A good day

The rainclouds have passed and the ground is drying, so I took Eloise out for a walk in the crisp, clean air. The trees look greener and snow is visible on the foothills. Some familiar faces, too. I spotted Sammy Harkham and Souther Salazar at Intelligentsia Coffee on Sunset. I was surprised to see them up and out at 9:00 a.m. but it turns out they are coming off a the big--and I mean big--Kramer's Ergot book tour and are still on Chicago time. I don't get out to as many art shows, concerts, movies, or parties as you might think, so it's cool to bump into friends.

Getting back home, I shot some extra pictures of Eloise in the new GR/Kumquat gear. Not as good as Carlos's pics, but it's better than using product pics on our webstore. I think she was pretty cute...

On the way to work, I had to stop by the Pump Station to get some sippy-cup lids for Eloise. She only has two bottom teeth (see above), but that's enough to tear up the ones we have. Although shop was closed for inventory, the proprietors lifted the gates just for me so Eloise wouldn't starve--or at least make less of a mess. Talk about customer service.

My second stop was to pick up mail from the GR Post Office Boxes, which I do every day. This time I also had some packages to send, including one to Wendy's cousin Jimmy who is stationed in Iraq. We're sending him the new GR, some back issues, and a bunch of food from Trader Joe's. The box I brought would have cost $24 to send, but the clerk pointed out a special Priority Mail box that goes to military bases for $10.50 no matter how heavy it is. Bonus! I never expect that sort of help at the post office, especially when there's a huge line.

If the day keeps going like this, I'm going to write the best mag/book article ever.