Voltron Posted February 13, 2010 Report Share Posted February 13, 2010 Drove up to Tahoe without stopping, which is a first with the family in tow. Staying in a friend's condo that is at base of the lift area of Northstar so you don't even need to shuttle to hit the slopes. Daughter sprained her ankle last night in SF, so she and I are sitting on the balcony and I am wearing a t-shirt because it is sunny and not cold. Son whose 12th birthday is today is playing in the snow with sleds and snowball makers with his buddy just downsrairs below me. Pretty damn sweet setup. Oh, I will be having a second 21st A. IPA any minute now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CherryBomb Posted February 13, 2010 Report Share Posted February 13, 2010 Went to the Asian grocery store with the wife. Mmmm. . . mung bean drink is good in a weird sort of way. Then to Wal*Mart, where I overheard I woman say "This bread is patriotic. If you don't love American, then leave it." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CherryBomb Posted February 13, 2010 Report Share Posted February 13, 2010 Now they're out causing trouble int he hotel while I hide in my room and pretend to not know what's going on. That's what a good dad does. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusty Chalk Posted February 13, 2010 Report Share Posted February 13, 2010 I literally screamed " ffffffffffffffffuuuuuuu! " due to sheer terror... Awesome. Oh, and in answer to "WTF did you just do?" -- you stepped off a perfectly good platform, WTF were you thinking? Yeah, I don't think I could do that. Oh, and me: started off the day with New York bagels with cream cheese, came home, told the kitties I missed them. I think they knew. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voltron Posted February 13, 2010 Report Share Posted February 13, 2010 I got pulled away before saying expressing condolences to Stretch for the hurling little traveler, and to Dan for his son's tough loss, as well as props for letting them blow off some steam in a hotel. Not a big deal but sometimes hard to let happen. And to thrice, all I can say is "Ahhh, she's so cute!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knuckledragger Posted February 13, 2010 Report Share Posted February 13, 2010 Spent longer than I care to mention futzing with my new OWC dual drive enclosure. Battled with Mac OS's Disc Utility. Formatted 3 separate 2TB drives. Now xferring 640GB of FLACs over FW400, a process that's going to take hours. Good thing I had nothing else to do today other than sitting around being sick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusty Chalk Posted February 13, 2010 Report Share Posted February 13, 2010 Sorry you're feeling poorly, if it's any consolation, you're being more productive than I usually am when I'm sick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrecked_porsche Posted February 14, 2010 Report Share Posted February 14, 2010 And congrats on the jump wrecked. Glad those two activities weren't combined. Thanks. Hmmmm...combining those two would mean... throwing a kitchen sink down from a 710 feet tall bridge? I'm too scared to even crap my pants. Nucking Futs! The guy in that video had the Mullet of Bravery, so it was no challenge for him. Yeah, sure looked that way. He made it look soo graceful. Mullets rawk! Not that I have one... It was a little terrifying actually. Awesome. Oh, and in answer to "WTF did you just do?" -- you stepped off a perfectly good platform, WTF were you thinking? Yeah, I don't think I could do that. Yeah, seriously, I did in fact spontaneously shout out "FFFFUCKKKKkkkkkk" in utter terror right after leaping off the platform... but then at one point, the wind gushing past my face was soo fast, it just cut off my voice. I guess my face was going all flappy and shit, just like Jeremy Clarkson's face was when he was driving the Atom: At that point, I just STFU and broke out into a sheepish grin, relaxed and enjoyed the ride. It all happened soo fast, yet it was a fucking awesome experience. As for "WTF was I thinking?"... well, actually, before the jump I was thinking "Why not? I'm here thousands of miles from home and will probably never pass by this way again, so fuck it, I'll just do it. I only live once." ... Leaving the platform, I was thinking "Shieeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet!" After the jump, I was thinking... "Fuck yeah, that was awesome!" Anyways, if you get the chance, you should dew eet. Certainly a worthwhile experience IMO. Next, if I come across the chance to skydive, I'm gonna dew eet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beefy Posted February 14, 2010 Report Share Posted February 14, 2010 Never been bungee jumping...... but have done a tandem skydive which was 54 different types of fucking awesome, and also did a 'swoop' in New Zealand which was pretty great too * Not my video, but you get the point. Instead of slowing down as you get close to the ground, that is when you are traveling the fastest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrecked_porsche Posted February 14, 2010 Report Share Posted February 14, 2010 ^That looks like its lots of fun. Must be terrifying to see the ground approach soo rapidly and then swish right by while being soo close to your face? Would love to try that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blessingx Posted February 14, 2010 Report Share Posted February 14, 2010 Went to the Apple-less Macworld. So little buzz. Biggest trend - three companies exhibiting iPhone gloves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beefy Posted February 14, 2010 Report Share Posted February 14, 2010 Must be terrifying to see the ground approach soo rapidly and then swish right by while being soo close to your face? Would love to try that. Yeah, exactly right...... and before we went up, we didn't see anybody else do it. So it was a bit of a shock seeing how much slack there was in the cable once we were up there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grawk Posted February 14, 2010 Report Share Posted February 14, 2010 They lost the 2nd game too, but are still having fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voltron Posted February 14, 2010 Report Share Posted February 14, 2010 And why not!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
909 Posted February 14, 2010 Report Share Posted February 14, 2010 (edited) hiked the big santa anita loop, which was kind of like biting off more than i could chew since it's about a 9.5 mile trek and i've not done anything like this in years. here are some of my point and shoot photos... a very cool looking tree stump -- very shroomy too. after about five miles, thinking what the fuck did i get myself into... still had a great time. probably the coolest looking manmade dam there and there were many. this is sturtevant falls which was seriously flowing after all the heavy rains. a side close-up of sturtevant falls. it's about a 50 footer. all in all, a great day, but boy am i glad to be freshly showered and home. Edited February 14, 2010 by 909 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boomana Posted February 14, 2010 Report Share Posted February 14, 2010 You're looking rugged there, David. Nice pics. I had a day of trying to get a lot of stuff done, and accomplishing very little. I did get a teaser pico slim in the mail, which I will sadly be mailing off to Mike on Tuesday, so all was not lost. I've been enjoying myself immensely all afternoon and evening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n_maher Posted February 14, 2010 Report Share Posted February 14, 2010 Got up with Lily ~6:20 and she was in a mood to snuggle (rare) so we just lazed around on the couch for a half hour or so. Then it was play time until 8 when we went to get mama up and make breakfast. Lily and I made homemade buttermilk waffles with strawberries and blueberries. Now it's time to take a walk and work off the rather heart-unhealthy breakfast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyrion Posted February 14, 2010 Report Share Posted February 14, 2010 . I had a day of trying to get a lot of stuff done, and accomplishing very little. I did get a teaser pico slim in the mail, which I will sadly be mailing off to Mike on Tuesday, so all was not lost. I've been enjoying myself immensely all afternoon and evening. Why so soon? My brother in law and I, mostly him, finally got the sink and disposal working. The only leak is from a defective disposal which will be replaced under warranty. We had a bunch of issues due to moving from a two drain sink to a single drain. It's nice to have a fully functional sink after 7 days of being without. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CherryBomb Posted February 14, 2010 Report Share Posted February 14, 2010 Gave wife ear rings. Was a little happy when I saw that this oil executive died http://www.cnn.com/2010/US/02/14/alaska.avalanche.deaths/index.html?hpt=T1 Considered briefly whether this made me a bad person. Went back to bed and watched Fragglerock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knuckledragger Posted February 14, 2010 Report Share Posted February 14, 2010 Got up with Lily ~6:20 and she was in a mood to snuggle (rare) so we just lazed around on the couch for a half hour or so. Then it was play time until 8 when we went to get mama up and make breakfast. Lily and I made homemade buttermilk waffles with strawberries and blueberries. Now it's time to take a walk and work off the rather heart-unhealthy breakfast. Since it's Valentine's Day, I was planning to spend all day being grumpy. That little story made me go "Awwwww" instead. Damn you, Nate! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grawk Posted February 14, 2010 Report Share Posted February 14, 2010 Woke up with a brutal hangover, then took thomas to his morning game. They won, and he played the best game of hockey I've ever seen him play, and he got a spectacular assist on the game's first goal. As soon as his shower is done, we're heading out to have sushi as his reward. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salt Peanuts Posted February 14, 2010 Report Share Posted February 14, 2010 Sorry to hear about the hangover, Dan, but congrats on your son and his game! As for me, woke up and made some breakfast for my wife. Then relaxed for a while and then did some more cleaning in prep for the nursery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voltron Posted February 14, 2010 Report Share Posted February 14, 2010 Nice going Thomas! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boomana Posted February 14, 2010 Report Share Posted February 14, 2010 Why so soon? . In the note in the package, Justin requested that we hang onto the amp for only a day or two. Since the post office is closed on Monday, I figured Tuesday is best. Of course, if Wed. is fine with you..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cetoole Posted February 14, 2010 Report Share Posted February 14, 2010 Had dim sum for brunch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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