July 4th

Lots has been happening over the past few weeks so it's nice to have a weekend to relax and regroup. July 4th weekend was more fun then ever. My college buddy Hamilton flew down from Victoria to visit and see what Seattle has to offer. He's another recent compsci grad and might end up working down here. It's either that or become a ski-bum for life. In any case, his future looks bright. Amanda's been in town since she hurt her ankle up at the mountain and needs to recuperate. She's recovering quickly and doesn't need crutches anymore. She's kicking butt on her school-work as well. Good job babe!
The most exciting parts of the weekend were continuing to learn to air-chair (click for video) and stuffing 9 people on the 12 foot floating island then getting towed out into the middle of Juanita bay by random boats. I don't think it was the safest thing possible but the looks we received from the huge 60 ft yachts and $70K wakeboats as we floated by on our yellow raft were priceless. Hamilton had the aviators in effect and swam over to the tie-ups, beer in hand, as an emissary. In the end we made it from the dock all the way over to Juanita beach and nobody drowned. I'm kinda scared to see what further craziness might occur if Hamilton comes down permanently. Time shall tell.