Hash party!

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Okay, back to my routines again. Starting with the Monday Hash run. The trail was a mostly flat 5K street walk ending at the house of Hasher Online Bargain, in the Santa Monica subdivision. She hosted the Hash Circle there in conjunction with a surprise birthday party for her partner, Chris, who turned 60 years old. She went all out, with lavish decorations, live music, and catered food that included the Filipino favorite, lechon (roast pig). It was a great time, and it was nice to be hanging out with my fellow Hashers once again.

Gathering at the Baloy 7-Eleven starting point.
And we are On-On the National Highway.
Through the littered backstreets of Matain.
Beached boats.
Unbeached boats.
The straight and narrow.
Through the ‘hood.
A slimy passage.
Time to step it up.
Almost to the top.
The view from here.
Onward she goes.
Finishing up in Santa Monica.
The On-Home venue.
Our hostess and the birthday boy.
Chris’ throne.
Chris said he suspected something was up, but he was surprised to come home to a house full of Hashers.
The duet sang mostly country and Southern rock songs. That’s what I like!

Here’s a short clip of them singing “Jambalaya”:

At the end of the song, I asked the singer if she knew what a bayou was. She smiled and said, “No, I don’t.”
In the chow line. Everything was delicious!

Everyone in attendance was gifted a coffee mug:

Happy birthday!
When it was time to circle up, we hit the street. This was the first time in my experience that we had to be on the lookout for passing cars during the Circle.
It’s nice on ice!
I spent some time there this week.
The path we took. So easy this week that even I didn’t feel the need to shortcut.

As usual, most of the Hashers beat me to the finish. So, I was surprised when I saw Leech My Nuggets arriving several minutes after me. I told him this was a first, me getting to the On-Home before he did. He just shrugged, congratulated me, and matter-of-factly said, I did the trail twice. Ah, that would explain it. At least he didn’t lap me.

In March 2010 and I blogged about buying my first iPod. My (now former) friend Tom generously allowed me to download the 22,000 songs in his collection. And when I shuffled the music for the first time, a familiar song played first. I found that worthy of a post. (Tom unfriended me because he didn’t agree with my politics.)

Here’s a couple of old photos I found in the LTG archives:

My dad and his friend Mac are out in the Mojave Desert looking for gold.
This is likely the oldest photo of me in existence. No wonder I’m considered God’s gift to women.

Thirteen years ago, I played around with making my own memes.

Good thing I didn’t quit my day job.

Today’s YouTube video shares the experience of a first-time visitor to my little town. His perspectives don’t always align with mine, but he’s entitled to his opinions. To each his own and all that. The video is worth the watch regardless.

And now for the funny business:

Comes in handy if you have an itchy head, I reckon.
This hits pretty close to home these days. (Did I post this before? I don’t remember.)
It’s on my fuckit list.

So, I’m leaving town again this afternoon. Wasn’t something I was planning on until I saw this on Facebook:

An all-day power outage. No thnaks!

We are going to spend the night at the Mope Resort in San Narciso. We’ve arranged a late checkout, so hopefully when we get back on Wednesday, it won’t be long until we have electricity again.

Here’s the song that first played from the 22,000 downloaded to my iPod all those years ago. What are the odds?

4 thoughts on “Hash party!”

  1. The birthday boy kind of reminds me of my late friend Kent.

    Looks to have been a nice welcome-back walk for you.

    Sorry to hear about Tom the unfriend.

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