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so the main event for taylor's 30th birthday was a vacation to the mojave desert/joshua tree, ca area. a bunch of us flew out to LA, then drove about 2.5 hours out to a rental house in the middle of nowhere. tay and phebes met me at brian and stacie's and off we went, playing Ritual de lo Habitual on repeat the entire weekend.

frequent road trips have made us comfortable with the big brotherishness of GPS now.

had lunch at Flore in LA. very recommended. organic vegan plates and a sweet deli inside. maybe one of the best lunches i've had.

this is what we saw for a long, long time from the car.

HUGE strips of windmills.

and we arrived, and took in our surroundings. VW bus becomes integral in later days.

golden rule.

went to the grocery for supplies, and got sidetracked.

got sidetracked by the most worth it supermarket time waster claw machine.

18 lbs. of avocados.

lots of this on the way back.

front porch & fire pit.

lots of this.

my lady.

b. foote, taylor, me.

phebes was in full spirit mu mu mode, mimosa in hand.

stacie!

phebes and taylor in the pool.

this could probably sum up the whole experience.

the moon at my feet, falling asleep.

next day.
i was really hoping taylor would get a nasty sunburn on her face so that even after the face paint wore off, the Adam Anting could be semi-permanent.

the afternoon was spent shooting for (native) American Apparel.

kime didn't bring a bikini that i know of but she brought a clown nose.

yasmine and taylor (and probably stevie nicks in the air).

sunset coming through the sunset.

then we took a big group adventure walk to break and destroy.

yasmine, our guide, and her shepard's staff hanger.

piles of broken glass behind taylor, from taylor in destructo mode.

trying to joust a VW bus.

mounting a VW bus.

trying to flip a VW bus.

no luck.

so we ended things with a trip to Pioneertown and lo and behold....

CRACKER is playing. many laughs at the expense of others found here.

******insert jane's addiction reference here.