Mission Peak

A few of my friends and I decided it was time to defeat Mission Peak and went on a hike yesterday. It was a fun time but my gods it got hot pretty quick. Didn't take too long for my out of shape self to start sweating like mad...which is pretty normal even if I exercise a lot unfortunately.



Anyways, as usual we set out a little later than planned. Ran into a few cows blocking the trail which we were warned about. Made it to the top in 2.5hrs and there were a lot of people also tackling the mountain. A lot!

I brought along a couple video cameras...One of which was our old teacher's which I haven't given back. Decided we should hold it for ransom.

The hike back down went really quick and painlessly. Once we got to the bottom we decided we were hungry and set out to find some prime rib. There was a place nearby that P said had really good meat but when we got there they were closed...only open for dinner. Determined to get steaks we headed out for Outback...and they were closed until dinner also. Damn! Ended up at the Cheesecake Factory.

Ran home, took a quick nap then jaunted over to another friends place for some BBQ till midnight or so. Really long day. Now I'm sore and pretty tired but feel good. Got a bit of a sunburn but when you are as pasty as I am that is to be expected.

Back to job hunting now!

Nola's

Went to AIGA's traveling lounge tonight. Really wish I was at ComiCon but tonight was fun none the less. Caught up with friends, handed out business cards to complete strangers, and drank way too much also. Good times! What made it even better? Yeah, that's right, Nola's has a painting of none other than Robert Johnson. Not a stellar painting but they get bonus points in my book. Off too pass out for a while..

Time to be lazy now.

Whew. So, my family was up for the holidays. They sure know how to fill a lot of time but not do anything! Most of what we did was either hang out and watch movies or go out to eat. One of the places we go almost every time is to Phil's Fish Market in Moss Landing. It is in a harbor area and if you didn't know it was back there I doubt you would find it. They're most famous for their cioppino. In fact, they had a notice up that Bobby Flay had stopped by and done one of his challenge shows there. So if you have Food Network be sure to check out the cioppino challenge and watch Flay get his butt kicked on Jan 28th.


But we didn't have that since we've had it before. I had the Sicilian Salmon because I had no idea what it was before ordering it. Basically, it was pan seared salmon with a red tomato sauce. Pretty good.


Mom picked up the halibut fish and chips which is also really good. I stole one of her pieces...My aunt got the same and dad got clam chowder. I had to shake my head at that since my aunt made it a couple days prior but he didn't come over in time to get some.


Then after they left I went over to P*'s house to help him put his engine back in. Most of it went OK. The half shafts and re-connecting the master cyllinder was a bitch tho. When we were washing up I noticed a punching bag and a bunch of half unpacked motorcycle parts laying around the living room. They were his sister's...

Tomorrow I think I'll go out shopping and also try to find an outfit for the 80's party I'm going to this weekend.

Time to clean

Well, the semester is over and my family is coming up. I guess my sister is staying with me for the week rather than putting up with my parents. This means I actually have to clean my otaku den rather than just shove things out of the way. It is OK. I really needed to do it anyways. This picture was from about half way through the day long process.


I seriously took 5 or 6 boxes of old papers, letters, printouts, and other miscellaneous things to the recycling bin and a couple other boxes to the dumpster. I accumulate way too much crap during the semester since I never really know what I'll need or get too busy/lazy to throw it all out. Things tend to just form little piles in all the nooks and crannies waiting for the break to be sorted and tossed. Today was the day for it!

Unfortunately, I still need to dust some things but I'm almost done...My bookshelves are still an unorganized mess also.

In other news, the people over at Company B sent me extra copies of the books I worked on. Because they're super nice they also sent me a bunch of enameled pins from Galaxy Angel! There are 2 sets so if anyone reads this blog wants a set just let me know. I'm keeping the Milfuelle keychains though..