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| That night, after visiting the park, we had great Mexican and caught some lively karaoke at Pancho's in Manhattan Beach. |
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| Trevor MCs a couple nights each week there, and he does a pretty mean Eminem while he's at it. |
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| The next day, Trev, Yume, and I shopped Universal City. |
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| Previously, Yume and I had spotted a Marilyn Monroe actor in the park… |
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| …but I think this was a little more jaw-dropping when we saw it. (Check the price at the bottom! That's some expensive sugar.) |
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| She was in "Marilyn heaven." |
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| Then, Trevor and I found our own little corner of geek heaven… |
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| Trevor even nominated us for an Oscar! |
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| Before leaving L.A., Trevor took us up to the heights so we could gaze down upon the urban sprawl. |
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| A view of the Hollywood Sign. |
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| Before long, we were on the road to Santa Barbara! |
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| Once we arrived, we hit the beach. |
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| But we weren't alone! College friends, the Okunos—Mark, Emma, and now little Ash—hosted us on our stay. |
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| Mark led me down memory lane across the UCSB campus. |
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| And while a good portion of it had changed… |
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| …much of it remained just as I had left it. |
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| Back at the Okuno place, we were treated to excellent Japanese nabe (hot pot soup) and even better company. |
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| The Okuno cats were comfortably unperturbed by our stay. |
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| Thanks for all the new happy memories, Okuno-sama! |
Five more hours on the road and we were back in Rio Vista, road trip completed!
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