Maya in Wonderland

I’ve been in New Orleans and Sacramento since my last post and am trying to pick up my scattered life. Lots of pictures to post, but not today.

OK, just one.

and my first thought was, I’m so glad that we finished eating …. I do look so forward to getting my fix when I’m in town

Eatery struck by car; patron hurt

Published 12:00 am PST Saturday, February 24, 2007
Story appeared in the Sacramento Bee METRO section, Page B2

A restaurant patron was injured Friday night after a car rammed into a downtown eatery.

Police said the man, who has not been identified, was transported to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

The accident happened at 7:45 p.m., when the Amarin Thai restaurant at 12th and I streets had about 20 people inside.

Gary Levenson-Palmer, a regular customer, said the impact “sounded like a bomb, a gunshot.” Sacramento Police Lt. James Hendrickson said the car that crashed into the restaurant, a small Kia, was westbound on I Street. It collided with another car, a Ford Thunderbird, at the intersection when one of the cars apparently ran a red light.

Both cars slid off the road, Hendrickson said. The Thunderbird struck a traffic signal post. The Kia ran into the wall of the restaurant and hit a man having dinner by the window near the entrance. Neither driver appeared to be injured, according to witnesses.

– Chelsea Phua

on the way to somewhere else, we got (a little bit) lost

we didn’t go to church

although we admired the architecture

we didn’t go to the Bank, although I’m very fond of this picture

We didn’t go to the Theatre (it was far too early)

We got stopped by a train

despite the gray, it did not rain

(an Adventure in Three Parts, or Another Night in Sacramento)

Act I

I met Liz and her nice boy for a drink at the Sheraton

Act II

and was then running through the rain to meet Sadie at the Crest …

and I thought - how many times have I run down K Street in the rain?

Act III

and then Sadie and I took pictures of old buildings

and of ourselves in odd lighting.

The End.

Leendah Beats the Band

the Reverend Mother Joseph

Backstage. Front stage? It was hard to tell.

with my Leendah.

Sadie on Display

a brief PhotoEssay

we arrived at the tail-end of a parade, dumped our stuff and Headed Out. There are no pictures from that night.

we Brunched (breakfast at Brennans)

We saw beautiful stuff

and sad stuff

and lots of parades

Throw me something, Mister!

We visited St Louis Cemetery #1. No vampires, no muggers. Beautiful, with our Excellent Guide

Great music, always

Did I mention the parades?

when we slept, we slept well

Cafe du Monde is very very good

just under the freeway from downtown and the stadium. I really love crumbling and old, but not like this

9:06 PM Airports open but problems continue

Arrivals and departures resumed at Midway Airport at about 8 p.m. In all, about 425 flights have been canceled at Midway today, Abrams said.

According to the National Weather Service, storm totals had reached 8.6 inches of snow accumulations in the south suburb of Homewood, and the latest numbers for Midway Airport were 8.1 inches. Updated totals for O’Hare International Airport were not available as of 9:30 p.m.

1. didn’t it occur to anyone that a grown man running around with a nickname like “Scooter” might not be the right person to put into a position of authority?

2. I’m done with the “cliffhangers” on Grey’s Anatomy - will Christina and Callie say yes? will Meredith get fished out of the water in time? On the other hand, I’m delighted to see that there are still viable candidates to star in The Bad Seed redux.

3. it’s very difficult to be paying for dentistry when it’s Cute Clearance Boot season