2nd Floor Mid-Mass Reunion

This weekend we got another visit from our good ol' Dartmouth friend Frank, who was in the Bay Area on a buisness trip again but this time stayed an extra day to socialize! Also in the area for a few weeks on a med school rotation is our friend Matt with whom Frank and I (and some of our other readers, I think) shared a corner of Mid-Mass (dorm) during our sophomore year. Friday was Matt's birthday, so we celebrated by going to a local comedy club, which gave us all some good chuckles. Saturday we decided to head over to Santa Cruz to see the sights, beat the heat, and visit our favorite Greek restaurant ever. Here are some of the highlights.

From the nice walk along the cliffs near Lighthouse Field Beach, where we watched the surfers catch the waves for a while.

Getting up close and personal with the piles of sea lions that are always hanging out on the boat landing at the wharf. Frank seemed strangely compelled to try to communicate with the sea lions in their native "language," but I'm not sure if he ever got through to them...

While Kate and Matt got carmel apples on the boardwalk, they decided to treat Frank to a surprise snack and have him guess what it was. Can you guess? It was chocolate covered bacon. Frank got close by guessing "pretzel." Sure puts the fried twinkie stand a few booths away to shame.

Here's Kate at our favorite carnival booth - the tennis ball bazooka. You shoot tennis balls out of this pneumatic cannon at 186 mph at various targets. The only prize you get is the satisfying "whoooompfh" of each ball getting blasted out the barrel, but trust me it's worth it.

Good times, gentlemen! Come back soon, Frank.