Busy Busy

Man, this was an eventful weekend!

It all started off with a Saturday trip to Santa Monica to hit up the beach. The weather was perfect - not a cloud in the sky, but just cool enough with the ocean breeze that it wasn't unbearable. The only downside was that the sand was super hot (the beach stretches much further than LBI) to the time I reached where I wanted to throw down a towel, my feet were literally burned and sore. Damn UV rays. Anywho - the water was pristine. It wasn't cold, nor did it take your breath away. My mom would have even been able to walk right in. As for the waves, they were on another level. Big enough to body surf, but not too big to make it a hassle to stay afloat. Best part of CA beaches? I've never experienced a rip tide. Wonderful.

The downside to the beach? Getting smacked in the face by a kid on a boogie board and having a fat lip. For the rest of the day I looked like a hockey player.

As for Sunday, Rob and I started off the day by joining a gym. I have the nice perk that Trailer Park pays for my enrollment fee (up to $100) so I only have to cover my month by month - which is only 30 bucks. Not too shabby might I add. I'm able to go to any L.A. Fitness in the US except NY - why? I don't know, but who cares. We're currently testing out a routine to work out prior to work in the mornings, leaving the house by 6:30 to be working out by 7, and at work by 9. Thus far - the one day trial has been a smashing success, but we'll see if I get burnt out.

After signing up at the gym, we then viewed a house we want to lease. It's super nice, with an outside bar, a large, fruit tree filled backyard, a fire pit, and patio. Hopefully we'll get it, but the one thing going against us is that the prior tenants were asshole UCLA football players. So, it doesn't help we're almost the same age, but I think we won the owners over with our charm. We'll see in the end. If we get it -open door for visitors! It's large enough for many people to stay. So, come on by!

Anywho - that was pretty much the weekend in a nut shell.

Want a cool video? Cool - I knew you would.

So I've posted something like this before, but if you have the time to sit here and watch it, it's pretty interesting. It goes much further in the world of "urban exploration" - why people do it, the dangers of it, the thrills of it, etc.

While it intrigues me, I don't think I will ever do it (but I wouldn't be surprised if by some chance I fell upon the right group of people and I tried it at least once).


Crack The Surface - Episode I from SilentUK on Vimeo.