We're Jetsetting

Paris

Las Vegas. We didn't take a jet. We took a car. But we did stay at Paris. Desiree and I left at 11ish, excited as ever to be on vacation. It didn't matter where we were going, we were just happy to be out. Not many stops along the way, except to go potty at state line. I loved cruise control and air conditioning. Hands down the best part about the ride.

Got to the hotel check in and got upgraded to a bigger room for free! It actually cost me a 20 dollar tip. but well worth it. 29th floor corner room. Great way to start.

Awesome TV with crap channels. But i guess you don't go to Vegas to watch TV.

I will say though, the room does not compare at all to the Palazzo.

Now I need to try and remember what we did...(Didn't forget because I was drunk all weekend though, forgot because I'm slow at updating)

Ess Dee- Re-Dux

Finally Back

For those of you that know me, know that Thrice is my favorite people to listen to. They left me with two choices, go to a hometown show for them in Pomona, or go to the house of blues in sunny San Diego. Easy choice. I haven't been to SD since Desiree finished at UCSD, so it was hard to tell if i was excited about just being there or seeing Thrice also. -It just so happened to be the same day i booked our Vegas trip!

Didn't take a lot of pictures, but was able to visit the favorite spots, along with her school.

Was also able to hit up the favorite Mexican spot, El Indio. Just as we remembered. Greatest ever. If only they were open 24hrs. After I wanted to stop by the 5&aDime shop. Didn't realize I would be spending more than I planned. But I can't help it if the clothes were nice.

Yes. Still fantastic.

After the food and 5&aDime, Desiree and I ventured through downtown. Decided to keep my camera in the car to focus more on the city as a whole rather than trying to capture bits and pieces. Relaxing, and stress free.

As for the concert, the best opening bands I've seen with Thrice. I will admit that Thrice has a habit of taking "different" sounds on tour with them, but this time those sounds were good. Could not compare to Thrice though. Some shows I've been to, they have been a little slow, but thankfully they thrashed through the whole set. They played songs from all their albums except for Identity Crisis. That's going back nearly 10 years into their catalogue. So thank you for a great show.

Mug shots from the Loft @UCSD

The real reason this is an SD re-dux. I had to retake this shot from December.

-60lbs=

Next up? VEGAS

Beach round 2

 Stater Bros. Day Off

(disclaimer, most/all pictures were crap...so my bad.)

Since everyone at 170 is getting their hours cut, they decided to give all the cool people the same day off! Day was picked. Beach was chosen. Things were gathered. We were set. Weather sucked. Cold. Really, really cold. But that wasn't going to stop us.

Spent the morning with Ryan, Joseph and Mike, getting "ready" for the beach. i.e., getting swollen. Went home, got ready, and showed up late to SB170, where we were going to meet up. Little did I know, Terica packed an entire pantry. So we headed out.

As for the cool people that were able to go, it was:

Me (of course)

Desiree

Ryan

Nancy

Mike

Joseph

Lannea

Terica..and Terica's friend. (sorry)

Yessenia

Larissa..and gang

Mario

Michelle (Chavez)

Played uno, cooked hot dogs, ate smore's, and I watched the guys play football. I used being the photographer as an excuse not to play. But no pictures to prove it. Good fun day. Hopefully again before summer is up.

But here are two pictures I was able to salvage

     

Cool guy Mario, and There's no foot prints coming back from the water...