An easter basket full of randomness.

Hey folks,
Sorry I've been away for a bit, but things have been hectic, I've been out late drinking more, and I've been reading a bit more from day to day. Now I have a whole little notepad page littered with things to write about, and if I had a tad more energy, I'd attempt to rip through all of them. The hour being what it is, and keeping in mind that I helped move a bunch of shit up four flights of stairs this afternoon, I am going to make a somewhat more concerted effort to get to sleep with a quickness tonight. So tonight you get three little things that are all generally in one way or another related to Easter.

First, while driving home tonight I passed Mt. Davidson, and Easter weekend is the only time of the year they turn on the floodlights. It was pretty amazing. Earlier in the night when it was clearer, it was just an impressive monolithic cross, on the way home it was eerily shrouded in fog. It seemed like the intro to a fantastic new religious-based psychological thriller. Alas, Hollywood is too lame to do anything like that these days.
* Side note for you folks who don't know SF like some of us do: Mt. Davidson is this hill in the city with a one hundred and three foot tall cross on it. It was protested by all the heathens in SF, but some church ponied up the cash to save it by making it no longer city-owned. If you need more help, it's the giant cross where Scorpio sets up the meeting in Dirty Harry. Yeah, that cross. It was a pretty crazy sight, and a hell of a way to ring in Easter.

Second, I think this might be the first Easter where I won't be attending any religious ceremonies. No Good Friday Service, no Easter service. Not even the sunrise service on the aforementioned Mt. Davidson. I have to admit, even though I haven't been especially religious in the past while, it still seems funny to not go on Easter. It tends to be one of the two holidays (Christmas Eve being the other one) when unaffiliated churchgoers like myself actually show up. Yes, I know I can go to any church on my own, but that would be almost as awkward to me.

I guess those are the two big thoughts/ideas I have at the moment. I hope everyone out there has a good Easter, whether you're religious or not. Hunt for eggs, eat some ham, or celebrate in whatever way is customary for you. But whatever you do, look out for the Easter Bunny.... he's always just around the corner....