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A new pastime

I’ve discovered a new pastime that i’m loving. Matt and I went to Mission Cliffs yesterday to go climbing and, while I sucked REALLY BADLY, I had a great time (and i’m sore today). We went down at 10:30 yesterday morning and took a saftey class that taught us how to use all of the equipment ( it seems there is more than one use for a harnass 😉 ) and then we spent about 2 hours climbing walls. The whole thing was a WHOLE lot of fun though it requires two skills which I am VERY bad at – namely comfort with heights and trust. I’m TERRIFIED of heights and i’m bad at relying on others for things. So, as much as I trust Matt for pretty much anything, dangling from a rope a story or two in the air from a rope is kinda.. well.. um.. petrifying for me.. But I still loved it.. And DAMN is it a good upper body workout.. I’m sore today! :)..

So I’ll be going back.. hopefully a lot! 🙂

Where I grew up

Was just browsing around online today and found the home page for the city I grew up in (Irvine, CA) and, more disturbingly, found the demographics page they have posted.. The two that caught my eye in particular were these two:

Ethnicity:

White	57%
Asian & Pacific Islander	29.8%
Hispanic	7.4%
Black	1.4%
Other	4.4%

Registered Voters:

Registered	71,490
Republican	48.4%
Democrat	29.2%
Other	22.4%

Just confirms what I already feared but couldn’t confirm – I grew up in Stepford. ACK.

Crazy weekend

Another crazy but fun weekend… Friday night was anniversary night. Kevin and I went down to the Ferry Building and had oysters and beers before dinner and then went to Chaya for dinner which was really good. Was a very romantic evening walking along the water and spending time with my man.. I really enjoyed it.

Saturday was kind of work / chore day followed by dinner and, later that night I went out with Matt for drinks to honor Dore Alley Weekend. We both strapped on our gear (chaps in my case – leather in his case) and headed Out… Hit the Loading Dock followed by brief appearances at the PowerHouse and Mezzanine.

Today I spent most of the day with my friend John from college which was a lot of fun.. He and his wife came over for brunch with Kevin and I and then John came with Kevin, Matt, and I to Dore Alley Fair… He was quite the sport and I’m sure the fair was quite an experience for him… Its kind of funny how much the things at fairs like that don’t phase me these days.. Its only when I have stright friends with me that might be wierded out that I pay attention. But John was quite a sport and it was really nice hanging out with him…

Now I gotta get ready for another week of work.. Uggg..

An Anniversary

Today is our 5th Anniversary.. And for the occasion – a picture of us in our fancy duds from last weekend! 🙂

(Photo Credits go to JP and Matt)

Another packed weekend

Damn.. So its lookin like this coming weekend is going to be yet another action packed weekend. I shouldn’t really be complaining since its all fun stuff – but still. Just not sure when i’m going to make time to sit on my ass and be a vegetable..

Friday is Kevin and my Anniversary (5 years – woo hoo) so Friday night we’re probably going to be doing something coupley. After that I’ve got friends from colorado coming out and we’re probably going to either hang out with them or go over to the east bay to hang with some other friends… Saturday night plan is probably dinner with yet a different group of friends.. And then Sunday is Dore Alley Fair which is always fun and different. So that along with hanging out with John (from Colorado) and his lady will make for another full day..

Uggg… Looking forward to all of it but sounding a little exhausting to me… Maybe I should take Monday to recover… who knows…

Now back to work! 🙂

SO SWEET Part 2

Last night Kevin pulled together a little low key birthday party for me which is my favorite kind. He invited Matt and Brian, Patrick and Chuck, Bill and Matt, and Britton over for dinner and cocktails..

Was kinda cute actually. After Nathan’s party we came home and Kevin told me we were going over to Matt and Bill’s for dinner and he needed to go to the store to get salad fixings. While he was gone I noticed the grill had been scrubbed and was open and an empty charcoal bag was next to it. Hmmm… When he got home he had Salad Fixings, a bunch of pelligrino, beer, sodas, and a large package from the bucher… Hmm… Then he pulled out some fennel to let me smell and then asked if I’d ever had grilled fennel at which point he fired up the BBQ… Odd… He finally broke down and told me people were coming over (probably cuz he had to start preparing the roast)..

Anyway… was super cute.. After that folks came over to hang out, help cook, eat, and chat.. Was really nice…