Science trivia: redwoods make fog

Another blog from an airport.

I'm sitting in Sac Internat'l waiting to go back to CM. Here I am with my lopsided nearly 10 yr-old backpack covered in worn patches with a rolled up map (actually a sheet of wrapping paper with a old map of Paris monuments) sticking out the top. My hair is a mess of curls (messier and curlier than usual and probably a bit matted after driving a lot and sleeping on couches) and I'm wearing my green jacket that makes me look like a rainforest explorer or an air force bomber.... I look like some crazy environmentalist or explorer or something. And as if I needed to add to my... image??.... I just asked the starbucks barista if their blueberry scones were organic. Wow..... (Though I confess that my main motive for asking such a ridiculous question was only my desire to distract him from the fact that I was only ordering a venti cup of water.) A long story about nothing.

I want to move to Santa Cruz one day... Reasons/thoughts:


-Cafe Brasil (mmm acai bowls that are worth an hour wait)
-downtown SC
-proximity to fam., san fran, and wine country
-lots of independent coffee shops (Lulu's, toot's, the attic, coffee cat where I had the best soy capp. since i don't know when... etc.)
-I like the people there, especially Mt. Hermon people like Dana and her amigos
-the banana slug
-beauty of the central CA coast
-ancient forests
-mysterious fog made in part by the reds (thanks naturalist friend!)
-the beach
-environment/socially conscious people are neat
-moss
-Christians are needed there since they seem to be in short supply

So I had a really great weekend. And a very refreshing week. The ugly, smoggy landscape of southern CA can wear on you, but I don't see myself leaving anytime soon.

p.s. Rob Bell, czech him out.... http://nooma.com/