Open Buddha

I came back to Seattle this morning after my short visit with friends and family in the Bay Area. I arrived in the early afternoon on Friday and drove up to my in-laws for a while, where I was staying. In the evening, I met with Kat and Ashton at a nice Thai placed called "Cha’am" in north Berkeley. The food was excellent and we chatted about this and that, mostly catching up or talking about Thelemic events, work, etc. After dinner, we went over to a local pub that brews its own beer and hung out for another hour or two before heading home.

The next day, I stayed in Berkeley for the most part, spending some time wandering about Solano and purchasing a couple of things at The Bone Room, which is where I’d gotten trilobite fossils in the past. I must say that the resin cast replica fetus skulls were a tad on the disturbing side. I can envision some burning man crew walking around with spears with these dangling from them or something similar.

In the mid-afternoon, I went to meet with some of the people from the Open Source Order of the Golden Dawn. After chatting for a while, we headed over to Tandoori Chicken U.S.A., which is this ex-burger drive-in that (you guessed it!) serves Indian food. It was surprisingly good but the general condition of the place and the kitchen did not inspire confidence. After this, I attended the group’s meeting at the Pax Templi space and then went out with Mark and James for beers in downtown Berkeley at a well-known pub named "Jupiters." I finally staggered back to my in-laws place at 1:00 AM, slept for five hours and then went to the airport to return the car and catch my flight home. Needless to say, I’m a little tired today. It’s good to be home and it was a fun, short trip.