04-08-2011, 05:21 PM
It was a trip of little sleep and lots of caffeine. After Wondercon to the Anchor tour (where I got more drunk than I have in years), we blasted down to LA Sunday evening after S got off work.
Our stop at Lynch Manor was quick, only enough time to deliver some pants, pick up some Bushmills and get molested by Dani. I'm still picking dog fur out of my PJs.
But still, it was good to see Greg and a sleepy tq, if only for moment. Thanks for the hospitality!
The mission? It was a panda pilgrimage and it was great fun. Gao Gao and Bai Yun seemed to be the only larger mammals that were happy at the zoo. They seemed to know they were getting good care - all the bamboo they could eat and an endless parade of stupid humans to look at. I liked the kipspringer, the snow leopard, the insect house and reptile exhibit.
Spent the night at a nice Best Western on Shelter Island. Didn't sleep well, unfortunately. Not sure why. It was quiet and comfy enough. Just too wired from my San Diego Zoo $6 coca cola, I guess. We swam and rode the free rental bikes the next day. Then we wound up in the Gaslamp district for opening day - Padres vs. Giants ironically. We almost bought tickets but then thought better of it. Went to that old Spanish district, which was lame, so we got drinks and left. There was a shop that had a big sign that said 'swords' but I wasn't even inclined to go as the rest of the shops were so touristy.
We went to Santa Barbara to stay at a hostel for the night. I was born in Santa Barbara. It was a very noisy hostel and I didn't sleep at all.
We had breakfast at a great diner in San Luis Obispo. Eggs Florentine and keep the damn coffee flowing! Got home Wednesday afternoon in time for T to go to gymnastics and me to go to kung fu.
I'm glad it's Friday now and I can rest from the weekend.
Our stop at Lynch Manor was quick, only enough time to deliver some pants, pick up some Bushmills and get molested by Dani. I'm still picking dog fur out of my PJs.
But still, it was good to see Greg and a sleepy tq, if only for moment. Thanks for the hospitality!
The mission? It was a panda pilgrimage and it was great fun. Gao Gao and Bai Yun seemed to be the only larger mammals that were happy at the zoo. They seemed to know they were getting good care - all the bamboo they could eat and an endless parade of stupid humans to look at. I liked the kipspringer, the snow leopard, the insect house and reptile exhibit.
Spent the night at a nice Best Western on Shelter Island. Didn't sleep well, unfortunately. Not sure why. It was quiet and comfy enough. Just too wired from my San Diego Zoo $6 coca cola, I guess. We swam and rode the free rental bikes the next day. Then we wound up in the Gaslamp district for opening day - Padres vs. Giants ironically. We almost bought tickets but then thought better of it. Went to that old Spanish district, which was lame, so we got drinks and left. There was a shop that had a big sign that said 'swords' but I wasn't even inclined to go as the rest of the shops were so touristy.
We went to Santa Barbara to stay at a hostel for the night. I was born in Santa Barbara. It was a very noisy hostel and I didn't sleep at all.
We had breakfast at a great diner in San Luis Obispo. Eggs Florentine and keep the damn coffee flowing! Got home Wednesday afternoon in time for T to go to gymnastics and me to go to kung fu.
I'm glad it's Friday now and I can rest from the weekend.
Shadow boxing the apocalypse