my last free weekend
Posted 11:30 AM, September 18, 2006, by antillesSchool doesn't start till next week. But orientation and other things start up in earnest this week, so I wanted to take advantage of my last free weekend before I dig in.
In summary, I hung out with some of my fellow first years, played a lot of World of Warcraft, and took a day trip out to Half Moon Bay.
Friday night, Robin and I headed to Christina and Xianne's (my fellow immunology first years) apartment on campus. After some requisite nerding out (comparisons of cloning experiences gone wrong) and fine beverages, we settled in for a game of Cranium and Taboo.
Oliver demonstrating a mermaid (charades) to Christina's puzzlement.
Xianne tries to identify Mike's frying pan.
Oliver, Mike, and Lori doing a club cranium charades for tofu. Yes, charading tofu means doing kung fu, apparently.
Saturday and Sunday nights, Robin and I spent online, playing World of Warcraft. Our guild has been progressing through an endgame dungeon that requires 40 people. We killed 4 bosses in all, the first 2 of which we had previously had trouble consistently killing, the last 2 of which we had never attempted before. It was really great to be part of a landmark achievement before I scale back my playing time, or stop altogether. At the moment, I still intend to play 1 night on the weekends, but clearly this is a low priority so for all I know, I might quit the game completely.
This is a screenshot someone took of the group who killed the 4th boss, Firemaw. My character is the big furry thing labeled "Jersey".
Sunday morning, Robin and I packed some sandwiches and drove to Half Moon Bay. We walked along a trail by Miramar Beach for awhile, then drove further north to a more secluded beach off a cliff. Turns out that second beach was secluded for a reason.... it was clothing optional! No, we didn't remove our clothing. We would have stuck out like sore thumbs, as the only folks without their clothes were all above 50. I think my favorite guy was the one walking around protecting his bald head with a hat. Protective of one head, not really caring about the other 2 between his legs.
The stairway down to the secluded beach, and the view from my towel.
What, were you expecting a photo of the old nude people? Nice try. Although Robin did grab my camera, turn me around, and proceed to take a picture of me with folks sunbathing in the background. Sheesh.
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