California-ey!

Well I made it to California okay! Here are the views from outside my hotel room :)

Palm Trees

The Tower of Terror in Disney's California Adventure (I think)

More palm trees and Disney rides.

Today was an emotionally draining day and I'm pooped, so I'm going to wait till Josh, Susan and Caspian get here tomorrow to hit up Disneyland. I was in tears mostly from Canning to Halifax, and a few times between Halifax and Toronto. The Toronto to LA leg of the journey was easier, Customs was fine (they even smiled!!! MIRACLE!) and I only felt mildly violated going through security. I watched "27 Dresses" and read half of "Eleanor Rigby" by Douglas Coupland, which is fabulous, and enjoyed the dead, empty feeling. The flight didn't even seem that long, so yay!

We flew over much fantastic desert and I fell head over heels in love with it. I suspect it was Arizona/Nevada, but whatever it was, it was awesome, all sandy and stratigraphy-tastic. And I mean, miles and miles and miles and miles of nothing but sand and canyons. I can't stress it enough. I LOVE THE DESERT!!!

Anyway, then we flew past the Hollywood sign, which made me grin. We landed and I got a little lost, but then found a shuttle to the hotel. We drove past a car on the interstate which was on fire, which is how I knew I was back in the US. I've never seen a car on fire in Canada, but that's the second time I've seen a car on fire in the states... I'm just saying... oil is your friend, people. We were driving beside a limo, which turned OFF INTO THE PARAMOUNT STUDIOS LOT, and I nearly died. I have no idea who (if anyone) was in that limo, but I'm hoping it was Johnny Depp and he thought I was cute and plans to find me tomorrow in Disneyland. California is so wacky, I just adore it. The weather is heaven. I feel totally naked wearing shorts, but it's too hot to do anything else, and my hair has never been so curly. It's bizarre. Something will have to be done about it.

K, can you tell I'm just trying to stay awake till bed time? It's only 7 here, but it's 11 Nova Scotia time, and I've been up since 5. Nice. Maybe I'll just rest my eyes...

Internet costs $10 a day (eep!) and I'm going to be having a lot of fun in Disneyland, but I'll post pictures when I can :D

LOVE,
Gillian