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On the Eve of a Trip Across the Country

August 18, 2006 11:07 PM

o, tomorrow morning I will drive to Chicago at 9am, whereupon I will hopefully hang out with Ryan and Elise before catching my plane to California. I'm going to California because that's where my family lives now, unfortunately.

I was born in Los Angeles, but my mom and I moved to Nogales, Arizona shortly thereafter. I grew up in Arizona, making frequent trips to LA. When I moved to college in Flagstaff, my parents, tired of Nogales, moved to Flagstaff, also. When I came to law school, my parents moved to California to be closer to the rest of our family.

It's strange going to see them in LA, a city I have always (and will always) hate. It's also strange that I've never really been able to go back "home." Other people are able to keep in touch with their high school friends because their parents and the parents of their friends continue to live in the same place, so that when they go back for Christmas, everyone's there. But this has never been the case for me. I've never really had a home to go back to and, as a result, I've lost touch with a lot of people from my high school. That's really not a bad thing, but it's just an interesting thing that happened.

I've managed to stay in touch with my good friends, so that's all that matters.

But the other down side is that I have no excuse to not hang out with my family when I'm home. When I go back to my parent's house, it's all family, all the time. Not that that's a bad thing, because I love my family, but it's just different, I think, from other peoples' experience.

This trip home is going to be kind of special, I think. My birthday is the 24th, so I'm going to spend it with my family, and my mom's birthday is the 26th, so we'll get to celebrate that, too. Although I'm going to my friend Punk's wedding on the 26th, I'll still be able to celebrate my mom's birthday with her, which I haven't bee able to do in a few years.

The really shitty part, though, is that I have a lot of work to do while I'm there, mostly for Law Review. I love reading on airplanes. I usually buy a shitty thriller to read onboard. This time, my reading companion shall be the 18th edition of The Bluebook: A Uniform Method of Citation. Not exactly the most exciting read, but necessary, and I'm kind of looking forward to getting intimately acquainted with the intricacies of legal citation again. Oh yeah, I'm a nerd.

Anyway, I shall continue to post while I'm gone, so keep checking in.

Oh, and I almost forgot to mention the absolute best thing that going to California involves: In-n-Out Burger. Yeah, PJ, by this time next week, I'll have eaten something like 10 In-n-Out Burgers. It's fucking awesome.



5 Comments


Anonymous said:

I don't really know you, but I stumbled across your blog. I'm sure we'll meet as I will be working on law review next semester. At least I know we agree on one thing: In-N-Out burger is f'n amazing, and the rest of LA blows. I dig your style, and I look forward to meeting you.

August 19, 2006 1:20 AM



Ismael Tapia II said:

Congratulations on Law Review.

Thanks for the kind words.

I fucking love In-n-Out. Every time I go home, my mom picks me up and tells me that they've got the ingredients for a really awesome Mexican meal. I always say "That's great. Let's eat that tomorrow. Let's stop at In-n-Out on the way home, ok?"

August 19, 2006 1:26 AM



Santi said:

You know, the first time I had In-n-Out, I didn't really see what the big deal was. It has since then, however, become the most awesome place ever. What the hell was I thinking?!?

August 19, 2006 12:19 PM



Chrystal said:

All this talk anout In-n-Out and I have never seen one let alone tried it. Haha

August 19, 2006 3:48 PM



Ismael Tapia II said:

You know, Santi, I had the same reaction the first time I had In-n-Out. But, like you, I came to see the light and realize that it's the most awesome place ever.

I just had a couple of double-doubles, animal style, as well as some french fries, also animal style. Oh man, was it awesome.

August 19, 2006 10:08 PM



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