sweet home california

hola,

i went to laguna today (yesterday) to meet up with a friend from high school. she was in town so we planned to meet up and get breakfast at the white house (it's a restaurant; not the president's casa). it was a lot of fun catching up and talking about the good ol' high school days. after getting breakfast and saying goodbye to alex and her familia, i walked all throughout downtown laguna and found myself window shopping. it was quite relaxing. i walked into a new store called 225 forest, which is seriously one of the coolest clothing stores i've been to. the interior of the store is so sick. it made me just want to stay in there. they only carry hurley, converse, and nike but all of it is nothing but ordinary. the store is a mix of surfer meets street style- it's very much a california store. there is a section with two macs on the third floor where you can design your your nike hightops on the cp and order them on the spot. in another corner, there is a design lab. what you do is... you buy the plain classic white converse, pick one of the selected images couple of artists designed, and scan it onto the shoe. you can even design your own board shorts. i browsed through the clothing section and ended up buying a jacket and flannel. i had to stop myself from buying more... overall, it's a really cool spot to go to if you're ever in laguna. anyways after browsing around for about an hour or so, i just walked to the beach and chilled there for a bit. it made me realize how much i love living in southern california. i just stared at the ocean for a good 20-30 minutes while listening to my ipod. i think way too much for my own good so it was nice to clear all my thoughts. mm so relaxing. i need to do that more often. my idea of therapy.

yuri