Parking Wars

Losing Faith in Humanity, one @-hole at a time.

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Yesterday, Ben and I were out in the parking lot doing some last minute fixes to the car before our cross-country trip. Anyone who has ever parked along San Diego Bay between the Coast Guard station and Downtown knows how hectic it can be. We had the hood up and we were both sitting inside the car when this @-hole (who coincidentally has some connection to the boat three companionways down from us) pulled up behind us and asked if we were leaving. Ben replied, "No." He looks at the open hood and with the biggest grin he can muster, asks if we're broken down. WTF?

A few hours later, Ben encountered the same @-hole on the dock. The guy didn't recognize Ben but complained that his generator was out of gas and he asked for directions to the nearest gas station. Let's just say Karma's has this funny way of leading @-holes down the wrong path. ;)

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About a week ago, I posted a picture showing how Ben and I shared one parking spot for three rides (the smallest of which he recently traded to a friend for a scooter). This afternoon, a friend (and baybor) reported that one of the mooring field @-holes inquired to him about Ben's KLR-650. The @-hole claimed Ben had been parked in the same parking spot for months without moving. (Someone please tell me how Ben can get to work without moving his motorcycle?) The @-hole suggested Ben move the bike before "someone" calls the cops. Since when is it illegal for a motorcycle to park in a parking spot? I'm sure Ben is doing the rest of us a favor by using only a portion of a spot, leaving room for a car to pull in front of his motorcycle. That particular parking arrangement seemed to suit this @-hole quite well the other day when he parked one of his two cars in the half-vacant spot.

Life...

It's what happens while you're making plans, right? But what if you don't make plans?

We realized two days ago that we're supposed to leave on a cross-country trip in less than one week. It's not like we didn't know we were taking the trip. Time just snuck up on us a little quicker than expected. (That's what happens when you're having fun, right?!) So the plan is to drive from San Diego over to my hometown of Bristol, CT and spend a couple weeks with the fam and then cross over to Michigan and spend some time with Ben's fam... and then take our time exploring on our way back to San Diego. This should be interesting. The only other plan I have is to get an atlas. And an oil change. And maybe even a compass. Head north. Head east. I think that's about all we need to know about it. I'll keep you guys posted...

Summer Home

one step closer to road trip

Fun Friday

Yesterday was a busy day. After Ben and Justin came back from an interrupted fishing trip (the boss wanted the boat back), Craig and Justin stopped by Mother Culture. We hooked up one of our spare jibs and took Mo-C for a spin around the bay. Mark spotted us coming back into the mooring field and snapped some pics of the boat under sail (which I'll post when I get copies). Then we met up with Adam and the six of us headed up the hill to The Waterfront for some food and drink. Unfortunately, I didn't bring my camera, but luckily, Mark did... Fun times were had by all... Here are some pics of our sailing adventure:

Ben wore his fishing permit like a gold medal

Everyone chillin' in the cockpit
A view of the skyline
Lola's not sure she wants any part of this adventure

More chillin'
The Bay
Me & Lo
Aqua Dog
Setting Sun

And a video of the guys tacking:

Fresh Sushi for Dinner?

Both Adam and Justin work for Seaforth Boat Rentals, so they have access to many cool rides. Today, Justin borrowed the Sea Chaser (with a 90HP engine!) and he and Ben set out for the kelp beds off of Point Loma to fish, surf and do whatever else whacky pirates do. I'm hoping they catch something delicious for dinner.

As for me, this wench is staying around the mooring field again today. It is becoming increasingly more difficult to focus on work since Ben cut his own hours at work. Distractions are aplenty and I'd much rather be having fun with everyone else than sitting here working. Ahhh, one of the [few] downfalls of working from home. So, I begrudgingly accept whatever alone time I am offered to work (and here I sit blogging instead. Doh!) Anywho, I'm forever grateful that I only work part-time which allows me ample time for fun myself. And I'll be even more grateful for a belly full of the freshest of fresh sushi... if they can wrangle it!

Here are a few more pics of the boys taking off:

Sailing Sans Samantha

Ben accepted an invitation to go sailing on Shadow, our neighbor Craig's boat. I snapped some shots of Ben, Craig and Adam leaving the mooring ball and heading into the wind. I'm sticking around the mooring field today because I have to take an exam later and catch up on some dreaded work. It certainly is difficult to find time to work around here. So many things I'd rather be doing!

Wed-news-day

A Navy helicopter crashed off the coast of San Diego last night. This has been the view from the stern of our boat since early morning.