Adventures

Jullian’s Millbrae Manor Party

I had a good time at the party. Jullian invited us over, along with Nick, Brian, and Candice. We got in the hot tub there and had around 12 people in one of the smallest hot tubs i’ve seen. It was still fun. Nick got in with us, but not Candice or Brian.

We played a game called Contact where someone things of a word. Other people then try to guess the word. The thinker then gives the first letter of the word to the group. People as pointed questions so that others in the group besides the thinker will know of something that fits the letter that the thinker won’t get. The thinker just has to know an answer to the question, even if it isn’t the one that the other person is thinking of. a good example of this is if the letters are CA and someone asks, “Is it in bananas” the thinker can respond “It is not carbon” even if the other person was thinking of calcium. When the thinker can’t think of an answer he says “challenge” and the person must answer what the word he was thinking of was along with at least one other person in the group, who had previously said “contact” to indicate that they knew what the question poser was talking about.

April 27, 2013 0

After Diving

After diving 8 of us went to a restaurant called Hula’s (Yelp). They had something called ‘Mac ‘n’ Cheese ‘n’ Cheese’ which of course Stephanie and I had to get. We also shared a Tofu Taco. Since we had already eaten lots of bonali we didn’t need to get too much to eat at the restaurant. I think it is a good plan that I at least should continue, by eating beforehand on something healthier and tasty, then getting something small and healthy at the restaurant itself. To drink I got a Mai Tai, which was a little too sweet for me, but not bad.

After that we went to Otter Bay, a company that makes custom wetsuit parts. Stephanie decided to get a custom hood made that is thicker and a set of cat ears. The cat ears are red on the front and purple on the back.

We then went to a BBQ with some of the dive community from Diver Dan’s. I saw Jim, Tommy, Aaron, and some others that I should remember their names but don’t. Aaron was a great host and we had some really tasty things. There was something called a pink greyhond that was a tasty drink, and a lot of really nice foodstuffs.

April 21, 2013 0

Monterey Express Diving

Stephanie was nice enough to drive to Monterey at 6am to make it to the Monterey Express at 7:30. We made it there a little early and ran across a few really strong fog banks on the way.

When we got out on the boat we saw a pod of dolphins and went to follow them for a few minutes before making it out to the dive site. We decided to stay inside the bay since it was a little rough as soon as we got outside the bay. There was also a really intimidating fog bank that was at the edge of the bay. Our first dive was at Hopkins Deep. The visibility wasn’t very good, at about 8 feet, and the temperature was about 48F. The second site was much nicer at about 15 feet, but it was still not a good day. We saw a big blue rockfish at Nacho, a dive site just off outer McAbee that is a single pinacle that shoots up. There were a lot of sunstars and metridiums. At Nacho we saw a nice school of fish that was a dozen or so fish a foot and a half long.

April 20, 2013 0

Volleyball

I got to play some fun volleyball today, but only one game. I was on a 3 person team and vlad was kicking ass, so we ended up winning.

April 19, 2013 0

Horseback Riding

I rode Calypso yesterday at horseback riding. It was very different from riding Smoothie. Calypso is easy to get going and I actually had to slow him down. Calypso is also more unruly. I had a really tough time doing any of the things I had gotten pretty used to doing on Smoothie, but that will happen when getting used to another horse. I didn’t make any real progress, but I think this sets me up to make a lot of progress next week.

April 15, 2013 0

Adam’s Brunch

Adam invited Stephanie, Lee, Andrew, and Lee’s gf to brunch today. It was really nice. He served some pastries with strawberry filling kind of stuff, there was jewish style french toast, and bacon. He also served a salad with strawberries, nuts, and cheese. Afterwards we played Glory to Rome about 5 times. I won once, by a landslide. The other times we played were much closer. I really enjoy the game glory to rome, as it is well paced and not that long.

April 13, 2013 0

Volleyball

Today after lunch some of the guys got together to play a round of volleyball. It was really nice to have that in the middle of the day. Today hasn’t been bad, but it is much better now that I got to play.

April 12, 2013 0

The Usual Sunday

Today has been a very typical Sunday. It started out with some sleeping in, which means I sleep two hours later than normal and wake up on my own. Then I listen to books while messing around on the computer. The specifics for today were playing Starcraft 2 and listening to The Song of Ice and Fire, book 5. After that we went to the Farmer’s Market on California Ave. Today all the places were out, and we got a lot of really tasty stuff. I got some more of the spicy yuba strips. We got lots more of the Pumpking Bolani, and some of the taffy covered almonds. Stephanie got some more of the really tasty fresh strawberries. I of course got the customary Samosa. The Bolani guy might be starting to recognize us as one of his regulars, which is always nice. For some reason my phone has been starting itself up and playing the books on tape really loud. I think the pause button being on the home screen is the culprit. I should really get the screen replaced. The horseback riding was really nice, and I’m getting decent at the two point while trotting. I think one more lesson like this one and I’ll be able to get up to the cantor. I’m making slow progress, but it is steady.

April 7, 2013 0

Black Mountain

We hiked black mountain today, which is the mountain that the PG&E trail is on. It also is the mountain that has the rancho san antonio space preserve. The hike went really well and we did it in a little over 4.5 hours. The top was really cold and in the clouds. The view wasn’t that great since it was in clouds, but it was really amazing.

Every Trail Link

April 6, 2013 0