Canada, the Conclusion
Days Three through Five? Six? Something like that….
Well, the wedding was nice. Cliff and his family were fun to hang out with and it was good seeing Chloe and Graham and Ingalise and her family again. Highlights of the trip: watching Graham say grace at the reception, Graham’s impromptu stand-up comedy hour, Chloe’s singing at the reception, hanging out (not really) at the “Sev” with Lindsay and Emily (yes, I’m sorry to say, but in Abbotsford, the 7-11 parking lot is the only place for wayward youth to hang out in the later hours…). Eating at the Glenwood Cafe in Eugene, Oregon. Finally listening to the official release of Hail to the Thief today on the way back down I-5. Watching End of Evangelion on the 53″ TV w/surround sound. Hearing all the crazy British humor and trying not to imitate the English accent (at least not in front of the British kids).
Ahh, yes. But here we are, back at last. We got into Rohnert Park at around 9:30 tonight. Emily drove the lion’s share today, doing a good 5 or 6 hours straight through from Yreka to home. Yesterday, we did the usual Me/Her/Me routine to get to Eugene.
Road Trip soundtrack is hard to remember for today and yesterday, but here’s what I remember, in no particular order:
Me: Radiohead - Hail to the Thief, My Bloody Valentine - Loveless, Yo La Tengo - I Can Hear the Heart Beating as One, A Mix CD full of new downloads (Fog, Four Tet, Fennesz, Rafael Toral, Mu-Ziq, etc…), Cex - Tall Dark & Handcuffed, a bunch of other stuff.
Emily: Sutekh - Incest, Autechre - Confield, Nine Inch Nails - the Fragile (Disc Two), Assemblage 23, VNV Nation - Praise the Fallen, Radiohead - Kid A, a bunch of other stuff.
I should’ve written that shit down, yo!
Anyways…back to work tomorrow. I hope things have gone OK while I was gone, cause I don’t want to have to step into the middle of any messes right now. I hope it’s slow, but I’m pretty sure it won’t be.
More later…
