Visiting Mono Lake is still better than….

Whilst we were on our Mammoth Lakes trip, we decided to swing by Mono Lake on our way back home, since we don’t often get over to the eastern side of the Sierra Nevada Mountains.

Of all the things to do while visiting the east side of the Sierra Nevada’s, seeing Mono Lake is probably the last thing worth doing. Unless you enjoy walking through swarms of insects and smelling funky smells, that is.

Here is how you get down to the lake after parking and paying $3 (U.S.) a person. $3 a person, you say? Do they at least put bourbon in the lake for that much? Sadly, the answer is no.

Anyway, the boardwalk is about 1/4 a mile long, winding through the

The Simpson’s Movie

Corinne and I went to go wait in line at the theater about 2 hours before show time, and the line was wrapped around the building. We knew tickets were oversold, so we got out of there and didn’t even waste our time.

People were at the front of the line with chairs and camping gear. If you see that kind of crap, you’re better off just leaving.

Instead, we went to look at

Rush, Fly By Night, etc.

This blog has nothing to do with Rush or their song, Fly by Night.

Anyway, we’ve been back from Mammoth Lakes since Monday evening, and I haven’t had any time to post anything.

I still don’t have any time, but here is some vital info.

Expect a post about Mono Lake, the dreariest, crappiest lake in California.

Also, I’m sure I’ll do some sort of exposition on

ManMoth Lakes continued

I like it here, its a really great place.

I just wish it was about 5,000 feet lower.

Altitude sickness is a bitch.

Mammoth Lakes (the town) is at about 8,000 feet. Today we went to the top of Mammoth Mountain, which is at

ManMoth Lakes

We (yes, we) will be leaving for Mammoth Lakes, CA today.  We will return in a few days.  Maybe I’ll have something to write about then.  Probably.

Anyway, I have to do dishes, take out garbage, take care of some hot sauce thats been inside me for 12 hours, shower, take 2/3 of our dogs to a kennel, then sit at home until Corinne gets back from her “few hours” at work so we can leave.

Usual

For the last few days, life has been rather usual and uninspiring.  Not to say that nothing has happened, but to say that nothing I should post here has happened.

On Thursday we will be leaving for Mammoth Lakes.  Does anybody want to dog sit one or two of our dogs and save us $200?

4 years ago…

Yesterday (Or maybe the day before, I can’t quite remember exactly) marked 4 years of NOT being in the Navy. Which also means that I am no longer in the Inactive Reserves, which means that unless a draft is implemented, I won’t be summoned to “fight” for this ridiculous country.

And by “fight,” I mean “fix, repair, and maintain shipboard electronics, communication and navigation devices.”

So to celebrate, I

Return of the Matrix

I finally got my car back this afternoon. It took one month and three days. That might seem like a long time, but lots of rebuilding and painting needed to be done.

Also, the dents on the back bumper were repaired, and those were not caused by the wreck that happened last month, so I got hooked up. I recommend ABC Auto to anybody that needs body work done.

As far as pricing goes, I really don’t care, because all I had to do was pay the $500 deductible.

On a dumber note, the brand new Corolla I was driving for work was apparently damaged, and it was apparently my fault. After I dropped it

All it took was some acid and a crowbar to get a day off work

Click here for a relevant article, then read it.

Anyway, I work at one of those places.

I went in on Monday morning and got a phone call just as I was turning into the parking lot. It was the executive secretary at the office letting me know that I didn’t have to come in to work because all the cars had been vandalized.

“Vandalized” was not the term I would have used. “Raped, pillaged, and plundered”

Search Engine Hilarity – things like this hurts my brain

If you Google “hot peppers hurts my stomach“, my review of Grace Hot Pepper Sauce is the second hit on the list.

Not a remarkable finding, but once again I am left perplexed, dumbfounded, and perturbed as to why anybody would Google such an exact sentence with such unremarkable grammar.

An evening inside the Mayor’s suite at Chukchansi Park

As I previously mentioned, last Friday evening we were fortunate enough to get some free tickets to the Grizzlie game at Chukchansi Park.

Not only were the tickets free, but they were for a

Yes sir, Mr. Mayor!

Tonight, as far as I know (and by that I mean to imply that I have been vaguely informed of such), me and a few other people will have the honor of using Fresno Mayor Carlos Brown Bubba Skinner Alan Autry’s suite at Grizzlie Stadium Chukchansi Park.

Perhaps the best photo EVER of Fresno Mayor Alan Autry, pretending to be some kind of sheriff or something.

How did I stumble upon such a unique opportunity? My wife’s friend (not to imply that she is not my friend, but I’m being specific) has a job that more or less puts her and Bubba

Search Engine Hilarity – Once again, I’m proud of myself

If you Google “cramp in the taint,” guess whose blog is first on the list?

No, not that one, it sucks. Guess again?

Thats right, this one baby!

Fourth Of July

Yes, another one happened.  Why do they keep demanding we celebrate this crap every year?  What they should do is just have one day a month in which people get the day off work on a Wednesday, get drunk, blow shit up, and then have to be at work Thursday.

Because that’s what America is really about, isn’t it?

Limo services continued

I’ve never been in a limo before, at least not as an adult. I was 8 years old the last time, and it was the rental limo for my sisters wedding. I don’t remember any more details, sorry.

So this was sort of a new experience for me, being in a limo and all. Me and Jeremy were sitting in the back two seats, Kyle and Jess (who are getting married in about 2 weeks, and their party will surely get a blog of its own) are lounging on the side bench thing, and Dan is sitting on the front bench thing. There is also some dude in the front with TJ that wasn’t at the party with us, but is nevertheless getting a ride somewhere.

TJ decided to take the most scenic, roundabout route possible, which is what limo drivers are generally supposed to do unless

The best gift a cat can give.

Corinne and I got back an hour ago. Macgyver peed everywhere in the bedroom as soon as we got home. That little bastard is going down.