bw2004.2

another SLO beach walk this weekend. it was most excellent.

the weather was sunny. the water was warm(ish). visibility was 100%. it was crowded: i saw close to 10 other people. despite the weather and the crowds, i didn't take many photos. i ran the last mile to the breakwater rock. that was fun. lots and lots of fun. i ran up some sand dunes. that was also fun. lots and lots of fun. almost as fun as grass, but a lot harder. so i assume, that is.

but the best part was that i wasn't alone.

W came along to delight me with an endless stream of surprises. i will list a small sampling for posterity:

- she didn't pass out or die during the walk. she came close during the final ascent, but as i recall, so did I the first couple of times.
- she's allergic to salt water. huh?
- she's just as easy on the eyes in sunlight as she is in artificial light
- she doesn't go anywhere without the pouf
- she thinks i look like a frat boy and have tried cocaine
- she found three more "things". i'm still on my first two "things". i'm getting way behind!
- we can talk openly about anything, fearlessly.
- i am less boring than a game boy
- she's stopped worrying about the Big L. there's not much I can do about the little l. she's right to stop worrying.
- raw carrots are OK
- it is not just a forgettable album by Your Favorite Band.

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all the old, familiar things seem different when experienced with someone else.

this wasn't the first time i've done the beach walk with someone else.

but it was the first time it was better that way.

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of course, no activity of mine would be complete without some kind of injury. so here you go: no blisters this time, but i did pound the ever loving crap out of my left heel (probably during my last-mile no-shoes run). i've got a couple more days of walking funny. and W knows now that sunscreen isn't just for the upper body.

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we were fortunate to do the walk on saturday, sunday brought clouds and rain. after the rain cleared, we went to the tide pool for some walking and some photos.

she: a great photographer with a mediocre model
me : a mediocre photographer with a great model

doh!

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we both took tons of pictures. they'll be posted sometime, i reckon.

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she enjoyed the tide pool walk more than the beach walk. of course she did! the purpose of the beach walk is not enjoyment. the purpose of the beach walk is to be dft by 3pm. that we were.

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there are hidden messages in this post. nobody but me will "get" all of them.

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