bump...set...spike
took a little roadtrip to santa barbara this weekend to check out the avp tourney... a sorta hybrid work-trip-vacation. we stopped off in irvine to have lunch with miss quadzilla herself, natalie, before heading up to anaheim to the great bonanza of icy equipment: hockey giant ((let's just say that i brought a book for that leg of the trip ; ) )). then, finally, we were on our way for reals. coupla hours in LA traffic (with a coupla curses thrown at other drivers), and we got to SB. we checked in to the hotel and oriented ourselves with our surroundings. apparently, in santa barbara, you do not find the beach by heading towards the setting sun. the sun sets in the west, the pacific is in the west... so tell me why the sun was behind me to heading to "west beach"? that was a new one to me...
despite the rain on the way up, saturday was a beautifully sunny 75 degrees, and i managed to get sunburnt in awkward places... seems to be a talent of mine. we were hooked up with some VIP passes, which would have been eveb awesomer if we had been able to even get into the VIP tent... it was a bit crowded, but i did manage to snag some cookies and gatorade, so it was well worth it. the event was amazing with great crowds, and athletes walking around like regular ol' (totally cut and tanned) people. i appreciated the magnitude of the whole set up, and t appreciated the seats when we watched the women's final (hello butt shots!). we were also hooked up with some bracelets to the afterparty where i got snubbed for drink tickets (the injustice!) and we almost got nailed by a billiard ball leaving the table... from upstairs. anytime i can avoid a cracked skull is good times for me.
we left early on rainy sunday morning, but not before i popped back in to say goodbye to my avp peeps. al and i actually had a celebrity sighting in the crocs booth: natalie from the facts of life was loading up on the world's ugliest shoes (sorry, but they are).
we got back to san diego in half the time it took us to get up there, making me aware that i had to come into work today... sigh. time for a REAL vacation, this one was just a tease!
current mood: rockin'