back in ojai for the night

i drove my brother’s car up here today, loaded with my mom’s moving boxes, listening to 3 cds worth of jams and rough mixes i recorded at new bellevue last week. i threw a few clothes and a couple of cameras into a duffle bag and headed to LA for 3 days, over two weeks ago. i wound up installing doors and painting at my mom’s house, recording about 8 gigabytes worth of music in silverlake, buying a suit to go to a business meeting, assisting in some vehicle wheeling and dealing, and now i am ready to get home to my apartment and the boate.
when i got here today, i spent about half an hour standing under the peach and plum trees, their branches looking like they will snap under the weight of all the fruit. i grabbed piece after piece of luscious stone fruit and gorged myself. then i went for a long swim.
southern california has, without question, its appeal.