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November 29th, 2009

05:29 pm - bye hardest bit of life i've had to deliver that our wondeful Lucy died one night before we got back from vacatione. she was such a special little cat. rescued by her owner when she was a mere kitten from the advancing cornering of a large canine. tenderly loved and cared for, Lucy was a true shy cat. small and sleek, completely black. she was adorable curled up on the the bed or when she'd be chasing her tail. she was just starting to accept me as a second human to her one true owner too. she lived 8 beautiful years and will be remembered fonded by many that knew her. bon voyage Lucy, may all your new adventures be free of worry and filled with the love you showed us. Current Mood: sad Tags: cat

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November 8th, 2009

03:07 pm - beacons in the house had a pretty stellar surf session with slovak today. it's really hard to sit and watch football when there's beautiful stuff like this going on. plus, my nfl teams stinks, so i really have no reason to watch. it was a pretty intimidating paddle out. we aimed directly for the middle of this picture but after getting pushed south by the undertow and kinda paddling through a set (bad timing) we ended up way left. as big as the waves were they were actually kind of gentle. it was such big, long period swell it made the waves themselves wider, which in turn slows them down and make them "mushy". which is better when you have a big one homing in on you. the duck unders, albeit wild, were not it the scary range. meaning we were able to stay out for over 2 hours. it was pure bliss. Current Mood: calm Tags: surfing

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October 29th, 2009

10:20 pm - hola got a new addition to the house hold and it's not a baby. well at least not yet anyway. this is hermes. he's a gecko that found his way into the land of cubicles. so now he's gonna live in a plastic box on my dresser for a while. no you can't get out either!

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October 27th, 2009

11:17 pm - a proper dog walk take dog to country find some proper country-fied stuff. yes ducks are country. get dog wet and dirty wash dog! awww poor guy :(

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October 25th, 2009

08:05 pm - who wants a house? on a lark, i accepted an invitation from work to help build a house for habitat for humanity in oceanside. as most people would know i don't have much aptitude for carpentry or construction but i still thought i couldn't do much worse than not being there at all. about 10 people showed up from the company of roughly 2000 local employees. a bunch of lazy bums i tell ya. anyhow they missed getting to saw this kitchen up and laying some (cement?) board on top of those counters to then lay tile over later. i accepted the job of electrician as i know at least something about this as i have some electrician friends. my buddy tad kept me imformed via text when i hit a snag. all in all i did pretty well. i managed to get this outlet wired up pretty well. one of the harder parts is actually jamming it back in the little receptacle box. most of the people that showed up just wanted to play with concrete. it looked like fun but i was busy with the sockets. mostly i like doing stuff like this because i am curious and like to take advantage of opportunities. it was neat to learn that they were not just building one house for a needy family, but 20! the one in this picture is the one i worked on but the whole row is volunteer made. they have 5 built with families already in them, 4 more almost finished and 2 that were getting close. they then had 2 foundations laid for the start of the last 9. it was also cool to learn about the process of "sweat equity" and talk with a couple kids working off hours for their mom that was buying a house. all in all a good time and one i would probably do again. Current Mood: optimistic

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