So, Saturday I got to go whale watching. We boarded the boat for a two hour cruise off Dana Point in Southern California.

This my friends is a gray whale photo taken with MY camera by me. No the animal isn’t particularly attractive but, heck, I SAW A WHALE!!!!

There were two swimming north that we were watching but they weren’t very active. So, our boat guy got a call that there was a large pod of common dolphin swimming south of us. So, after we watched these two for a bit we headed south and saw this.

Also, taken with MY camera by ME. (Quality isn’t that great, it’s my regular digital camera and we were on the ocean, but heck — they’re still cool!)

So, yeah, it was pretty cool!!

Till later…

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I just got back from Southern California where I spent my birthday weekend with a friend. I arrived late Thursday night (following a NOT fun trip with some freak teen boys playing frisbee over my head while waiting for my connecting flight).

Friday we went for a manicure/pedicure that I was SO looking forward to only to be disappointed at the HORRIBLE service I got. Want a perfect idea of what I’m talking about??? Look at this video which pretty much sums it up…only my service was worse….Pedicures are supposed to include a foot/leg massage — at least every one I’ve ever had did. Manicures, the same thing. Only I didn’t get one. My fingernails or so screwed up it sucks. I could put polish on my nails better AND CHEAPER than they did. I pay for the MASSAGE, people.

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