Goleta is on Fire!

Well it's not yet, but it's pretty close. It is on the hill above my parents house. My mom took this photo from the backyard of our house the other day. The green leaves that you see are in our yard. All it could take is some Santa Anna winds, and Goleta could be burnt :( I'd be bummed because Goleta is one of the greatest spots on God's green Earth.

In another sense, Goleta is on fire with all of the talent it's putting out... A friend of mine from Goleta, under the name of Katy Perry, is totally blowing up the pop music scene. Her song, "I kissed a girl" is the top song on iTunes and she's been taking down #1s on TRL too. It's really cool to see her going big. I don't know her super well, but she's friends with my roommate Kris. I hung out with her and some other kids including Josh Groban on New Years this year. 

Another kid I know from Dos Pueblos High School, Jay Staggs, is also on fire! Kris has been hitting the gym a lot lately, and he picked up the newest copy of Muscle and Fitness magazine. We were flipping through it when we recognized Jay's photos used in a 5 page article! He was the high school football star, and he recently got signed to the NFL, playing for the Chicago Bears. Not that outselling Coldplay, or being in a magazine make someone cool, but it IS cool to see people you know living their dreams and doing well at the same time. Cheers!