Discovering San Diego - My First Day

[Booberdawg]

It's beautiful here! The greenery - the trees and plants are beautiful here! :)

The lizards and chameleons out on the patio (smoking area at dad's house) - well, they are small and harmless, I'll get used to it ....

I didn't pack appropriately for the every day 40 degree temperature swing from morning to evening. I had to change clothes twice today. oops!

Tomorrow I'm driving to LA for the weekend and the DU get-together tomorrow night in Hollywood. I've been warned LA traffic will be a culture shock for this gal from Iowa. Just saw a traffic update in the news - holy stromboli!!!

BTW, had an interesting plane ride. Sat next to a very drunk gentleman who felt it important I knew he was an attorney. :eyes: Well, I don't know if it was because I was reading the book "Clinton Wars" by Sidney Blumenthal that he brought this up, but he loudly proclaimed GEORGE W BUSH AND JOHN ASHCROFT CAN KISS MY ASS!! Well, I just responded that he would get no argument from me. He also said GEORGE W BUSH IS A GODDAMN NAAAZI!!

He got a little fresh and I diplomatically offered to take the seat by the window so he could have the one between us to spread out a bit. He did take the hint and behaved himself for the rest of the trip. But the MAIN reason I did not persue any further conversation with him is because he was talking to my breasts instead of making eye contact. :eyes: Sheesh!

[Zomby Woof]

1. Welcome to San Diego!!!

Birthplace of the ZombyWoof! :D

Have a great visit in California!

[Lefty48197]

2. Oh

that's what your screenname means. :evilgrin:

[Capn Sunshine]

3. I'd like to apologize in advance then

for talking to your breasts.
Its just a bad habit I guess.

BTW I attended San Diego State and lived in San Diego for three years in the 80s.

Viva El Coyote.

[Booberdawg]

13. D'oh!

I guess I set myself up for that!

See ya tomorrow night Capn :hi:

[flamingyouth]

4. I sat next to a lunatic on my plane ride down here too!

I'm at my friends' house now - just got in last night. I sat out in the sun this afternoon and enjoyed their hot tub this evening (yes, I can get used to this...). Needless to say, I am MOST relaxed. Looking forward to tomorrow night!

[HawkerHurricane]

5. Hey! Look me up!

My ship pulls in Friday...

[Booberdawg]

14. Are you coming in to San Diego or Los Angeles?

I'll be here for 2 weeks. Would be glad to meet you while I'm here.

[HawkerHurricane]

27. San Diego

I'll be there (on leave) for a week, with my Father in town. Send me a PM, we'll see what we can arrange...

[Booberdawg]

30. Plan on it, sailor!

Check your PM.:D

[ForrestGump]

29. Oh, you sailors!

Incorrigible, I tell ya...

[HawkerHurricane]

31. One in every port

and two in homeport.

[ForrestGump]

6. I lied about being a lawyer

Sorry.

Nice boobies, Boobie. :-)

[Booberdawg]

15. Hey Forrest!

It wasn't you on the plane. You can't fool me. :D

[ForrestGump]

20. You got me

I don't drink. :D

Welcome to the Promised Land!

[Booberdawg]

23. I find it hard to believe

you would act like such an ass.

And I forgot you don't drink.

Hi sweetie :*

[ForrestGump]

26. Many people cannot believe my ass

For one, how do I speak from it so eloquently?

:hi:

[salin]

36. and I thought people were attracted to your

sas. :shrug:

Hey booberdawg... glad the flight went smoothly - though perhaps not as smoothly as that Jack was running down the friendly bushbashing lawyer's throat...

[Booberdawg]

38. hey salin!

The flight was slicker than snot.

Although, I got to the airport in Omaha early 2 1/2 hours just as instructed. There was no line. I checked my bags, went through security and arrived at my gate within 10 minutes. Had over 2 hours to cool my heels.

At Denver, there are NO EXITS in the whole fricken airport, I swear! I was trying to go out for a smoke between flights. All I could find was a subway?? I was told to take the train to go smoke. NO WAY! I was afraid I'd never make my connection, so I waited till I got to San Diego to have my smoke.

8 hours without a smoke. That must be a record for me while awake.

Oh yeah, at least the drunk leering lawyer thought bush and ashcroft are assholes. He was no bother after I moved over a seat. ;)

[ForrestGump]

41. That's what it is.

:-)

But is it my SAS shoes, my SAS statistics computer program, my SAS airline tickets, or my SAS anti-insurgency team? I've got more SAS than I can wave a Heckler and Koch MP3 at. Oops...Mp5, I mean.

And, yes, I haven't been sleeping much, so don't worry if this makes even less sense than everything else I come up with. :D

[g_philli]

7. Wave

when you drive by encinitas

[Capn Sunshine]

8. I was just telling a client today that my town of choice is Encinitas

or Solana beach.

But I'd have to go completely online.

[g_philli]

12. It's nice but

I miss Santa Barbara. I've only been here 6 months, so i still have a lot to explore.

[Fridays Child]

17. The boathouses...

[g_philli]

22. Sweet

I live about a block and a half away.

[Capn Sunshine]

9. Oh YEAH! You better leave SD at 12 noon by the latest

Friday Traffic is the worst.
Better to be early--hey, go to Farmers Market if you are.

[Booberdawg]

16. Thanks, will probably leave before noon

Picking up a car at 9:00 a.m. so will have plenty of time to wander around in Hollywood before the party.

[Cleita]

10. Ah another drunk groper.

Some things never change. Welcome to California. We may seem a bit nutty but you'll get used to us. :-)

[Booberdawg]

18. He didn't grope

He was just leering. :eyes:

[Cleita]

24. Bad enough.

If you hadn't stopped him in his tracks, trust me he would have groped.

[Booberdawg]

28. Wouldn't have been difficult

Packed like sardined in coach anyway. I'm glad there was an empty seat in that row so I could PUT some space between us.

I would have been, shall we say, less diplomatic with him if I had to be. I won't put up with groping. Cripes. :eyes:

Well, not from strangers anyway. :evilgrin:

[onebigbadwulf]

11. Yes

If you try to get to LA from San Diego any time after 2pm... you are FIZNUCKED

it will take you 3 hours. Good luck.

Welcome to SD by the way, i've been here for 5 years now

[Booberdawg]

19. Thanks for the welcome

My folks have a list of things for me to do. I wonder if 2 weeks is going to be long enough. :hi:

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

21. Everybody on a fucking airplane is a fucking lawyer!

It must be the favorite bullshit line for people on planes. I always tell people I am a gas station attendant. Shuts em up real quick so I can read.

[Booberdawg]

25. From the materials he was reading

and the conversation he was having with his buddy in the next aisle, I believe they were lawyers. He did quiet down though, even though they consumed several Jack Daniels after that.

The only annoyance the rest of the way was the smell of stale whiskey - he must have been at it all day. Whew!

See ya tomorrow! :hi:

[salin]

35. I have one friend who tells folks she is a nuclear physicist

and has a few really far out lines.. which shuts people up.

Then I have another friend who is a physicist - who heard the other woman's approach to distancing plane conversation... and thought it was a riot!

[HawkerHurricane]

37. I tell people the truth

You'd be surprised how many people offer to give you
1. Beer
2. Lunch
3. Thier Daughter
when you tell them you're serving military.
And even more surprised how many AGREE with me when I tell them Bush is a fool.

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

39. Their daughter????

Fuck man, that's what I'm telling them from NOW ON!

[HawkerHurricane]

40. Ummm, I don't think that would work for you...

Although you might get offered some sons.

[prolesunited]

32. Hey there, friend!

:hi:

I'll be in San Diego in January. Thanks for paving the way for me. :D

Have fun!!! :party: :hippie: :evilgrin:

[Booberdawg]

33. Hey proles!

Be sure to pack for 40 to 45 degree daily swings in the temperatures!

I freeze my butt off at night! Fortunately my dad and I are about the same size so I am wearing his jacket out to the smoking room (patio) at night and early morning.

Catch you again in a couple weeks, proles!! Back atcha! :hi:

[HawkerHurricane]

34. Hey!

You give me a call/visit when you are in town, too!

[Lindsey]

42. Welcome to California!

I was in San Diego (from L.A.) just a couple of weeks ago.What a great city. I won't be able to go to the gathering but I hope you guys have a great time!

[GOPisEvil]

43. Wahhhhhhh...I wish I was in San Diego.

San Diego and Los Angeles are two of my favorite places to visit.

Have fun out there! :hi:

[Booberdawg]

46. I plan to!

Back atcha! :hi:

Planning a trip to the Asian market with dad next week. Many other things he has planned - not sure if 2 weeks is going to be enough to take it all in!

[libertad]

44. Have you been over to Coronado? It's my home town.

I haven't been home since 1986. It was really a nice little place when I was growing up. I left when I joined the Navy in 1982 and went back to visit a few times after that.

[Booberdawg]

47. Not sure where that's at

:shrug:

on edit: I'm told Coronado is nearby and on the agenda for next week. Will see the Dell on a trolley tour and will also visit there by car.

[Booberdawg]

45. Day Two - I think I just woke up the whole fricken neighborhood!

:eyes:

Finding my way in the dark to the kitchen on my quest for coffee, I stepped on a cat. It wasn't pretty. :eyes:

I fumble around for a light above the sink - ahhh ... flick! oops! It was the garbage disposal. A very noisy one!! :eyes:

Finally some light! Grab coffee can outta the fridge - the neatly stacked cans of Diet Pepsi all came tumbling down when I closed the door. :eyes:

This user friendly microwave has copped an attitude. x(

But, it's a beautiful day! Jet lag knocked me on my BUTT last night - I haven't felt this rested for months!