Its friday in New Zealand...Follow

So, I thought I'd kick it off.

I don't normally do the friday thread thing 'cos its just the usual surfing, gardening, hanging out with friends and family that people on weekends get up to....

But.

This Friday, something speshul is happening.

After what seems like 8 years of hard training, and 6 months in planning, I'm about to embark on a dream of mine.

I'm off for the 'trip of a lifetime'.

I'm flying to Singapore, and then on to Padung in Sumatra, where me and 6 mates are going to get on board this boat

We will live on it for 2 weeks, and sail all over the area hunting the best most deserted waves we can findat some reallly out of the way Islands, called the Mentawais, and get into some full on tropical, desert island reef surfing.





The water is 28degreesC, and it is the planets most consistent wave machine.


I am seriously farking excited!

Have fun while I'm away, and I'll be back to see you all when the skin grafts have proved succesful.

Wish me luck

Cheers!

You lucky, lucky baaaaastard!

My weekend:

Friday:
Werk :-(

Saturday:
Buy T-shirts and sun lotion for the vacation

Sunday:
Fly to Lanzarote (A Spanish ruled island off the west-african coast)
Camel-Trekking, Convertible Jaguar XK8, Windsurfing lessons and restaurant tables all booked.

Booked the same Villa I had in May.

Forecast is unbroken sunshine, 82 degrees

GFY

Friday we're having some friends over for drinking and eating and playing of games.

Saturday, we're lazing around and getting over our hangover then going on a Haunted Hayride at RipaVilla mansion that evening.

Sunday my husband will work while I do another chapter in my Paralegal course and do laundry and other various housework.

Shark bait. Wonder if Paulsol will try to convince them of the vegan ways too?

Edited, Sep 24th 2009 6:10pm by BrownDuck

Its amazing how many people mention sharks when I say i'm a surfer. How many people mention 'major trauma' when someone mentions they drive a car, I wonder?

Yesterday (last day at work) we had a lady on the op. table for 4 hours while her arm and both ankles got ficksed after she fell over a backwards while mowing her lawns ffs!

How many people get told to watch out for fractures whilst gardening? Gardening is far more dangerous than surfing. Driving to the beach is more dangerous than surfing!

Sharks are a myth anyway.

And Joph..Indo is the biggest Muslim country in the world. No Israelis allowed!

Edited, Sep 25th 2009 12:37am by paulsol

Bitchin'

postpicsplz

First of all I dont see any masts or yards on your "Boat" so you wont be sailing.
Second of all watch out for the sharks when you are the special at the all you can eat surf(er) and turf water buffet.

Other than that have a nice day mate!
And remember DADA means death!

Friday Saturday, Sunday I am working the ship. A real ship with mast and yards and rigging. 3 of them, squared rigged, though we dont sail.
Giving 2 tours tomorrow, and one each on Saturday and Sunday. Maybe play eq if it stops crashing on me, maybe watch a movie or hold hands with Elnes.
It is the Baltimore Book Festival this weekend as well, but I will be to tired to wander around the hills of Mt. Vernon for it.

That looks awesome dude, I'm well jealous. Have an amazing time!

Yeah, no point in mentioning what I'm doing this weekend since Paulsol clearly has me beat.

This morning, it looks like it might finally rain. I've been praying for it. I <3 fall rain. I've got the day off, so I can go pick up my paycheck, and bum around Minneapolis in the skyways and watch the rain. oh please let it rain.

Tomorrow, my friend is paying my entry fee for a Zendikar pre-release draft tournament at the local nerdshop. Followed by booze, then Time Bandits in the park with a bunch of friends, if it doesn't rain. If it does, we'll hit the main drag and run around like drunken idiots between bars. Then we'll toast my unbrother at midnight, and I will magically become old.

Then, Saturday and Monday will be spent dealing with the harsh reality that I am old. Then I'll be fresh and bright come Tuesday morning to go back to work, and life will go on.

Edited, Sep 25th 2009 8:31am by NixNot

Local festival and hanging out with friends today and tomorrow including fireworks, local bands, face painting and boucy housing and all things Hannah will enjoy complete with pizza, candy apples, and staying up late. Sunday we may catch Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs if she's good, and I'm going to go get the stuff necessary to start working on her Halloween costume (she's insistent that she wants to be a skeleton this year...the traditional four year old girl costume of choice.

Nexa

Ray and I are going on a day cruise to watch a cannon battle in the San Diego Bay on Saturday. It's also Free Museum Day across the country on Saturday so we'll go to one of the museums in Balboa Park.

My brother, a few cousins and my grandmother's birthday are all being celebrated this weekend as well so a few family parties to attend.

There's also the annual Pacific Islander Festival in San Diego so I have that family reunion to go to also.

There is the Book Festival in Mt Vernon, and Pirate Days at the Md Renn Fair, or just staying home and playing LOTR:O. I was suppose to go to Book Festival today to help at either the BSFS or BES tables, but body didn't feel up to it. Also got way too into playing LOTR:O after many months absence.

If there are any authors, I am interested in seeing, I may take bus to Mt Vernon. I'm not sure if I'm up to dressing up in garb for MDRF.