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The Wild Weekend & SF

Oct 29

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So last Friday was Eric’s going away party. Man we partied hard! We hit up three bars and I blew a .4 on the Breathalyzer. Don’t worry, Adam took my keys away. I honestly don’t know how I am still alive. Went to bed around 3am woke up at 8:30am to pick up my car. I got back to my place from Manhattan Beach and I couldn’t take a nap before the trek up to SF. I showered, packed then hopped in my car headed over to Adam’s and I was stuck in traffic. YAY!

We got to Santa Cruz around 6:30 and ate at Jacks. Oh my god I love that place. Then we bolted over to SF to have some drinks with CodJelly before the Bonobo’s DJ set at Mighty. Met Joyce, Trevor and friends at Mighty. I got to meet Bonobo, which was really cool because he’s a chill guy that makes amazing music. After the show we were invited to an after party. We hung out there for a bit until I threw in the towel at 4:30am. I turned to Adam and said, “I don’t care what you do. I am going back to Ellie and Cody’s and passing out.” So we left.

Sunday morning was full of fail but win at the same time. Foreign Cinema hates large parties for brunch so they made everything in their power to stop the eleven of us craving their delicious bacon and they were successful. We hopped on over to a breakfast place. It wasn’t a total loss though we went to Anthony’s Cookies NOM NOM NOM. I also got to spend some time with Andy and Moo. YAY! Adam and I left the city and visited my grandfather’s grave for a bit before heading back to Santa Cruz. We met Joyce and Trevor up for some Zoccoli’s. Chicken Pesto…*DROOOL* After hanging out for a bit we took the long way home and I got home at 1am. Needless to say I am still tired and broken for the weekend.

It was all worth it. Check out some video footage below from walking around Sunday morning in the mission.

Thank You! Thank You!

Oct 2

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I’d like to thank everyone who made my birthday special this year. I thought it was going to be small and quaint but it ended up being a three week ordeal! I am even celebrating it this Saturday with some old friends. Let the festivities continue. Oh, I can’t wait for LA Decompression too!

Getting Flirty with Thirty

Sep 26

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As I become the ripe age of twenty nine I’ve learned a lot this year. I am also thankful for a lot of things. There are also things I want to do this year and I need remind myself I should do them. Here goes nothing:

-Hike Half Dome
-Backpacking through the Rockies
-White Water Rafting
-Snowboarding (Giving it a good try this time)
-Surf
-Scuba Dive
-Travel through Costa Rica
-Learn more Filipino recipes from my parents
-Lose 20lbs…yes!
-Finish The Ender Wiggin Saga
-Shoot More. Concentrate on my own Art Portfolio
-Camp at least four times this year.
-Put together a theme camp for Burning Man.

I think it’s still a small list but it’s manageable for me.

Burning Man 2009

Sep 26

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I never thought I was going to go. I remember a couple of years ago joking with Clayton about going. I seriously thought it was a bunch of hippies in the desert doing God knows what. Now that I have gone it was such a life changing experience. So much, that I wish sometimes that my regular life was similar to the life on the Playa but I digress. I was so lucky to have the best camp mates: Adam, Eric, Joyce, Liz and Trevor. Thanks guys for showing me a great time. We also had the best neighbors we could ask for: Donna, Matt, Sky and Tony. I am excited to be a burner and cannot wait to back home to Metropolis next year.

Maybe Not…

Sep 12

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So I am not going to have time to upload more photos onto my Flickr of BM and Mammoth Lakes. I am just too lazy and unmotivated to do so right now. I have a shit ton of work to do before I go on my next vacation. :) Hopefully until then.

BTW here’s a good read about BM. Check it out.

Burning Man

Sep 11

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So inspiring. So moving. So life altering.

Can’t wait for next year. Pictures to come!

Sequoia National Forrest!

Jul 28

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The Bär Jacobson and Mañana Cercado adventure

That Nervous Feeling

Jul 12

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I find myself sick in the summer. It’s been an awkward year and I have been sick three times already this year. Maybe the stress is getting to me. Burning Man is a month and a half away and I am not yet prepared. So many things to do and buy. I probably just need to talk to my BM buddy, John. I think I should shut up and do some work! Anyone have any good evolution costume ideas?

Don't Have the Words

Jul 9

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Kay_ME

I seriously don’t. A couple days ago my childhood friend Kay passed away. This is for you Kay, may you rest in peace. Thanks for being my friend and neighbor. I’ll have the memories of carnivals, games and mischief we got into. We love you.

SF Roadtrip. Food, Friends and Fun.

Jun 16

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Last Saturday Adam, Carrie and I got in our rented Chevy Impala and headed to SF. We didn’t head straight there though. We stopped in Santa Maria to pick up Ellie who is doing her externship there. Poor Jelly! The cool thing was though we got to have lunch in Pismo Beach at the Cracked Crab. We all shared a bucket of crab and it was delicious.

We got back on the road and found out that Chinese women are narcoleptic as Carrie and Ellie were proof of that. Adam and saw some crazy card board cutouts in Salinas. Very crazy. The 101 is a beautiful drive and I think it’s worth the time to see the farmland and California Coast. I did however take this awesome picture of Ellie.

We get to SF and Cody’s first words to us were, “Why is Manny sober?” We remedied that by going straight to Docs Clock right before dinner. The drinks there are stiff. I loved it. We put away two each and then went to Spork for dinner where Angela and Andy met us. If you decide to eat dinner there I recommend the Tasty Steak with a red wine. The dessert was excellent as well, mmmmmm Pot Brownie. Dinner was long. Very long. We went through multiple glasses of wine and even a dessert wine.

After dinner we went to Shotwells for more wine and beer. At this time I was getting tired and still was putting beer away while playing some pinball. It was great catching up with everyone. I think people were getting tired so we went back to CodJelly’s to hang out.

The next morning I got up early for some reason and just chilled in the living while everyone else was sleeping. SF is so beautiful in the morning. I swear I could end up living there. After everyone got up we chilled on the couch. CodJelly went on a walk and got some coffee, they also brought back cookies. They didn’t bring back regular cookies. They brought back Anthony’s Cookies. These cookies are the best cookies evar. I am serious. You must try these cookies. I order to you. Stop flying and go to SF. NAO.

We finally got our lazy arses out of the apartment and met Andy at Foreign Cinema. I probably had the best brunch of my entire life here. Everything was good. Everything. At one point I think no one was talking to each other because we were too busy enjoying our meal. I fell into a food coma after to the point where I couldn’t even think clearly.

Carrie made room for more cookies so we went back Anthony’s where Dadzitis and Keiko met us up. Dadzitis claims he is going to kill me at Burning Man. I think he will. Desert and alcohol? I might need to make sure I drink water all the time. Anyhoo we picked up more cookies and headed home.

We made a stop in Santa Cruz and walked around for a bit. Dropped of Jelly then headed straight home. I seriously hate renting cars. There is a side story that I don’t want to go into when Adam and I went to go pick up there. Ugh. They also gave us a shitty car. That thing got us there but the Impala is a piece of shit. Way to go Chevy engineers. Anyhoo, it was a great weekend. And as Luda said…”Damn right we’re gonna do it again!”

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