Back from some travels...

So just got back from a few days in the Sierras- this time I took some photos with my N70 (as opposed to my D70) so we'll have to wait a few days before I can get the film developed... I'm trying to get back to my roots as a photographer, especially motivated now that I am going to have a space to set up a darkroom- something I've always wanted to have in my own home...


The camp was worth all the stress over leaving late and bickering and emotional-ness after all: it was cool, not too hot, not windy, no bugs, not too many screaming families, and enough firewood and marshmallows to last us... The lake was sparkly and blue, crisp clean water felt so refreshing and invigorating! At first we saw nothing but bad signs: "no dogs allowed" "pets STRONGLY DISCOURAGED" "no dogs on beach" and were a little perturbed at that, but we walked along the opposite shore and found all kinds of dogs running loose and swimming, chasing sticks and playing up a storm. All was well, we tried to get Sandy over her fear of swimming, Jefe picked her up and carried her out to a rock, she would have stayed there forever had he not picked her up and put her in fully swimming... poor girl!


These pics were sent to us from the pooch walker, she looks like she's having such a good time... wouldn't it be nice

Moving... again!

Hopefully for the last time in a while, too.
Found a house in San Leandro, suburbia, homely neighborhood and typical East Bay not-in-the city-ness. It's cute, it's big, it's comfy, it's... overwhelming.
The whole day yesterday after seeing the house I felt flushed, and mixed with excitement and anticipation, with stress and confusion. I know I like it, I know it'll be different... good to get out of the city, but something in me doesn't entirely know that I "LOVE" it.
Anyway, I haven't even heard from J whether we really got it or not.

@ the hill.

dooby doo...
so went to see that house in montara today
even if we don't get it i'm glad we saw the area
i'll keep my eye out for other rentals there, maybe some buying opportunity? yeah right. in a million years.

jurassic park is old school.

...perfect...perfect...

how many of my posts start with "saturday" ?

Well not surprisingly that's what day it is... big whoop!
Since I stayed out rather late last night, way past my average bedtime, I had little trouble falling asleep...
Last night some maxxers drove in from LA to hang out with the cult leader himself, and mrs. themaxx, and a couple of their friends.
Since i'd been "drinking" since 3 in the afternoon, by the time they showed up I was already tipsy, in the terms of me, which means not much, but enough to get me goofy and near belligerent.
Side note- Sandy is whining right now for no good reason! Sometimes I catch her just staring off into space, talking to herself, and acting uncomfortable, it's kinda strange, in a cute way... She is an oddball. There were all the big dogs from the neigborhood at the hill tonight, and one guy with his little poodle, Tootsie, had chicken treats and Sandy was the most annoying beggar ever, as to be expected, but it was a good visit to the hill nonetheless. When we do move, I know I'm going to miss the hill, its view, the dogs there... sigh...
Anyway, so I came home at 2 am through some of the thickest fog I've ever experienced riding, and was soaked as if it were rain, and could barely see anything. I really have to figure out how to stop that glare from the headlight on my shield, and also I wonder why they call my helmet shield "anti-fog" when it's worse than actual fog itself!
And Jefe kissed me on his way out, rousing me from a headachy odd dream, can't quite recall it right now but it was crazy...
Tomorrow we go check out that house in Montara (crossing fingers...)
And now I'm researching a higher yielding savings account, considering changing banks, and then I'll finish up watching Pan's Labyrinth- to catch more cool details I missed the first time... Awesome movie! Robin have you seen it yet???
xoox

Swim, sandy, SWIM!

Yesterday was the 4th, obviously, and we went up to Sausalito and hung out in the sun with Jan and Cassie and her friends and kids. It was HOT and hot... first I met them down at a taco shop and got a yummy shrimp taco, and Sandy got lots of attention, and barked just a little, and stood up on the fence looking cute and annoying as ever.
Then Austin, the 8 or 9 yr old walked Sandy, or rather, Sandy pulled him up the street and off to the "beach" we went... it was more like a sand-bar, a kayak launch pad, sandwiched between two harbor docks. The sand was scalding hot and after about 10 minutes of standing out there by the shore, tossing the ball and squirrel thing to Sandy while Jan and Austin dug in the water, I had had enough sun... then Cassie and what's her face came with beer and they moved us into the shade of the dock... a good choice, that's for sure. Sandy was driving me nuts, grabbing cookies and sandwiches from picnics, obviously having the same effect on Jan since he kept controlling her more than I was, and after a time he had a bit of a dog-whisperer moment or two with her... funny. There were a few dogs who came along and played, some real good swimmers and ball chasers! I kept trying to get her to swim out to grab her squirrel, and she pussed out over and over again, and girls in their suits would swim out to get it and Sandy'd gingerly grab it from their hands... silly girl! As we were leaving after ~5 hours of beachin, I took her fish butt out to the dock where there was a hose attached near the boats, and I sprayed her down, always entertaining... And then, she lost her clumsy footing, and kerplop! into the bay she went! HA! so NOW you can swim, when you're forced to, silly pup! She had a look on her face, like holy shit how do I get out of this mess! She kept going back and forth, until I grabbed her by the legs and hauled her up onto the dock again, at which point she immediately started chasing the hose again, completely forgotten the fact that she was just SWIMMING in who knows how deep water...
Hah.

i want i want i want

... my stupid chair to come to work already
bring it dammit, ups...

So I'm going crazy. Completely bat ass crazy. But we knew that already...
I had a dream the other night, like 2 nights ago or something, right as I was kindof awake, since Sandy had shook her head or made some noise I was half awake and falling back asleep, and out of the corner of my eye I saw a man flying into the side of the house through the window, as if he were a big dumb swallow about to crash into the sunroom glass, like when i was younger...
It really scared me and I shouted, waking myself up for real, noticed that Sandy was startled wondering why I just yelled, my heart pounding... it was weird!

anyway, tomorrow's supposedly going to be nice and hot out, so I'll take the pup to the beach, maybe, then down to meet up with jeff if they allow dogs where he is, and hang out for the fireworks... hopefully she won't be freaked!

got some cute shots of her and this little dog at the hill last night, upload later...