Summer oh ten

Finally got my first pool sesh of the summer under the ol' belt. Actually, I was pretty lazy on the whole swimming front but, I did get wet and get my bronze on in the warm sunshine of La Mesa.

A pretty relaxing weekend, other than getting a little too shatty on sake bombs Saturday but you know what they say- "When at Tokyo, drink like the State kids...and drive home after."

Short lived

It's only day two of the NCAA tournament and all of my excitement is gone. Oh well, it was a fun couple of hours.

Wild Bill's Buffalo Wing and Wonder Emporium tonight?
Looks like it..hope they have buffalo tofu chunks or something.

Meh

Christmas has come and gone once again. Mine was ok, nothing too great.

Bring on 2010.

Christmas time

So I managed to beat my record of lasting 45 minutes at Kate's Annual Christmas party. Although every shot of 151 brought me right back to last year, and some vomiting ensued. Overall the party was a success and managed to put me in the Christmas spirit.

A few of us gathered at Hooley's to celebrate Justyn's birthday. I had a delicious Alaskan White Ale and even managed to leave with a souvenir glass (a true "keep the glass night").

Holiday Hootenanny

I am now officially in the Christmas spirit, thanks to the Holiday Hootenanny. Overall the show was pretty good and well worth the money. I feel like the venue caused most of the bands to fall short of their typical live performance, but it would be hard to have so many good bands on the same bill in a smaller place. Despite the poor mixing and echo of the large building, everyone except Manchester Orchestra put on a very entertaining show. I don't know if I'll be able to listen to that album again after seeing the band that created it. Spoon was by far the most talented and polished band of the night and deserved headlining status, even if the mindless, crowd surfing, moshing fifteen year olds didn't understand it.

Kate's Christmas party this weekend, should be a let down. Maybe you'll see me there for longer than 30 minutes this year. Bring on the Mistake Bombs (shot of 151 dropped into a glass of Double Bastard).

Home brew

I've been helping Eli and Lucas with their new home brew project and so far so good. We bottled a pale ale last night, English brown ale should be ready to drink this weekend, hefeweizen fermenting, and a red ale on the way. From what I've tasted so far, it's pretty impressive and can only get better.

94/9 Holiday Hootenany this Saturday. CAN'T WAIT!

Fall?

It sill doesn't feel like fall. The weather is still in the 90s three days a week and the Chargers suck so, I'm not even really that into football.

I have a feeling Halloween is going to suck, in comparison to last year anyway. I still have no ideas for the annual Union Bank pumpkin carving contest, any suggestions? As far as baseball goes, I'm pretty much over it. I hate the Yankees and the Phillies so I guess I have to decide who I hate more.

On an unrelated note, the new Between the Buried and Me album is amazing. They're probably one of the only "heavy" bands I still enjoy listening to.

Blog

I need to start using this thing again but, I've got nothing right now. Hopefully this still works.

Back from the dead

After a brief scare, the G1 is alive and well once again. Unfortunately, I had to do a hard reset and basically lost everything on it.

Interleague play

So it looks like were heading to LA to see the Padres play the Angels, which is sweet. I've heard a lot of great things about that park and haven't made the trip to check it out. Also, I'm probably gonna go to all three games when Seattle is in town, if anyone wants to come with. I'll most likely just get the cheapest tickets possible and then move to better seats. It's mid-week so it shouldn't be too crowded.

Live long and prosper!

What a crazy weekend! I think I spent less than four hours awake in my house all weekend.

We played some early poker under the sun on Thursday, since we were going to Star Trek, which was amazing. Friday night, we did some beer bong time trials on Ryder before heading up to Justyn’s to end the night with little Dorothy. I still can’t believe Martin weighed in with a two second time. Saturday morning felt more like a Sunday since we woke up early and headed to the field for some baseball. For some reason I had more fun this time, probably because Justyn was able to come and we played on a better field. After baseball, the only logical thing to was head to the beach to escape the Santee heat. This proved to be a bad idea since the beach was cold, overcast, and windy…still not enough to stop one of us from swimming. We tossed the football around a little and then headed back to Santee to shower and head to Stone. I was pretty excited to go since I hadn’t been in about 6 weeks. However, my excitement quickly disappeared after standing at the bar for ten minutes without being served. Oh well, at least I still got my growler filled. I ended up heading home fairly early so I could get up early and do something nice for my Mom. Sunday, my Mom wanted to go to the zoo and whatever mama wants, mama gets, on Mother’s Day at least. After a fun day at the zoo, we got some sushi and then Nathan, Kate, “Walty”, Sean, and I went to see Star Trek…just as good the second time.

Trekkies

Star Trek premiere tonight! I wish we had costumes uniforms.

Hello May

With April over, it’s time to reunite with an old friend I like to call beer. I underestimated how low my tolerance would be after only a month of abstaining but, that paired with seeing friends that I've missed just made the experience that much more enjoyable.

I think we’re taking a week off from Sunday baseball for Mother’s Day. Hopefully, it doesn’t make the entire thing fall apart…fingers crossed. I’m growing quite fond of beginning my week with tender muscles after a fun day in the sun.

As I’m typing this, I can feel the sting of my sunburn, which means summer is just around the corner.


P.S. What happened to the Padres *sigh*

Pandemic?

The stupid “Swine Flu” is pissing me off. “You don’t have it and it’s extremely unlikely that you're at risk of contracting it!” For the love of God, STFU!

DCFC

The Death Cab show last night was awesome…nothing compared to seeing them headline Bumbershoot in Seattle but, still good. The venue was nice and intimate and the lineup was solid.

Ra Ra Riot was the perfect band to open the show. I’ve always enjoyed them but would’ve probably never paid to go see them so; it was a bonus to have them play the show.

Next on stage was Cold War Kids. This is another band that I’d never seen play live but always wanted to. As soon as they hit the stage, the familiar odor of marijuana instantly filled the room…for some reason this surprised me. Their set was quite a bit shorter than I would’ve liked but, I guess that’s what happens when you’re not the headliner.

Before seeing them in Seattle, I really wasn’t a Death Cab for Cutie fan, AT ALL. However, they put on a live show unlike any I’ve ever experienced. The set was nearly two hours longs and was filled with one great song after another.

Baseball

This weekend was pretty much completely centered around baseball. Friday night Nathan, Eli, Garrett, Ruben, and I took the trolley down to Petco to see what would turn out to be the only Padres win of the weekend. I ended up getting duped on the hot dog deal but the game was really good and we even got some bonus baseball. The "Friarworks" that followed the game were nothing to write home about, but were still pretty cool, especially after a win.

Saturday we ended up playing catch and a game of over the line at the park for about three hours. After the park, we headed to Boomer's to hit up the batting cages...even got in a little DDR session. As day turned to night, we headed to Ranch 99 for some dinner. The spicy garlic shrimp I got was really tasty but I wasn't really in the mood to eat a ton of it.
I won't even go into detail about the stupid theme party that followed, because it sucked, just as predicted.

Sunday I got up early and went to look for a new glove so I could sell Lucas my other one. Then, a surprisingly large group of people gathered at West Hills Park for a full nine inning legit baseball game.

Other than the sunburn and my arm feeling like it's going to fall off, fun times.

Winner winner chicken dinner!

So I won poker again last night. I seem to be getting better at reading other players every week. Maybe after I get a couple more wins under my belt, I'll hit up a casino and play with the big boys.

Heat wave

Wow what a scorcher! This weekend felt like the middle of summer. While I might be ready for the warm weather, it was a little intense to dive right into 98 degrees afternoons...even got myself a lil baby sunburn. Galatic bowling, jam, Antonelli's, basketball, Sonic, Earth Day, Sushi...Good weekend!

First place?

What a great first week of baseball. I don't want to get ahead of myself but, it was just nice to watch Padres baseball without wanting to throw my remote through the TV. The best part is, the Mariners did the exact same thing, both teams were predicted to be the worst in baseball...we'll see.

I am Hollywood

In case you missed it, I won poker on Thursday...Finally! I guess I picked the right time to do it since the pot was the biggest one yet.

Friday I had the day off, so Eli and I headed up to Hollywood to see The Get Up Kids at The Troubadour. Honestly, one of the best shows I've seen in awhile, like being back in 10th grade. We got up there a few hours early so we killed some time with the freaks and struggling actors on Hollywood Blvd. After the show, we made the 20 minute drive over to JJ's to meet up with Flo, Nathan, Garrett, Calvin, and his girlfriend. After some good eats and a long drive home, we attempted to camp out at Sonic for the grand opening, even though it wouldn't open for another 2 days.

Saturday Eli and I went to Vanessa's baby shower and then to Ryder for quick hello before heading home for the night.

Sunday was awesome! Everyone got up early and decided to play some baseball over at West Hills. The best part was we actually had enough people to play a legit game...my hitting could use some work : /

Hopefully all of the sports fun will continue, I've had a blast!