On Friday, there was an announcement on the newsroom system that there were Sparks tickets up for grabs for Sunday. I love tickets in general, so I jumped to get some and it turned out they were for the CBS 2 / KCAL 9 suite. Sweet!
It was a pretty good time. The Sparks won 82-55. But the best part was that Trevor Ariza made an appearance at the game.
My work was handing out tickets to the World Baseball Classic, and I’m all about free tickets, so I of course opted in, even though I’m not what you would call a baseball fan.
I didn’t even know who was going to be playing tonight until I looked it up, a minute before hopping in the car. And like I mentioned earlier, I’m not what you might call a baseball fan, so I was a bit taken aback by the crazy fans. Honestly, I’d always thought of baseball as kind of sleepy, although I knew that wasn’t necessarily the case, having gone to one game with my former coworker Josh.
I’ve been itching to take advantage of our summer-like weather these last couple of weeks. Last Monday, I finagled our way to Ventura, but the Nina was a disappointment. So yesterday, I convinced Trinity that we should try out a seafood and burger joint at the north tip of Malibu called Neptune’s Net.
It was pretty awesome, warm weather — we didn’t even really need the thermals we were wearing until much later — not too crowded and seafood that wasn’t too expensive. I am already planning a return trip, next time to try their steamed seafood — w00t! Who’s with me????
On Monday, after cleaning the house, I dragged Trinity out to see a replica the Niña in Ventura Harbor. I’d found out about the ship via a report from Amy Johnson at work, and I’m all about doing stuff in the area, so it was a chance to get out to Ventura Harbor.
But after driving 20-25 minutes to Ventura, then going out of our way to get cash for the $12 for both of us to get in, I felt a little gypped after just 10 minutes. The boat is tiny. You really don’t need more than 20 minutes to look around, and the guides they have there didn’t seem to be guides as much as watchers to make sure visitors don’t go where they’re not supposed to be. Dammit.
Admission is $6 for adults (even though on their website it says admission is $5; I was in such a hurry, I didn’t count my change. Don’t make the same mistake!). If you do go out, make sure its in conjunction with hanging out at the beach or having dinner at the harbor to make it worth it.
It’s been a while, but I finally got a chance to drag some friends and family down to Pershing Square in December/January for ice skating. Woohoo! It was fun, but dude. I have some grievances to air.