Better than the last

Sorry about the last post. sometimes i just get fired up about that kind of stuff though. Hope this will be better

THIS WEEKEND!
Friday night we went to Chula Vista for Mel's graduation which was cool and then came back to our place for some beers before going to the Ruby Room. Beth, unbeknownst to the rest of us, was a bit too thirsty and we never actually made it to the bar, but I was hoping to get to sleep a little early anyway since I had been invited to go biking with Andy, Dennis, and Scott Saturday morning. First we went behind the Best Buy in CV where there is a GREAT bmx trail. The whole thing was way too big for me and since my health insurance doesn't kick in until March 1st, my balls were the sizes of peanuts. I rode around the little kickers that had been set up on the other side of the creek for a little while which was good because it helped me get a feel for my bike and the science of dirt jumps. I wish I had gotten into this sport 10 years ago!!! It was a blast just watching those dudes ride, especially Scott because he was navigating the line beautifully by the time we rolled out to Alpine for some mountain biking action.

I've never mountain biked before. I've seen some pictures and videos and I understood that it was a pretty extreme sport, but I didn't know how serious and no-room-for-posers that is was. I only ate shit once. I had a few other close calls, but I managed to get out with both myself and (thank god) dennis's bike intact. Andy went first and showed me the ropes down the mountain that we were riding, being nice enough to point out the safe route while he glided down rock faces and over small cliffs. The ride itself was full of beautiful California scenery which I tried to admire when I wasn't busy staring the Grim Reaper in the eyes. I had an awesome time and I would love to do it again, but maybe after getting a little better at riding BMX so I'm more comfortable with the whole "being in control" thing.

Yesterday was the Super Bowl. Beth made chili on Saturday and we brought it up to Alicia's parents condo in Oceanside for a rager. The majority of the crowd was over the age of sixty, but they seemed to be the same crowd my grandparents and their friends were in the sense that they partied the hardest. There was an overabundance of finger foods, all delicious, and over course we drank beer all afternoon. I like this whole "things happening in the afternoon rather than the evening" that the west coast provides. Waiting around until 6pm for the game to even START on the east coast was such a drag. This is the only way to do it. Oh, did I mention I wore t shirt and shorts all weekend?