Surfing in October required a wet suit. But otherwise, it was just as awesome as any day of the summer. Dinah had gotten up at dawn to join Trucker for this, and they'd already surfed most of the high tide out.

Time for a break. And maybe some chattiness. "I think I could use this back in New Gotham. I get why you love it."

[for Santa Cruz

There'd been a lot of just-hanging-out this week; hanging out with Jen at her place, hanging out on the beach, hanging out at the Beach City Grill... which was where Dinah and Priestly were today, with Priestly probably about five seconds from jumping behind the counter to make something, and Mr. Julius and Lucille debating the merits of beach- ( Read more... )

Dinah hadn't intended to go through with her plans for a date with Ozzy that weekend after the commitment ceremony, and talking to Tish. She'd been going to hang out with Priestly, and be supportive, and not self-indulgent. That's what BFF's were for ( Read more... )

Dinah and Ozzy had spent most of Sunday hanging out and hanging ten. And then there'd been a bonfire party ( Read more... )

Dinah had gotten up early to practice Tai Chi moves with Trucker, after an exciting Saturday. After the meditation, they'd caught some of the swells with other surfersIncluding a guy named Mandy ( Read more... )

Dinah's vacation was half-over, but she couldn't say it hadn't been full. Aside from the Showdown on Sunday, yesterday had resolved things for Trucker, Piper, and Jen and Fuzzy. Awwwwwwww! Next bit of awesome: Kennedy was back in contact!

She'd also lost her bet/challenge/deal with Priestly, so, Red Boots Fashion Show time it was ( Read more... )

After all the exciting events and reveals of last night, and then wandering back to Priestly and Jen's place in the morning for the promised ice-cream breakfast, Dinah was still processing all the stuff that had happened ( Read more... )

"PRIESTLY! WAKE UP! IT'S SATURDAY!"

There was a hyperactive blonde bouncing on the couch, yelling in excitement. There had been movies and talking and a lot of food last night, which translated into an extra-sugared-up and awake Dinah this morning ( Read more... )

Dinah had had a pretty awesome weekend and Monday, and was now leaving another round of text messages for people as she waded knee-high in the surf. Priestly was awesome, but she just wanted to check on everyone that they hadn't been sucked into a locker or a black hole since she talked to them last.

[open for phone calls and texts; will be a ( Read more... )