A little detail they don't put in the brochure - UC Santa Barbara is actually situated in Goleta. This is a great source of confusion for mail delivery, since the mail is sorted at the UCSB location in SBA, but all non USPS deliveries are addressed to Goleta. For the most part, this is more an oddity than problem. But the more I try to do things around the area, the more glaring it becomes. For one, most of the bars are in Santa Barbara, which is actually like 10 miles down 101. I have been spoiled, since I have almost always been able to walk to/from the bar. And while I know California is Car-Culture, I thought the college-town-ness might have exempted us.
This evening, I decided to run some errands in Ventura. Because SBA/Goleta don't believe in Big Box stores (or drive-thrus apparently). Unfortunately, to get to Ventura, you must drive thru Santa Barbara, and its associated traffic. It's amazing. As soon as you cross the city line, the cars back up. Of course this errand took twice as long as I anticipated. Also a pisser - the Brita I bought doesn't work with our faucet which will require another trek to return it. And as pretty as it was to watch the moon rise over brake lights, I think I will try the drive at a different hour.
Goleta is north of SBA, which was great driving back from the wedding in San Francisco, but since I will be generally heading in the opposite direction, it's rather a hassle. Also a hassle - the fact that it takes 10 minutes just to walk to my car, which really cuts down on the spontaneous trips. But it's good, because between the walk to the car and the lack of drive-thrus, I am way less likely to succumb to the fast food crave. And since the elevator doesn't work in the parking garage, I get to hike the 4 flights to my car. By Christmas, my butt should be GORGEOUS.
on Pandora: "Sweet Lemonade" - Monster Movie
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