today we leave Coast Guard Island to change homeports to San Diego. I remain on the BOUTWELL as Operations Officer. My friend Andrew (former HAMILTON OPS) is driving Violet down to San Diego for me, so she will be there upon arrival to 32nd Street Navy Base ( Read more... )

 we had 3 days to prepare for this Baja Oleada patrol. did i mention that this was the week of thanksgiving? so it was hard to get anyone to support us on this journey.  so when we left Alameda for the patrol, we stopped in San Diego to get some gas and pick up the helicopter. we hadn't done flight ops in a year, so we were very green. i was the ( Read more... )

today was the day i decided i had to get back into running. i twisted my ankle about two weeks ago and running wasn't on the top of my list of things to do. but this afternoon, i had to get out there in the sunshine, without my brace and go for a run around my island. the wind was less than normal. and i had a lot on my mind, a lot ( Read more... )

I love this movie. it is on right now. it is saturday afternoon and i was really sick this morning and am resting now. i picked up my friend Emily in Chinatown, Oakland where she is staying for the weekend as she visits from DC. we went with her parents to a local restaurant. i have never had Chinese food for breakfast before. Her dad ordered ( Read more... )

So there I was... departing Alameda enroute San Diego to effect repairs on our NR2 MGT. (we have to do another CSO in the fall to fix our NR1 MDE) so we are on two engines. We have been underway once in the past 7 months for our shakedown last month and had to come in early for that ( Read more... )

we have been inport for going on almost 7 months now.  it is killing me, itching to go out to sea, where i belong.  i am the operations officer and we are not operational.  and there is not a bright light at the end of the tunnel.   we need a new free turbine now, on top of everything else.  no one wants to be known as "BUILDING 719" but the rest ( Read more... )

this morning woke up and made an Alaskan King Crab omelette with my leftover steamed crab... well it was actually drunken Alaskan crab. sounds familiar. recipe by Emeril. and some blueberry/coconut pancakes and coffee to accompany.

today is a lazy day off. only an hour and a bit before i go babysit Chloe. Kevin and Connie are going to have a ( Read more... )

happy birthday America. Land of the free, home of the brave. so much better than England ( Read more... )

so happy to spend time with my girls. we started a book called "Respectable Sins" by Jerry Bridges. it was supposed to be a few of us, but now it is all the single girls in the church. and so we are being open and sharing what gives us heat an then the sin associated with it. mine was discontentment. for some reason i am discontent with my life ( Read more... )

I decided to take my new bike "Nancy" out for a spin. the bike came named that way and it is kinda weird to be riding a bike with the same name inprinted on the side as my mom. at the bike store they offered me a sticker to cover it, but i will go search for matching nail polish later ( Read more... )