This morning Adam and I picked up some goodies for breakfast (pastries for Adam, half a deli sandwich for me – yes, an odd breakfast but I didn’t want sugar) and drove up the west side of Lake Tahoe. We stopped at a trailhead and sat down infront of a stream and ate our breakfast. Two stellar jays stopped by to see if we’d leave any crumbs.. so I took this opportunity to snag a few pictures.

I’m on a mini vacation this weekend with Adam and his parents in South Lake Tahoe. We spent the majority of today traveling. I’d only been to Tahoe once, but I remembered the super steep part of the trip when you’re just about to the lake. I would have loved to stop along the highway but all the turnouts had lousy views (go figure!) We got into town and Adam checked out Millers Outpost. Every year he goes on this trip, he and his family shop at MO because they usually have awesome deals.. and damn did they ever. I got a tshirt to lounge in. The tag was marked at $1.65 and there was still a 25% discount a-happenin’ at the register. Jeans (which is what Adam and his brother usually stock up on) were marked down to less than $10 each. Unfortunately this year they had only two displays with jeans as opposed to the “tons” I’m told they usually have. Too bad for the boys!

More photos soon!

I just spent about 6 minutes laughing, almost coming to tears — this is a great way to start the day!

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While the inside of the Point Reyes lighthouse seemed empty and lacking in anything interesting (it had typical panels describing the functions of a lighthouse) and the stairs were blocked by a grate, I still found something interesting to shoot. The floor!

There was a sickness that swept the dorms from 1999 through part of 2001 – and no not *that* kind of sickness. It was a sickness that would render the victim silent for hours at a time. Sometimes they’d have to skip class because the sickness would hold such a grip on them, they could not let go.

The sickness that I’m talking about, in this case, is Everquest.

Ahhh Everquest.

If you lived in 3E of Royce Hall during this time period, you are fully aware of what I’m talking about.

When one says, “I have to look for my body,” you immediately know what that means.

So what did this sickness look like?

(Adam, Matt, Lonny, Randy, Nico, and DJ)

Now, when I say “I am one of them now,” it does not mean I have started to play Everquest (nor Everquest 2) – no no, don’t be silly. I’d never stoop that low.

However, I am now hooked on a similar game, World of Warcraft. It’s similar but apparently easier than Everquest. It looks all the same to me – you fight monsters, you go on “quests”, you die and have to find your body, etc..etc.. But hey, the graphics are pretty awesome. Now I must note, I’m only playing it because Adam bought it and the boys (Adam, Lonny, Al) suggested I try it out – and yes I listened to them. Hmm… perhaps that wasn’t such a great idea.

See this is what happens to me with video games – I sit down and become rather glued to it for a chunk of time. It’s happened to me with the Sims/Sims2 and with various other games (Buffy video game, Guitar Hero.. etc.) Eventually I lose interest and it becomes a game I only play once in awhile.

But regardless, I can’t help but feel like I’ve admitted defeat. At least it’s not Everquest…. right?