I had to go get my fingerprints scanned today, which is required by the company I will be temping for later this week. Kind of random. But now I'm in the system. Then went for a walk around the Berkeley Marina. It was quite windy and chilly out there, but better than being super hot I guess.
Now I'm quite tired and just chilling at my Aunt's awaiting ribs and salad for dinner. YUM!
Saturday, May 23, 2009
Thursday, May 14, 2009
State of the Sharks
Well, that was uneventful... and probably was still going on when i got home around 10:30pm. There had to be about 30 people still waiting to ask questions when I left a little after 9pm. And there were probably less than that who had already asked theirs. I'm glad I went though. Although most were the standard answers, I felt McLellen and Wilson were sincere in their responses. And they do seem to be beating themselves up about how things played out. Which is good. Doug said he purposely hasn't spoke to JR yet, just to give them both time to think about things. So no news there, but sign my petition to get him to stay anyway. They did speak very highly of Staubitz and hinted around that he may be playing with the big boys this season.
Patty was quiet as usual, but did speak a little. JT was the most animated, and think spoke the most. Pavs answered a few questions. And Boyle just seemed pissed.
But now for the comical highlights :-)
- The kid (10ish maybe) who said he was at the game where Torrey broke his leg. And said it didn't look all that bad... and did he hit the post or something? It was very cute, and Thornton was very sweet in responding to him.
- The dude that harped about the team's charter planes, blah, blah, blah last year was back with his usual spiel. But he got Boo'd and yelled at :-)
- Then the very next speaker started his question by saying "Now I have an actual hockey question for you guys."
- And the person who confronted Thornton about not shooting the puck when he should. And after his main response, he laughed and said he promises to shoot more.
- The one dude who started out by saying he had a serious question... about the urinals. Then said he was kidding. LOL.
Patty was quiet as usual, but did speak a little. JT was the most animated, and think spoke the most. Pavs answered a few questions. And Boyle just seemed pissed.
But now for the comical highlights :-)
- The kid (10ish maybe) who said he was at the game where Torrey broke his leg. And said it didn't look all that bad... and did he hit the post or something? It was very cute, and Thornton was very sweet in responding to him.
- The dude that harped about the team's charter planes, blah, blah, blah last year was back with his usual spiel. But he got Boo'd and yelled at :-)
- Then the very next speaker started his question by saying "Now I have an actual hockey question for you guys."
- And the person who confronted Thornton about not shooting the puck when he should. And after his main response, he laughed and said he promises to shoot more.
- The one dude who started out by saying he had a serious question... about the urinals. Then said he was kidding. LOL.
Wednesday, May 6, 2009
Fun with Coke
OK, not really. So I'm house sitting for my Mom and Step-Dad for the summer, and I haven't moved in yet, so had to go check the mail over there this evening. Did the normal stuff like bring the mail in, see if the plants needed watering, checked their answering machine, stuff like that. Quick 15 minute trip. But before leaving I checked the fridge and freezer to see if anything perishable needed to be tossed. And one look in the freezer made me call my Mom to say, "I'm calling to yell at whoever left the coke in the freezer!!" Mind you, they don't drink coke but do have it on hand for when I (or others) come over. I last saw them on Saturday and thought that maybe they put a warm one in the freezer for me, and that sometime after they left on their trip on Sunday, it exploded. But my Mom thinks it was the cleaning lady that came by today. UGH!!! What a mess!!
Tuesday, May 5, 2009
Monday, April 27, 2009
Damn Sharks!!!
All I'm going to say tonight is this...
1. I've very upset, and almost numb.
2. I'm going to go have a few drinks.
3. I don't want to read anything negative about the Sharks tonight, so I'm going to go watch TV.
4. If anyone posts any comments about my blog, I may wait a few days to read it so I don't have to read anything negative.
5. As much as this makes me want to puke to say it, the Ducks kicked the Sharks ass tonight and deserved to win this series.
6. Because of the above... that would still never make me abandon the Sharks. I am let down right now, but I will never switch teams because of that.
7. I am now officially on the Blackhawks bandwagon in the West and the Caps in the East... if they move on tomorrow.
That's it for tonight, I just don't want to talk about it right now.
1. I've very upset, and almost numb.
2. I'm going to go have a few drinks.
3. I don't want to read anything negative about the Sharks tonight, so I'm going to go watch TV.
4. If anyone posts any comments about my blog, I may wait a few days to read it so I don't have to read anything negative.
5. As much as this makes me want to puke to say it, the Ducks kicked the Sharks ass tonight and deserved to win this series.
6. Because of the above... that would still never make me abandon the Sharks. I am let down right now, but I will never switch teams because of that.
7. I am now officially on the Blackhawks bandwagon in the West and the Caps in the East... if they move on tomorrow.
That's it for tonight, I just don't want to talk about it right now.
Friday, April 24, 2009
Playing For Change
Really beautiful!!
Click the link fro more on the organization Playing For Change. Really great thing they are doing.
Click the link fro more on the organization Playing For Change. Really great thing they are doing.
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
I'm so sunburnt!!! OUCH!!!
This isn't even close to the worst of the burn...
So my Aunt and I headed to the coast today just to get out of the house and the heat. One of our destinations in mind was the Taco Bell in Pacifica. Sounds silly, I know. But it's apparently the only Taco Bell to actually sit on a beach. And has a deck on the back where people from the beach can just walk up to all wet and order at a window. So, we figured me may as well check it out, just for the hell of it. It was on some Travel Channel Top 10 list at some point.
We then thought we'd beach hop and take some pictures. I don't know all the names, but they are between Half Moon Bay and Pacifica (Montara and Moss Beach are two). Mostly just pulling over at random lookouts or driving down coastal access roads when we saw them.
But one coastal access road took us unexpectedly to the Fitzgerald Marine Reserve. So we pulled over and thought we'd check it out. They had a little Parks and Rec visitor booth so we walked over to get a pamphlet on the place. The Ranger in the booth let us know that the beach to the left was coned off because a harbor seal beached itself. So they were waiting for someone from the Marine Mammal Center to come check it out. So we wandered down to the reserve which is a nice beach with tons of rocks and tide pools. We took plenty of pics, and tried to look for the seal, but couldn't spot it. So, we just decided to sit on the bench and enjoy the view, and wishful thinking that we'd get to see the Marine Mammal Center person show up. And sure enough, maybe 15 mins later, the Ranger and a guy show up and walk out onto the coned off part of the beach. With a blanket the Marine Mammal guy picked up the seal from where it was laying between the rocks and laid it on the beach. He then got a better hold of him with the blanket and started carrying him back. As he got closer, he was telling us that the seal still had part of the umbilical cord attached, so they left him out there a day to see if the mother would come back. And since she didn't, they came out to rescue him. So he is probably just a few days old. And we got to see the little guy very close up (if you click on the pics, you'll get better photos). How cool was our timing to get to see that? So awesome!! And someone who was there while we were was wearing a Saku Koivu shirt. How random is that?
And at the end of the day...
Anyway, I think that was a pretty cool way to spend Earth Day.
So my Aunt and I headed to the coast today just to get out of the house and the heat. One of our destinations in mind was the Taco Bell in Pacifica. Sounds silly, I know. But it's apparently the only Taco Bell to actually sit on a beach. And has a deck on the back where people from the beach can just walk up to all wet and order at a window. So, we figured me may as well check it out, just for the hell of it. It was on some Travel Channel Top 10 list at some point.
We then thought we'd beach hop and take some pictures. I don't know all the names, but they are between Half Moon Bay and Pacifica (Montara and Moss Beach are two). Mostly just pulling over at random lookouts or driving down coastal access roads when we saw them.
But one coastal access road took us unexpectedly to the Fitzgerald Marine Reserve. So we pulled over and thought we'd check it out. They had a little Parks and Rec visitor booth so we walked over to get a pamphlet on the place. The Ranger in the booth let us know that the beach to the left was coned off because a harbor seal beached itself. So they were waiting for someone from the Marine Mammal Center to come check it out. So we wandered down to the reserve which is a nice beach with tons of rocks and tide pools. We took plenty of pics, and tried to look for the seal, but couldn't spot it. So, we just decided to sit on the bench and enjoy the view, and wishful thinking that we'd get to see the Marine Mammal Center person show up. And sure enough, maybe 15 mins later, the Ranger and a guy show up and walk out onto the coned off part of the beach. With a blanket the Marine Mammal guy picked up the seal from where it was laying between the rocks and laid it on the beach. He then got a better hold of him with the blanket and started carrying him back. As he got closer, he was telling us that the seal still had part of the umbilical cord attached, so they left him out there a day to see if the mother would come back. And since she didn't, they came out to rescue him. So he is probably just a few days old. And we got to see the little guy very close up (if you click on the pics, you'll get better photos). How cool was our timing to get to see that? So awesome!! And someone who was there while we were was wearing a Saku Koivu shirt. How random is that?
And at the end of the day...
Anyway, I think that was a pretty cool way to spend Earth Day.
Sunday, April 19, 2009
The good, the bad and the ugly...
The good...
I babysat (and doggy sat) for my friend's kids from yesterday afternoon until this afternoon. Nicky (one week shy of 6 yrs) and Abby (7 yrs). So at least they are at an interactive age and could help me out when I needed to know where things were, have them dress themselves for bed, etc. I have always been Auntie to them. So we had a lot of fun... Abby doing fashion show, Nicky building a book castle for his toy cars, playing in the hose in the back yard, going to the park twice, going out for pizza and watching 2 movies until 11:30pm (I'm a nice Auntie :-) ) It was pretty fun filled.
The bad...
What the hell is wrong with the Sharks? Coming off the best record in the league and can't get a break against the Ducks? I'm not knocking the Ducks in general, as they are obviously a good team with an unusually good goalie right now. But their play wasn't up to their normal standard this season like in previous. So why do we now start to lose against them? UGH!!! 2 losses down and 2-5 games left to play depending on how this all plays out. But I'm staying optimistic for now.
The ugly...
What is up with this heat? It was at least 90-92 degrees where I was this weekend, and playing around at a park, etc in that just sucked for me. I am a mild to cool weather person, that's what I like. So when we have these heat waves, I hate it. Now if I was back in Hawaii with an ocean and swimming pool at my disposal 24/7, no problem :-)
I babysat (and doggy sat) for my friend's kids from yesterday afternoon until this afternoon. Nicky (one week shy of 6 yrs) and Abby (7 yrs). So at least they are at an interactive age and could help me out when I needed to know where things were, have them dress themselves for bed, etc. I have always been Auntie to them. So we had a lot of fun... Abby doing fashion show, Nicky building a book castle for his toy cars, playing in the hose in the back yard, going to the park twice, going out for pizza and watching 2 movies until 11:30pm (I'm a nice Auntie :-) ) It was pretty fun filled.
The bad...
What the hell is wrong with the Sharks? Coming off the best record in the league and can't get a break against the Ducks? I'm not knocking the Ducks in general, as they are obviously a good team with an unusually good goalie right now. But their play wasn't up to their normal standard this season like in previous. So why do we now start to lose against them? UGH!!! 2 losses down and 2-5 games left to play depending on how this all plays out. But I'm staying optimistic for now.
The ugly...
What is up with this heat? It was at least 90-92 degrees where I was this weekend, and playing around at a park, etc in that just sucked for me. I am a mild to cool weather person, that's what I like. So when we have these heat waves, I hate it. Now if I was back in Hawaii with an ocean and swimming pool at my disposal 24/7, no problem :-)
Monday, April 6, 2009
Way to go Sarah!!
So I get a crazy phone call from my friend Sarah around 11:20pm tonight. She is all wired and talking fast and there is an echo. I'm like... where are you? Well she was in the bathroom of a bar in San Jose, lol. She was calling me to tell me that Brad Staubitz (a HOT Sharks rookie) was at the bar with another young guy, likely a rookie also but she wasn't sure who. And she was freaking out, in a good way :-) She kept second guessing herself though and wondering if it was really him. Because the Sharks played in Anaheim tonight, and the game ended around 7:30pm or so. But S.J. Airport has an 11:30pm curfew, so it was feasible that they were back already and happily chilling at the bar. And I checked out what other young rookies were still on the team, since a handful were just sent back to Worcester. And the only one it could have been was Jamie McGinn. Well, after 35+ texts between us (seriously) in the course of an hour and a half, and getting another friend of ours texting her too.... she finally told me she approached them. She asked if they were Sharks players, and they said yes. And she said, Staubitz and McGinn right, and they confirmed. So they chatted for just a few and were happy to take a picture with her. YAY Sarah!! She so would have regretted not approaching them if she hadn't, but she was so nervous to do it. There is one pic of Staubitz in the back of a car in my post from 3/24. Below is the pic she got with them. They guys aren't looking so great in this pic, but it's all good.
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Thursday, March 26, 2009
John Hege's Service
The service was really beautiful tonight. My mom and I got there early because we knew that parking would get insane. Because he was a former Eagle Scout, there were Eagle Scouts standing around the entrance directing you to the tables to fill out the condolence cards. And even a bunch of local rugby players, that he was once part of, all dressed in their jerseys helping out where needed. There was almost a full room off people (in the seats) already when we got there. But as it got closer to 5pm, the room filled up significantly. And they even took out rows of long tables inside that had food on them to accommodate more standing room. There were about 6 speakers who pretty much just told personal stories from the hilarious, to the moving. They were co-workers at the Rec Dept in Piedmont, one of his best friends from high school, family friends and even a fellow officer and roommate who was the first one to make me cry when he broke down. But for the most part it was very uplifting and very much a celebration of his life.
After the service we walked outside and I was surprised to see the courtyard filled with hundreds more people, including probably 40 or so police officers. Some officers came from as far as Las Vegas to show their support. They had set up speakers outside so everyone could hear the service whether they made it inside or not. I wiggled my way back inside just to go give his sister (and my friend) Anne a hug and let her know I had come to support her. It was good to see her, but under the wost of circumstances. I knew I would have regretted not going, so I'm happy I went to show my support. There were many other former schoolmates and even a former teacher of mine there as well. So it was very nice to see support that her whole family received.
After the service we walked outside and I was surprised to see the courtyard filled with hundreds more people, including probably 40 or so police officers. Some officers came from as far as Las Vegas to show their support. They had set up speakers outside so everyone could hear the service whether they made it inside or not. I wiggled my way back inside just to go give his sister (and my friend) Anne a hug and let her know I had come to support her. It was good to see her, but under the wost of circumstances. I knew I would have regretted not going, so I'm happy I went to show my support. There were many other former schoolmates and even a former teacher of mine there as well. So it was very nice to see support that her whole family received.
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