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Kern River

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I have to say that maybe I stayed up a little later than I should’ve had last night so it took me a while to wake up this morning.

Had breakfast but went back and tried to get a nap in the shade before it got to hot. I’m a terrible napper though, but it was nice to just lay down, listen to the nature and not think about anything for a while.

Around 11am I felt human again and could be social.

We went for an hour long stroll in the heat by noon to find cell reception to call our incoming friends. Exercise of the day done! Time to head back and cook lunch.

Everyone is finally here and we are ready to hit the water!

We saw this little guy in the water. Got me excited, but also kind of wishing I had some sort of shoes on so he wont cut my toes off.

The river was pretty strong but a ton of fun! We got hungry from all the playing and was ready to start cooking before the sun set.

Camping At Kern

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I had everything packed up and left work early so we could get the heck out of Los Angeles before the long weekend traffic started.
We got up to Kern around 7pm, the first two campgrounds we tried were all fully booked for the weekend but then we found a “first come first served” campground and we got the best site!

BBQ Fish

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We are going camping this weekend and I am responsible for dinner on Saturday. Fish and veggies in a tinfoil pouch over the open fire. Is it Saturday yet?

Back at Rancho Park

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I was so disappointed after yesterdays round of golf, plus Slasher will be missing in action for the next month or so, so we did another round today.
First few holes felt really good. I wasn’t hitting very far, but the ball went straight, and it felt like I used a good technique and could keep concentrating throughout the holes.

Then the dreaded hole 4 came up and a couple behind us had caught up and waited for us. That made me stressed out and I played like crap with the ball going all over the place.

I got myself together and started playing okay again. On hole 6 I almost got Par but was unlucky and the ball did one of those “going halfway in the hole but changes it’s mind, twist around and pop back up” I hate those.
But then, on the next hole I got my first Par! So stoked I had to take a photo.

Then I got cocky and played like crap again on the last two holes. I really have to train on focusing for longer than 5 minutes. I haven’t had to do that through my adult life as far as I can remember. I don’t think it should be that difficult though, I just have to remind myself that I should get my act together.
To sum it up; when I play good I am decent, but when I play bad, it’s really bad. Ups and downs! Today felt much better over all compared to yesterday though, even if the scorecard may not reflect that.

Golfing

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Back at the golf course and today I totally sucked. 

I hit two cars, a tree twice…

…and the sand. I have to remind myself that it’s not so serious and relax. I tend to do much better then.

Happy hour! My favorite happy hour when you get two drinks for the price of one!

Dinner

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I had other plans for the night, but when I got invited to Pasta Dinner at the Winn I re-arranged my plans. I much rather get fed and hang with friends than do a bunch of “must-do’s”.

PNC Elections

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Today was the neighborhood council election. Without knowing what I did, I accepted the position as the Appointed Election Chair of Palms Neighborhood Council a few months ago. I had no idea what an Election Chair, or it’s duties, was back then, but it’s pretty easy and straight forward; make sure all the candidates are behaving and it’s fair play for everyone.

I was also responsible for the volunteers on election day so I picked up food from Simpang Asia to feed everyone.

The results are in!
Not a great turn out. I am actually a little surprised not more people showed up to vote. We need more people involved in the neighborhood council! The problem though, is that no one knows what the neighborhood council is and what it does. Outreach need to do a better job, but it’s not easy… you are either interested and want to be involved or you’re not.

Tired volunteers having a well earned drink after everything is wrapped up! I’ve had a ton of fun doing this, but I’m glad all the hard work is over. It’s time for a breather and enjoy the summer!

Ghostbusters at Gallery 1988

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I woke up to a text message saying “I’m picking you up at 9am”. I don’t think I was quite ready for it, but we wanted to hit the golf practice before it got to hot.

Gallery 1988 had a Ghostbusters 30th Anniversary Art Show. I wasn’t gonna go, but my friends were still in line when I got there to meet up for dinner, so I cut in line and joined them.

Pool Time

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Since it’s been really hot lately, when we started to think about how to spend our Friday night, I suggested jumping in the pool, without even checking with the pool owners if they were gonna be home or not. 
Turned out we lucked out and they were gonna be home!
I am slowly getting to know my waterproof point and shoot camera better and better. 

Fei had a company party earlier in the day and they had left a bunch of crayfish for us to eat, so stoked. I could’ve eaten this whole pot by myself!

Well, I have figured out that the object has to be quite far away from the camera for the photo to turn out decent. Now I just have to remember the delay and start clicking away before the actual action starts…

I also figured out how to stay under water for a longer period of time without floating back up – or my friend told me… I have to empty out the air from my lungs! Doh! That only took me 30 years to figure out. I am so retarded. Why did no one tell me this before?

My First 9 Holes

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I got to play my first round of golf today. 

Not the best shot of the day, but hey, I’m at least at the right side of the fence, and no squirrels were killed.

I actually hit the ball pretty straight most of the time, my biggest problem though is that I don’t have a good feeling of how hard I should hit… yet.

The final results. Not awesome but not to bad! There were definitely a few times where I got annoyed at myself for not concentrating enough. I wanna go again!