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[xxxphoenixxx]

I've not not had a job since high school, and I'm enjoying every single darn second of it. It's been awhile since I took advantage of the free Tuesdays at Balboa Park, and seeing that the third Tuesday of the month has always been my personal favorite, I decided to head down there. Sadly, the other people going had to bail last minute, but in the

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[hangastar]

I still need to go to MOPA...

snorkeling sounds cool! where at? I've only been once at Catalina, and I got claustrophobic :(

it'll just be interesting to hear what they come up with. I guess I'm indifferent. But Pluto has to still be something...

[xxxphoenixxx]

I went there once a couple of years ago, and all but two galleries were closed. It was still pretty neat (I use that word waaay too much). It's free the second tuesday of the month (I think)!

We went to La Jolla Cove. Saw tons of neat fishies, individual and schools, and a bat ray, and also had a panic attack due to the malfunction of the snorkel :(

I know overall the debate is pretty silly, but it's a fun subject to argue. If the resolution is passed, Charon will be considered a planet?? Ceres? Etc. It's going to screw up the order of planets that most people learned and are familiar with. And, how many more trans-Neptunian object will we find that fit in the category. Who knows what the total of planets we'll be, in say 50 years?

[hangastar]

yeah, good argument, and I like how you put it: I know overall the debate is pretty silly, but it's a fun subject to argue.
I guess it's something no one could really see coming "back in the days" of the discovery of Pluto, etc. ya know?

What was the malfunction? My main malfunction was that water kept getting in it =P But I also didn't like how it's really awkward to breathe just through your mouth; it doesn't feel right. So when I relaxed about it and breathed through my nose, it created a vacuum that felt worse and that was really scary, so I didn't go back out the second time. I'll take just swimming, thank you! Actually, I wouldn't mind trying it again... :)

[xxxphoenixxx]

Well, it was a "high tech" snorkel and had some kind of flippy contraption on top that if waves were to crash over you or if you dive down, no water would flow in. The second time I went out, the contraption got stuck and there I was way out into the cove and the waves were a little too active, and when I went to breathe, all I got was water. So I took it off, but once again the waves were a bit crazy and I couldn't get any air. I panicked, but thankfully David and his brother were nearby so I had help.

The breathing is really weird. It reminded me of 2010 when John Lithgow had a hard time breathing in his space suit. So I remembered the advice the Russian guy gave him, and everything was a-okay. We might go again next week if you're interested!!

[hangastar]

How much does it cost? I would really like to give it another go... if the high-tech snorkel works =P
That was one of my main problems cuz I had a normal snorkel, so ocean water kept splashing in it, and me gulping it (ew!!!)
I would be very scurred in the cove like that; I can get pretty claustrophobic... anything that leads up to difficulty breathing freaks me out.
(I didn't see the movie... what was the advice? All I can think of would be to just calm down so your breathing is easier?)

[xxxphoenixxx]

I used David's equipment, so it was free. It was neat though because you didn't even have to go far out into the water to see the schools of fish.

Yeah, he just said to calm down and breathe normal. But, hearing the advice with the Russian accent in my head made me feel happy.

[hangastar]

hahaha :)

[hangastar]

P.S. Bat ray = that's so cool!!!