best beer ever

I miss this beer...

Orange Blossom Ale

If you are going to be within a 50 mile radius of Exeter, CA then you must stop at Orange Blossom Junction and have their Orange Blossom Ale.  

It is the best beer ever.  

In the whole world.  

Seriously. 

It's about 40 miles SW of Sequoia National Park down Hwy 198 and a cold Orange Blossom Ale is the perfect end to a day of hiking among the largest trees in the world. 

sigh

I started out my week in a pretty good state of mind but as the days went by my mood started to dwindle and now I'm feeling a little bummed out.

Right now my dad is traveling in India and is really sick which makes me sad.  Then there's the news of the devastating earthquake/tsunami in Japan.  Very sad.  And, although this is not really very important, there's a particular album out now of some very beautiful music, but after I really listened to the words I found that they were singing something that just goes against what I believe and now I can't, in good conscience, listen to their music anymore.  Sad and total bummer.

I don't even know why exactly I'm writing this blog post now.  Am I trying to bring everybody down?  Not intentionally.  I guess I am just venting.  Sorry. 

Not everything has been a complete downer this week.

There's this video (sorry about the commercial) that I love because she has an amazing voice - but mostly I think I like her because she looks just like my beautiful friend, Jyme, who I miss very much.

Then there's this video.  Thom, you are so wonderfully strange.  

This painting I love so much.  I wanted to buy it but unfortunately funds are tight right now.  Still, it is so lovely and it reminds me of where I used to live in California, see...

And finally, this quote, which Jen of Swallowfield digitally enhanced.

Ok.  I'm going to go paint now.

happy friday.