Big weekend on the horizon...

This upcoming Friday holds the start of the Catalina Grand Prix. This is a big event sponsored by Red Bull. Should be pretty neat seeing next to 1000 people riding in this competition.

Rory is going to attempt to get on a boat. I hope he doesn't miss this one, as I know they are almost sold out at this point. I hope to take Jacob up to watch the start of the race. I can already envision his "Wow!" remarks!

Sunsets and Winter warmth

It seems that as soon as the woman & I leave work, the sun is about to leave us for another night. I just had a brief discussion at lunch with Cassie about how its getting harder and harder entertaining the little guy in such a small shack. I have to say, she is such an excellent mother. She is a very "outdoorsy" type of mommy/wife. It always helps when the sun is out for a few more hours. Jacob is absolutely in love with our little park here in town. I have a feeling that he will want a full size slide in our house sometime soon. He is so independent when he crawls up each and every step onto the slide platform. He then makes eye contact (a few times) before the *plop* ...the slide begins.

Zombie Apocolypse

...just watched the Tivo'd recent episode of "The Walking Dead". Ever since reading Richard Matheson's "I am Legend" I have been hooked on zombie novels, movies, shows, etc. Hence, "The Walking Dead" being something I wanted to start watching. I like the first three episodes for the most part, BUT... in the last episode I had an issue. A human survivor had been with a group of others when he started throwing an attitude. A fight ensued, and he ended up being handcuffed to some metal piping on a roof. Later on, a guy comes to see the fate of his brother only to find... (insert gasp here) - HIS HAND. Lying right next to his hand is a bloody hacksaw.
Last time I checked, a hacksaw is absolutely PERFECT for cutting metal. Buddy, why did you choose to cut your hand off when you could have simply cut the stupid handcuffs??? Come on!

Well done, APC...

The past two concerts were nothing short of amazing. I have to say, that I have a whole new passion for the sounds of A Perfect Circle. They had a great performance, complete with a song-by-song setlist of the "13th step" album... as well as a Bowie & Lennon cover.

Good times.

Concert times two, please...

So today I am headed back to the mainland to go spend some time with my pal Rory. Lately it seems that my immediate family and friends have had many trials going on within their individual lives. Some are very personal, and others are just having a hard time dealing with relationships. Whatever the case, I hope to relieve some of them from the troubles of this world and take a break. Today Rory and I will be seeing A Perfect Circle in Hollywood. Should be a good time. Tomorrow I hope to sleep in (yay! No little boy yelling before the sun rises!). I will then get in the truck, and head on over to my folks place in Brea. I hope to spend some time with my brother. I know he is going thru alot of garbage at the moment. Maybe some good food & laughs can remedy that before he goes to work. It is his birthday this Friday, and I am pretty exited for the gift I got him. Hope you enjoy it, Dave!
Then, tomorrow night the woman & I are going to take Jacob back to Brea to be with his Grandpa & Grandma. That is a win/win situation. Love when that happens. The wife and I will then rush to L.A. (yuck) and hope to catch the Brandon Flowers performance at the Wiltern. This will be a first time for her. I have always liked that place. I think I saw TOOL there back in 1999. Wow. Feeling a bit old here.
Anyways. Until next post, carry onward.

Summer, or Fall?

Today feels more like summer here than it has the past few months. The water is glass, the Sun is shining bright, and there is not a cloud in sight. Spectacular.
Going hooping for lobsters this evening with Jay and John. Hopefully we limit!
In other news, "The Walking Dead" started off pretty decent. Although, I will say it's pretty non-original at this point to have the main protagonist wake up in a hospital setting, with no staff, flickering lights, and the old "zombie hand slowly pushing the door open". Come on!