Rolly Polly Fish Heads

Went deep sea fishing for the first time ever for a work event in Atlantic Highlands NJ. Some of the things I learned today: when you fish, you have to hold your thumb on the reel line or else it gets all tangled up and the fishermen aboard get annoyed with you. I did this about 6 times. After the third or fourth time I stopped telling them that I messed up their pole and just grabbed another one. The next thing I learned is "no poles in the holes". I know how this sounds....but what it really means is that you cant leave your pole in the cup thingy in case you get a bite. I also learned that big fish require big bait. These suckers were getting like half of a little fish. Despite all the things I learned on this trip Shenosky and I were the ONLY two people on the entire boat that didn't catch anything. So, I guess the last thing I learned is that I am not destined to be a fisher-woman (which I already knew anyway).

September 11, 2007

I was laying in bed tonight looking out the window at this (the picture) and thinking about how every year they put on these lights and I look at them from my apartment and never take a picture. I wasn't really feeling well but hopped out of bed anyway and walked the two blocks to the water. I forgot my tripod and was sure the pictures weren't going to turn out. I must have taken a zillion pictures hoping that a few would turn out not blurry. Here's the one I picked to put on my site.

Which brings me to my next random thought... why can't I just take pictures for the rest of my life? I wish sometimes that I could go back and do it all over and be a photographer. I suppose I could do that now, but what a trade of in income it would be... Oh well. I guess I will stick to doing this on the side for fun.

Ocean City - Labor Day

Labor Day was fast approaching and Maggie and I were bound and determined to go to Miami, but then we didn't plan very well. So we decided to just go anywhere that we had never both been - but it got to be last minute and that didn't work out either. SO - we checked with our friend Jess and planned a girls weekend in Ocean City, Maryland.




The most memorable moments for me:

We are playing football on the beach and these guys approach us and ask us if they can play. We look over, they have their own football sitting on their towels about 30 feet away (hmmm). So we say sure, and they play with us. They start asking us what we are doing that night and we say we dont really know and ask them what are the good places to go to. Prior to our trip, I had done some research on the internet for popular places to go out at night. I blurted out, "hey, what about the Bearded Clam". It had been listed as a popular night spot. As soon as I said that, they busted out laughing. I didnt realize why, at first, and then I was completely humiliated. I didn't realize what that sounded like!!! I think Maggie and Jess laughed so hard they almost peed their bathing suits.

#2 - On the second day, we went to Assateague Island but ended up getting there later in the day and the parking lot was full. We had to turn around and go over the bridge. We lugged all of our crap about a mile to get to the beach because we really wanted to see the ponies. By the time our day was done, we really didn't want to lug all of our crap back, so I stuck out my thumb and we hitchiked back to the car in the back of a pickup truck.

#3 - we bought Gummy Teeth and took pictures with them while looking like complete dorks on the boardwalk.

#4 - We went on a sunset cruise with a really southern goofy ass tour guide who seemed like he had just smoked a big joint before taking us on tour. Got to see the dolphins and a great sunset.

#5 - the lifeguard at the beach went into the ocean for 2 minutes and jess and maggie dared me to ask him if he went to pee. he full on admitted to it. jess bet me 100$ to ask him.

More Pics if you are bored... http://www.flickr.com/photos/quimerizar/sets/72157601911088969/

And, Mags says this one is a good one of me in a bikini since I know you all have been anxiously awaiting one of those. http://www.flickr.com/photos/quimerizar/1344074508/in/set-72157601911088969/