Our San Diego beaches are closed because a great white munched on a triathlonist the other day (true story, I swear... Solana beach, which is like... two exits from where I live) so I went astrolling on the beach in Santa Monica instead and walked on the pier at sunset.

I can now cross a couple more items off the Things To Do Before I Die List:

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I'm not a Christmas-y person in general and this year less so than ever because:

a) I'm wearing flipflops and hope to get a pair of sunglasses under my tree.

b) I have no family or friends here and don't really know anyone worth celebrating with.

I am NOT complaining so this isn't a "WOE IS ME CONSOLE ME AND HUG ME" post.

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I've been sick (better now... but it's the annoying kind of cold that's not debilitating but drives you crazy anyway) and I've been getting very little sleep this week. So naturally, I accepted an invitation to spend the weekend at Disneyland with a family with three boys. I've been to the one in Florida a while ago and I'm not very Christmasy, so ( Read more... )