Fun Day. Epic Day.

Hopefully, I'll be able to call more of my days epic as time goes on.

First, the fun day.

Went on an adventure with Teresa :D Drove up to the Norton Simon Museum in Pasadena where we made fun of some pieces, marveled at others, and in general got to stare at the works of the old masters: Picasso, Rembrandt, Renoir, etc. And students were free! Had lots of fun with the water-calligraphy thing-thing.


Got REALLY hungry talking about food, so we drove down to the Boiling Crab after talking about it for the past several months.

1 lb Crawfish, 1/2 lb Shrimp, Catfish basket, corn, the whole shebang. We devoured that spread like no other (and ended up wreaking of seafood in the process).

Then over to the Grove! No pictures there. But I finally got a jigger for my bar set. Success!

Aaaand on to MILK. No trip down Beverly Blvd is complete without a stop at my favorite baked goods store. Brownie Sundae for me and Teresa, and an Ooey Gooey Chocolate Chip Cookie and Velvet Popper for the lovely.

Took it to go, ate it in the amphitheater in back of LACMA. Notice the curvature on the spoon...

Illegally parked for a few minutes and snapped off a few shots in the LACMA light fixtures once the sun went down...


Finally, over to 3rd St Promenade for a bathroom break and some late night street performers. Definitely did more driving than I expected. Pasadena, to Alhambra, to Los Angeles, to Santa Monica. Oh dang. And my ipod ran out of batteries - always a good sign.
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Now, on to my epic day.

It all started with an ASB slow clap for Kelly's birthday. She always baked goodies for us ASB kids, but we could only give her a donut -__-.

Clap it up, blow out the candle, then off on our adventure!!

Hiked five miles, crossed a few rivers. Fun group of people to be with for the entire day. Funny hiking conversationalists.


Where were we going? This picture pretty much sums it up.

Ohhh Jacob.

Yes, we went bungee jumping. I jumped three times.
1. Forward jump, like Superman!
2. Elevator - just lightly step off the bridge and watch the people above get smaller and smaller. Almost smash into the bottom of the bridge. Repeat.
3. Forward lumberjack. Fall forward slowly, like a tree.


Definitely an interesting sensation. Falling, then floating, then falling again. I had such an adrenaline rush that I could barely breathe! It's impossible to describe the feeling of falling unhindered for 100 feet. Try it yourself.

Ah, we also dumped water on Kelly as she was hoisted back up (just because she was the birthday girl, of course).


Finished our jumps, headed down to the river, and rock jumped into the refreshingly freezing pools of water. Hauled ass, and finished the five mile hike out in no time at all.

We were hungry. We needed to end the day on a good note. So, I suggested Jay Bee's.

Everyone approved. Of course, it did take over an hour to get there, when it only should have taken 10 minutes. And we definitely almost crashed several times, and should have received a dozen tickets or so. Jacob's a crazy-ass driver (for better or worse).

We were full of barbecue and iced tea, and our stomachs hated us dearly. So, to cool our guts off, we headed to the ridiculously comfy couches of Yogurt Island.

Yay for Froyo!

Bungee Jumping. Ten-mile hike. Rock hopping, rock jumping, swimming in rivers. Slurpees, Sweet Tea, barbecue, froyo, ridiculous u-turns. Epic day, indeed.