Mike Nicholson

This was another good weekend.

It started off with a nice poker night. I only lost -$2 this time… That’s right, I actually won! It seems so rare these days. I blame the lack of ethanol and the sweet dense ice cream pie crafted by Jeannie.

The next day we actually woke up earlyish (10:00 am) for a hike. It was a nice easy 3.5 mile hike at Santa Theresa. We climbed a hill to find an abandoned microwave tower covered in graffiti. It had last been inspected in 1983 according to the abandoned inspection paperwork. There was a mysteriously placed bath tub behind it and an overturned out house in front. Near the bathtub Adam found and stepped in some human poo. There were lots of deer on the way back down. When we returned we found that the rangers had left us a note. We have to make a $35 donation to the parks system as a result.

That night was Lupita’s Halloween costume party. It was a stroke of genius: wait until after the holiday to have the party. That way you can buy everything on sale!

Winnie and I, being terrible at finding places in the dark, took awhile to find it, but once there we played some silly party games. Winnie won the mummy contest and the pin the nose on the pumpkin award. I managed to snag the best costume award and a nice hangover for the next day.

The costumes were entertaining enough that Jeannie recommended costume poker night this coming Friday poker night. Others agreed. Nothing beats getting some extra mileage out of a Halloween costume.

Next on the schedule was my first MixerMixer event. After some nice Brazilian food we decided to check out the nearby beach: Natural Bridges. The tide was so low that we were able to examine the underside of the arch.

Now it’s time to rest.