the song on blast as i rewrite The Muse Land.

Arcade Fire, "Ready to Start"

ON THE ROAD official trailer 2012

 

CANNOT WAIT FOR THIS FILM.

Jack Kerouac’s defining classic now a motion picture on its way, On the Road. need to see this ALONG with the new The Great Gatsby.

only thing i am getting irritated by is how much popularity the movie is getting because of Kristen Stewart. when they talk about this film they only refer to her role and acting in it— but THAT’S NOT THE POINT. this is a classic story and one of the most celebrated modern novels being adapted into a potential film masterpiece..Kristen is not the real Marylou or Luanne Henderson— she’s just the actress in the film.

thoughts from my notepad:

The girl in the BART train.

Sky vodka bottle rolling around on the 5.

It is a trial, everyday. How well you should react to even the most unique little surprises.

Smiles, 'staches, blondes, tats, hair clips-- the way couples look into each others' eyes when they face each other and grip to the railings above their clouded heads.

"We bike at night, because we must (by our helmets, of course)."

The smack of kissing lips.

Edward Hopper, "Automat" 1927

 

Elderly couples give me a great hope for lasting love.

I am strange. But happily strange.

REVISION OF THE MUSE LAND

i have deleted my novel, The Muse Land from my store on Blurb, in order to reedit the story and possibly add/change aspects of the story to better satisfy readers.

expect it back soon! revised and ready for a real good read.

in the meantime, please check out my other books for sale here.

at the top of the hill: not much else to say about North Beach and Coit Tower

reacting to loss of sleep:

two nights ago i got only about 4 hours of sleep.

but life isn’t about sleeping. if i gave today in for more sleep, i wouldn’t have experience a fun-filled 8-hour time about the City. so no sleep. well— yes, sleep, but don’t live to sleep. whenever i am tired and dread the next day, i always remember how tomorrow will be wonderful and all the possibilities in this happening— i can always sleep, sleep when i’m dead.

along the west coast:

  

ROUTE WENT AS FOLLOWS:

Half Moon Bay
San Gregario Beach
Cameron's British Inn and Pub
coffee back in downtown Half Moon Bay

it was a small but very lovely place. the rustic charm of California coast, contrasting to the sunny skies and palm trees rooting from dry rock and sand. i liked it very much. good thing to layer when out along Highway 1, that's for sure!

 

  

 

too many cute crafty boutiques to name! i amuse that a good town has AT LEAST the 3 items of a liveable accommodations for ANYONE:
bookstore
café
clothing shop

notable stores that exceeded expectations were The Posh Moon and The Paper Crane, with the Crane having a plethora of beautiful stationery and their own print-making in the back :)

  

going down the highway to San Gergario Beach, it got less cloudy and the sun was sure bright. such a fun time there:

 

there was a great valley on the way to San Gregario; it was so beautifully placed below the highway and rolling with hills and deep greenery. this was truly John Steinbeck's Pastures of Heaven to me:

this was surely a fun-filled little road trip. it wasn't New York or San Diego or where i've seen most people on Facebook head out to this year. doesn't mean, however, that this day meant nothing.

one last look, Cameron's British Pub and Inn along the road. sincerely felt like it was a true English pub out in the Yorkshire Dales. we didn't eat inside, but there was an amusing little gift shop of all the English foods and dry goods that my sister's boyfriend Mark (an Englishman himself) showed and explained to me.

 truly, the California coast is something in itself!