Butterflies right around Natural Bridges

[FloridaJudy]

39. Wanna buy a house in Boulder Creek?

Cheap?

It's a wreck, but the setting is stunning: top of a mountain, surrounded by cathedral redwoods. Course, you may have to wait a bit, until we can convince my 90-something year old uncle that a crumbling house up three flights of stairs is not the ideal lodging for a half-blind guy with a bad heart. It's my dead parents' house, but he's still living there.

[enigmatic]

6. Santa Cruz is pretty cool

I passed thru there a few times while on the road and it was always one of those towns I mentally put in the back of my head in case I wanted to crash. The boardwalk is great, too..

[LeftyMom]

7. I'm gonna be down there next weekend.

I'm visiting another Salinas expatriate who recently made the move.

[Oeditpus Rex]

14. This coming weekend?

I'll be trippin' between here and Hellister, bringing the last of my shit. :(

[LeftyMom]

16. No, the next one.

The 24th or whatever that is. This weekend I'm throwing a birthday party for LK.

[Oeditpus Rex]

19. Oh, nice

Doesn't sound like you'll have any free time, though. :(

[underseasurveyor]

9. I loves Santa Cruz

I have family there that we try visiting at least once a year. Perhaps we'll see ya'round sometime :hi: that would be cool:bounce:

[old mark]

22. Used to live in Berkeley - always wanted to visit Santa Cruz.

Any good gun shops?

mark

[piratefish08]

23. "One thing about living in Santa Carla I never could stomach, all the damn vampires......"

Wasn't the mythical town of Santa Carla in "The Lost Boys" modeled after Santa Cruz?

I'm jealous - I've always wanted to live on the left coast..............

[brook]

34. Indeed it was.

Spent a few very interesting weeks shooting scenes in Santa Cruz. Unforgettable...in a good way.

[MissHoneychurch]

24. YAY!!

How was the move? And the trip with Lucy?

[Tommy_Carcetti]

25. Isn't that the home of the UC-Santa Cruz Banana Slugs?

"You guys going to a volleyball game or something?"

[Oeditpus Rex]

35. Banana Slugs!

Cruisin' through the grass!

Gonna kick your ass!



http://www.amazon.com/Banana-Slugs-Racing-Proposed-Uc-santa/dp/B001AQO798

[graywarrior]

26. OMG, I feel like ET right now

[Arugula Latte]

27. Santa Cruz is great. Enjoy!

:hi:

[Call Me Wesley]

29. Looks like a great place!

Are the Beach Boys still living there? ;)

[LynzM]

30. Nice, dude!!

Looks warm and happy and sunshine-y! :bounce:

[MikeH]

31. Will Santa cruise to your house on Christmas?

In fact I see that the http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_cruise">wikipedia article about Santa Cruz has Santa_cruise in its link.:rofl:

I have been in and through Santa Cruz a few times when taking trips up and down the California coast, the most recent of which was in 1996 when I visited a good friend who was a camp ranger at the Boy Scout camp near Boulder Creek, and who has since moved elsewhere. I saw a few of the local attractions, such as the http://www.noehill.com/santacruz/cal0583.asp">Felton Covered Bridge, said to be the tallest covered bridge in the nation, the http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Basin_Redwoods_State_Park">Big Basin Redwoods State Park, and the http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mystery_Spot">Mystery Spot. The Mystery Spot is definitely strange, but I see that there are explanations which are linked to in the wikipedia article.

The area around Santa Cruz is definitely a beautiful area.

[Quantess]

32. Watch out for vampires, LOL.

Especially the 1980s relics.

[mnhtnbb]

33. My son's percussion teacher and avid surfer moved to Santa Cruz

about two years ago (from Carrboro, NC) and he was back within the year.

Hope you enjoy your new location!

:hi:

[Gormy Cuss]

37. Bummer. You'll have such a hard time getting used to that place.

Not.

Tacos Morenos, Water St. Best burritos in SC.

[Oeditpus Rex]

40. Excellent!

Just googled it; it's right on my way to downtown Santa Cruz. There's one on Beach St., too.

I love a good burrito, man. Thanks. :hi:

[Gormy Cuss]

43. Don't go to the Beach Street location

It's not as good.It's run by relatives who don't get it exactly right. :hi:

[grasswire]

38. where's Lucy? (eom)

[Oeditpus Rex]

42. She was out on the porch a minute ago

So far, she'll go there (it's a small, enclosed deck) or maybe onto the patio, but she hasn't yet gotten the nerve to venture any further. She's seen Rusty, the neighborhood matriarch, and I think she understands her current place in the kitteharchy. :)



(Who would name a black cat "Rusty"?) :crazy:



:hi:

[arcadian]

41. Isn't that the amusment park from 'Lost Boys'?

Oh hell yeah.

[Rhythm]

44. Yay for you, babe... *hugs*

I've been there once, and fell in love with it.