Santa Monica shakedown

We have had a great day today.

First practicing zazen with Brad, then going off for some good indian food and a discussion on Nina Hartley and scandinavian adult entertainment of the 70's. After we went for a margherita with some of the other members of the group, and then onwards to see the new Batman movie on 3rd street promenade. I though this movie was pretty darn good, by far the most mature batman interpretation so far, although Jaana found it a bit too long - and the development of the two-face character a bit silly with all that flipping of coins. I had no beef with it personally. Jaana is swearing over her home made bead bracelet and how tricky it is to put together. She was given the beads as a gift from one of Brads zen group (they picked it up in a very well stocked bead sotre down on Main), and it's keeping her distracted now so I can sneak in a Pacifico before bed. After all our holiday is nearing an end.

After Batman we went to a Pizza place, also in santa monica and had some food and a Stella before Jaana expertly and expediently chauffered my sorry as back home to this absurd luxury hotel of ours.

Tomorrow it looks like we will be going back to Ventura for a BBQ with Marty and Lotta wich will be fun.

I will be so sad to have to leave LA again to go back to eurrrrrope, but there is some comfort in thinking about our weeks in Sweden by the end of the month. It will be good to see our Swedish homies and families. And London has its own crappy kind of charm after all.