Five on Friday: The Freaky Fabulous Life of an Un-California girl (Along With Thoughts on Thursday: Living the Life of Someone Else's Dreams)

A little bit of photography detailing the freaky and fabulous things that can be found in the deserts of Southern California.

The tram that takes you from the 100-degree desert to the 65-degree mountaintop in 15 minutes:














The odd things people think it's acceptable do to their undersized dogs:














(This poor little guy does not belong to me, by the way)



The view where I work:

















The sun-drenched beach trips:




















The patriotic Drag Queen Shows:















So, early Thursday morning (like, early early) I had one of my occasional epiphanies.

Himself and I have this dream...not too long ago, we hatched this plan to someday (like, NO TIME soon) move to Asheville, NC. And it's a thought that's been taking root ever since, gaining nourishment from our bad days, our stressful days, my homesickness, Himself's desire for change. We're going to start looking at property there next year.

Already, I am trying to mentally prepare myself for the very far-off day in which we can make that transition. The latest preparations took the form of me doing a blogger search by location, looking for interesting bloggers who live in Asheville.

In my typical Gemini manner, I got fairly distracted very quickly. The blogs that I found weren't what I was looking for; didn't quite capture the fabulousness that must be felt when living in a place like Asheville, NC. Holy crap! I thought. These people live in Asheville, North Carolina, one of the most awesome places on Earth, and they can't even really depict their fabulous life in their blog. I could cheerfully strangle them right now.

And then it hit me--brutally, suddenly, and deservedly, as it usually does. I somehow had a moment of insight beyond my own little life and briefly wondered if somewhere in this country, some young girl is sitting here, daydreaming about a future fabulous life in Palm Springs, searching for blogs which really capture the life that she wants to have some day.

And here I am, epically failing to fulfill her desire.

So, can't promise anything, but Sassy's going to try to inject a little bit of Palm Springs funk into her blogging style. Can't hurt, right?

Oh! Bonus Shot:

The Liberal Pet Policies in Public Buildings: