I protest.

Hitting the road.

My wife and I will be hitting the road today, heading north for Santa Cruz, Monterey and points nearby. My wife is on break from school and wants to travel, so although we're a bit short of money (what with me still not having a job and all), we're heading out for a few days. Among other places, we'll be visiting the Monterey Bay Aquarium and at least driving through Big Sur (and probably stopping there as well). We'll actually be staying with a friend who lives in Santa Cruz. We may or may not visit Hearst Castle, depending on how my wife feels about it. We'll probably stop at a few other places as well.

While we're in Santa Cruz, we'll undoubtedly visit my artist friend Sheba, who does very interesting art indeed. I currently don't own any of her pieces, but she finally has a couple that I really like. There's this piece, which is interesting, but I am really enamoured of this piece. This is a rendering of our local group of galaxies, scientifically accurate as of the latest data. It is extremely cool. Feel free to buy it for me. (Hey, it's only $85! Universal Clef is $475 for the three-inch version!)

Hopefully my batteries will be somewhat recharged when we return. I will certainly be posting pictures. I may post a bit while we're on the road, but I seriously doubt it.

Until then …