Sorry I've been a slacker. Been preoccupied with the Dad thing.

Last Friday we went out on a boat and mixed his ashes in with the ocean. Well, we were in the L.A. harbor due to high swells past the lighthouse, but close enough. We gave him See's Scotchmallows, See's Bridge Mix, peanuts, and, of course, a martini. We were thinking about sharing a cigar and tossing it over but we thought Dad would be horrified by the waste of a good smoke, so his humidor contents will be passed around to his buddies. The seagulls were happy to see more than flowers being tossed and were having a grand old time. We saw a lazy sea lion on a buoy, the sky had stopped raining just in time and we had a beautiful stormy sky. We went to a fun restaurant he liked called North Woods (wish we had one here) and snarfed like we had never eaten. My Dad's brother was here from Ohio and when we dropped him at the airport I think we were all feeling like we would never see each other again, but we had such a grand time it's kind of okay.

I got to spend some real quality time with my stepmom and sister, so all was not lost. We played games and talked and knitted (just me and sis) and had some retail therapy and an Oscar party.

Later this spring there will be a real wake, with everybody. Can't wait.

No porn this week.