Memorial Day Weekend Recap (photo cred: all photos belong to Leslie)

Friday night I stayed up late and watched 50/50. Fell in love with Anna Kendrick. and was able to catch Leslie before she boarded her plane home.

Saturday, I slept in, watched more TV, went for a run… kind of skipped all meals, then went to pick up Leslie and went to Single Barrel. Haha, I didn’t tell her anything about this place and she was super curious… as there are no signs and nothing up to identify what kind of place this was. Well, we finally got in an they did their thing. Leslie’s drink is a Lion Tamer (no. 2?). and I got a Jasper Amber Ale. We talked for a while then Vincent called so we left.

We went to Vincent’s place and played beer pong followed by a massively destructive pokemon game. That had me drunk and puking before finishing the game.

Sunday was a rest day for recovery. I was feeling okay this morning. Not great, but not terrible! Got Pho, then headed to Eric’s place to hang out with some LA peeps. Finally went home and freshened up. Then got Leslie and we went to get 99 chicken. Vincent’s car’s power steering shut off and it turns out that his car year & model had recalls for that problem.

We switched cars to Jam’s and we went to chicken. Chicken was delicious as usual with yummy salad bar. After finishing, Leslie left for NY and we all went our own separate ways. I went home and was asleep by 10PM.

Monday, which is today, I woke up at 6:30AM and headed to Lodi, CA to skydive. You can see details in those posts just before this one. Then after skydiving I went hiking with Eric. We went to in-n-out and then I came home to post process pics and update my blog!

Sigh, work tomorrow.

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05.28.12

After Skydiving, me and Eric went hiking at Rancho San Antonio. Ugh, parking was impossible! and the we did a short hike, and saw lots of animals and took pictures.Then in-n-out after to cancel out the hike >_<

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05.28.12 Skydiving @ Parachute Center in Lodi, CA

Let me kind of give you an idea about me. I’m a chicken. I’m afraid of heights and roller coasters. I’ve been on drop zone, invertigo and psycho mouse. And that’s the extent of all the roller coasters I’ve been on my WHOLE life. I’m terrified of heights and looking over ledges and tall buildings. and so I decided to try skydiving.

06:30AM I wake up and get ready to go. I grab my camera and head out. It’s cold, its cloudy and gloomy. Oh well! this’ll be even more fun.
07:00AM On the road.
07:50AM -ish, I realize this is a really nice drive. Kinda of scenic and photogenic.
08:40AM I get to the place. The closer I get the bigger the skydiving signs get.
09:00AM There was actually a group who walked in before me at 8:55, but I waited until 9.
09:10AM I pay, get the forms and all that good stuff. We are directed to a TV to watch some liability video. It’s super old… like really really old.
XX:XXAM I’m not sure what time it is anymore. I’m nervous and my number gets called to gear up.
XX:XXAM My tandem guy suits me up with a harness and we just kinda hang out and chat. His name is Mike. My photographer (if you buy the photo/video package, you get your own individual photographer/videographer), is Yuriy. They were both really awesome and relaxed me.
XX:XXAM The plane gets in and mike, yuriy and I are the last to board the small plane
XX:XXAM at 3,000 feet, some skydivers jump out the plane by themselves. I’m sitting right next to the door and it’s frikking scary just looking out.
XX:XXAM at 10,000 feet, I’m shaking due to nervousness and my team is calming me down. They give me instructions on what to do in the air.
XX:XXAM at 13,000 feet, the door opens and I’m the first to jump. I couldn’t do it and Mike pushes me out. The drop is about 10 seconds at 120mph, then a mini parachute thingy is deployed and we drop to about 96mph. We do a few spins, hang out with the Yuriy while he does spins and flips. I’m freaking out, but I calm down. Yuriy disappears and our parachute deploys after another 50 seconds. We float down and landing is super calm. After the parachute deploys, it’s nice and surreal. Nothing like a roller coaster. It feels safe.
XX:XXAM We land and get un-harnessed. I thank both guys, wait a little for me video/photos and I head out at 10:30AM.

That was my awesome experience. One more strike in the bucket list.

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05.25.12

Going skydiving on monday. anybody down?

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05.23.12 Schneider Mein Nelson Sauvin

Went to BevMo today. Remember when I went to LA for that tax seminar and I went to WurstKusche(sp!?)? and I ordered a delicious beer? Well, it’s a limited edition beer, and it’s fantastic, and I found it at bevmo. Naturally, I bought 8 bottles. (they only come in the large sizes).

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05.20.12

Four more pictures of the moon blocking the sun! How fun.

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05.20.12

Went up to hunter’s point to shoot the eclipse. Just quickly post processed one. More to come!

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05.17.12

LOL this article made me chuckle. 

National Rankings:
Vanguard High: 325
Lynbrook High School: 128
Gunn High: 112
Monta Vista’s: 97

While I’m not here to discredit the school, I’m just severely disappointed that this is a news article on CNN. There are plenty of schools that are highly competitive and schools with 25 valedictorians are not uncommon. Why is this school getting press coverage from this “news” outlet?

Would anybody be surprised if MVHS or Lynbrook produced 25 valedictorians? I think, more people would be surprised if MVHS or Lynbrook DIDN’T produce 25. 

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05.15.2012

Had a 3.5 hour meeting with the CEO at the end of the work day. Surprisingly it was a lot less fun than I imagined it to be. Cool guy for sure and super smart. Just stressful.

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