June 22, 2009

"Population 7,099 +2"

Me: After Humbug was Blue Lake, CA. Population 7,099.
You: I’ve never heard of Blue Lake.
Me: Me neither, before this.
You: Why Blue Lake? What’s in Blue Lake?
Me: Interesting story…My old friend Claire from high school.

When Shelby and I were planning out this trip we tried to get in touch with everyone we knew whose town we were going to be going to. We told friends in LA, my cousin in OR, and My friends Claire and Colin in Austin, TX.

You: But I thought you said Blue La..
Me: Enough out of you! I’m getting there.


As it turns out Claire would not be in Austin when we would be there. (We will get to see her husband Colin.) Claire would be in Northern California at a month long theater intensive for Comedia Dell’Arte. (An old Italian style of theater)
“But Claire,” I says, “Claire…WE will be in Northern California.”
Five minutes of hysterical laughter ensued.


So here we were in Blue Lake. Actually, we arrived on the same day Claire did and after meeting up with her found out we were able to stay in an extra room in her dorm.
Then we drove her over to Arcata, one town over and with more variety of stuff to do. Arcata has a college town feel, in part due to the college there. We ate dinner and walked around and Claire lamented the fact that she didn’t have a car and would be stuck for the most part in Blue Lake for the weekends. There is apparently only one restaurant in Blue Lake. However there was this exciting box outside the building where she was staying. After exploring Arcata, we went back to Blue Lake. Claire’s roommates were playing trivial pursuit without the board so we joined for a while. When I answered correctly that Hitler became Chancellor of Germany in 1933, Claire shot me a suspicious look and Shelby started a rumor that I was a Nazi. Not true.