tuesday, i drove down to san diego to meet up with one of my best friends from high school. she's out west with her sister and another friend visiting family and the grand canyon. we met at this insanely confusing mall called horton plaza.

it's seven layers of stuff just coming at you from every direction. it's so distinctly different from typical malls that it kind of made my head spin as soon as i made my way from the parking deck into the outdoor plaza. (i was told it's inspired by m.c. escher... i can believe it.) you're walking on one level and see a shop across and down a little, but have no clue how to get there because it's not exactly one level down from you. there might be some stairs somewhere, a few of them, that will lead you to that level.

aside from the confusion, the horton plaza was a nice place to see. the weather was beautiful, so being outside walking between shops was nice. after dinner, we all headed to the beach around sunset. we arrived just as it turned dark, but walked down to the water anyway. the water was surprisingly perfect -- not really cold, not really warm. just right. the only downside being it was too dark to really see anything.

probably the best thing to see was the drive down on I-5. it runs right along the pacific coast, so the majority of my trip i had a hard time concentrating on the driving... too busy looking out to sea. breath-taking scenery.