Happy Easter! I'm taking a short trip tonight with a madcap bunny from Cali on the back of a motorcycle from snobby (sorry, smoggy) LA to smoggy (oh, sorry - snobby) Santa Barbara. Let the journey begin. This is for the Santa Barbara Kid!
Possible options for tonight:
Option #1 - We meet in Camarillo 'round mignight and hop on the chopper, zip up the coast, swim in the ocean at dawn and write poems about dolphins (wink, wink). Problem with this option: Not enought time to drink.
Option #2 - I show up EARLY at your parents' house (on my best behaviour) and wow them with stories of our travels in Europe. We tell them (gently) all about how we popped your hitch-hiking cherry, and smooth them into the idea of giving you money for the next trip. Then we borrow (steal) their car, and gloss over the fact that you (we) don't have proper insurance. Or we just simply straight-out lie. Problem with this option: I become the bad guy for teaching you how to hitch-hike, and I have to wear a tie ...
Option #3 - We hitch-hike.
(I see no problems with this option.)
Option #4 - We take the train. This allows us to drink in peace, not endangering the lives of others, and we can still write poems. We can deal with (make fun of) sourpuss ticket-takers who are in love with their own authority, and get to our destination (assuming we DO have a ticket) at a reasonable (burp) hour. We wouldn't have to deal with the California Highway Patrol or parents. Problem with this option: We can't go as fast as we want to ...
Let me know what you think! I've arranged some gin and tonic for our trip. Peace, -Todd
Posted by calico at April 08, 2007 01:52 PM