Getting My Rocks Off

The gang I and travelled over to Dougan Falls over in Washington today.  They had a pretty cool river  with a bunch of waterfalls.  There was one waterfall in particular where people jump from about 10ft. high into a bottomless water pit.  I did that a couple of times.  I wasn't feeling too risky because my insurance hasn't kicked in yet.  There were parts where you could jump from a higher ledge and even higher on top of a tree.  Crazy white boys jumping from 50-60ft high.  Stuff White People Like: Doing Dumb Dangerous Shit.

BigFoot is Real

Not only did I also see BigFoot, I also ate Japanese buffet with him.

Beating the Heat

It was 106 degrees today.  So we decided to put on our hiking shoes and get wet at Oneonta Gorge.  It's a small hike upstream that leads to a waterfall where you can swim around.  I felt like I was in Last of the Mohicans.

George mentally preparing for the hike

About halfway to the falls, this is where the water gets about waist high.

I just imagine Indians slaughtering the white man from the gorge above.

The Coliganberry household, about to jump in

Booya

That's My Space

The Nike parking lot was crowded, luckily me and Mike carpooled.

In Honor of the Olympics

Found a dim-sum place in town.  I knew this place was legit the second we drove into the strip mall.  Next door was an asian video store and a fur coat place.  And I also asked a couple Chinese people at the asian market where the best dim-sum place was.  The place is called Wong's King. Huge dining area with servers in lavender-colored suits pushing carts of different dim-sum around.  Food was amazing, even my friend George liked it, and he's from the Bay Area.  I am not too sure if this place had MSG because the minute we got into the car, we all passed out.  Next time you guys come up to visit, we are going to Wong's King for sure.

First Restaurant Review

Last week, a few of us went out for some Mexican food.  Living in San Diego, I think I have the right to be a little elitist when it comes to food from down south.  We went to this place called Esparza's.  The place isn't that bad, but I would think of it more Tex-Mex.  It's hard for me to take a place seriously when none of the servers are Mexican.  Our server looked like Tim Robbins from Shawshank Redemption.  And I was a little disappointed in my tamales.  They were a bit too dry and not enough flavor.  However, the salsa was tasty and the margaritas were pretty good as well.  I also liked the paintings of cowboys and dead turtles hung up on the ceilings.  I am trying to get in good with the Mexican custodians at my work so they could chime me in to better Mexican food like I am used to.  So if you are reading this, California Burrito, I miss you dearly.

Get Some

So the ping-pong craze has swept our house.  We have been playing tournament style non-stop since we got it.  And with this new obsession, we have all given each other new nicknames:

Mark a.k.a MADONNA (for my diva-ish behavior on the court and my demand for a one word name)

George a.k.a ENGINEER (for his schematic ball placement, and also he was supposed to become a real engineer)

Matt C. a.k.a. LeFROG (for his hopping tendencies during

match play, and also for his arrogant, French-like, attitude)

Brynne a.k.a CHICKENHEAD (for her sporadic head shaking after an unforced error)

Kari a.k.a. SKID-MARKS (for her skittish match play and       because she hates the nickname)

Brain Dead

I think I peed my pants, crapped myself and had a full blown seizure watching the Beijing Olympic Opening Ceremony.  It was the craziest thing I have ever seen.  My eyes were seriously hurting from all of the crazy things I was seeing.  I want that 500 ft. LED screen in my living room.  It totally sucks to be London's Olympic committee because they have to follow that. They have 4 years to start scheming.

We Up In This

A week inPortland is in the books.  So far, we are having a great time, getting to know the

neighborhoods, meeting some of the locals.  Our house is pretty much unpacked, finally finishing it up today with internet connection and most importantly, a ping-pong table.

The things I have noticed most about this place is that this place is full of great eats, great parks, and great butchy lesbians with bad tattoos.  It has been a pretty hectic week so I hope to post more up once I get more settled.