Browse Month: July 2005

Superman got burned

We had our first bonfire of the summer at good ol’ Huntington Beach tonight. Dayantha and Johnny brought us a fried chicken dinner while Jes and I went for a little run. Holly, Annie, and Eric later met up with us for roasted marshmallows and s’mores as we sipped our alcoholic beverage of choice out of water bottles and sipper cups. Speaking of roasted marshmallows…each time the fire looked like it was dying, someone had to put another log in the pit. This eventually became Jes’ job and he managed to gently place each log into the fire with his hand clearly in the fire without getting burned. Eric kept saying, “Superman!” However, as the last log was placed, “Superman” finally got bit by the fire. There must have been some kryptonite in that particular log.

I’m still alive!

Jesse was brave enough to take me out for my first bike ride with the clippies in this afternoon. I was pretty worried myself but it turned out to be a rather pleasant ride. We took the usual route along Barranca (in the riverbed trail) with some stops and starts. I was able to clip in and out pretty easily and had only one minor stumble. At one stop, I clipped my left foot out, couldn’t plant my foot on the ground (slipped on the clip and didn’t step down on the rubber heel) and started tilting to the right. Luckily, I was already stopped and the tilt was slow. I caught myself with my right hand and pushed myself back up to safety. Ahh… So I finished about 12 wimpy miles, I’m back home now, and most importantly, I’m still alive! Yay, me!

*yawn*

Yesterday was a true recovery day. Jesse, Jason, Koa, and I all took turns napping-it-up. Jes had too much to drink. Jason played video games too long. The dog had eaten too much on Sunday. And I was tired from too much cleaning. Of course, we managed to all be up for a hot dog lunch before going back to sleep.
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In the evening, Jes and I went to Marie’s house for some BBQ and later went to the Newport Dunes for some fireworks. The parking was a whoppin’ 12 bucks but it was right across the street. Little Cole wore a beanie to cover his ears but he actually seemed to enjoy the pretty lights in the air. Haha…so did I.

It’s a changing landscape…

Happy 4th of July! We had our BBQ yesterday and boy have things changed. A lot of the usual people came, the two doggies were running around, and we had some new additions. Marie and Kenji brought little Cole and Patti and Howard brought little Katie. I think this made us all feel just a little bit older and take perspective. Jason, Jes’ brother, even got a taste of babysitting upstairs as Cole took his nap. Good job, J! Overall, the afternoon/evening was busy with lots of eating, playing with babies, and catching up. Now it’s time to find some fireworks tonight!

Almost a Half Marathon

I was rather nervous this morning but I did it. I completed 12 miles this morning. Started with my usual riverbed trail, cut up through Shady Canyon, and ran around Turtle Rock (it actually looks like a turtle!). I threw some crazy hills into the route and survived. Phew!
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Towards the end of my run, I saw two crows flying across the street. One flew a bit too low and *Smak!* got hit by a car. His friend actually stopped to check him out before flying away.
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By the way, just in case you don’t follow the Tour de France, it starts today!! We have OLN again this year so we’ll get to watch Lance Armstrong’s month-long journey towards a 7th consecutive win and retirement from cycling. I guess it’s time to put that yellow bracelet back on for July! LIVESTRONG, Lance!