San Clemente State Beach [s]

Cheryl booked us a coveted camp rv site in San Clemente. There was a lot of pleasant campfiring.



The added amenities meant convenient water and an electrical outlet. People thought our Christmas lights were awesome, look for it to be big in '10. I just brought them for fun photo effects.



We didn't let accommodations prevent enjoying what little playoff action there was to be had. Wow playoffs, wow.



The dog had a great time. I paddled out at Calafia. The water wasn't too bad, but there were a lot of waves reflecting off the shore like Fletcher's at high tide. The strangest thing was watching five foot diameter tumbleweed roll down the shore.



I saw this on the freeway last week. Didn't expect it to end like...



Scared the living daylights out of me. /Poorly shoehorned.

Another exhausting weekend [s]

Left to right: a bone, a flower, the Union Jack, a smiley, a Wario-style 'stache.

The Camp Pendleton (World Famous) Muuuuuud Ruuuuuun started bright and early at 9:00. We arrived much brighter and earlier at 6:30 because we are abnormally bright. It didn't feel great after the SAIC zoo event the night before, but hey, snakes on a plane.

The course included slimy hills, walls and tires, a sizeable lake crossing, and knee-deep mud pits (some for running, some for crawling). I was fairly certain I'd see Martin Sheen eerily rising from one of the pits, but maybe it just happened on Saturday.

Most teams stayed together. Being jerks, KO and I set our own pace. We got to the finish at 1:01:45 (he beat me).

As a team we we finished in 1:11:38, 13th of 151 (0:57:18), overall 41st of 285 (0:51:15) .

Photos courtesy of Connie.