Sunday, February 2, 2003
Patrick did sword practice with Sam while I slept in. Small earthquake this morning at 10:22. I was peeing when it happened and came out to check that Patrick wasn't freaking (he wasn't). I went back in the bathroom and forgot all about it until Patrick poked his head in and said it was 4.2 in Dublin, California. Today we went to a surprise event. Patrick and I trade off picking a surprise event to attend. The other doesn't know what the event is until we arrive. It was my turn to pick, and I picked the Golden Gate Kennel Club 2003 All-Breed Dog Show at the Cow Palace. I found out about the event from my co-worker Joel, who had planned to attend today was well. Patrick loves dogs, so I figured he'd have a lot of fun, and he did, though we had to leave earlier than we liked because he had a mysterious allergy attack not long after we arrived. Mysterious because he hadn't had an allergy attack in a long time and because he is not known to be allergic to dogs. He doesn't believe it was related to the cold he'd been fighting (and overcame) last week. Before we left, we saw more dogs than we could imagine in one place. Hundreds of them, and all kinds of breeds, all beautiful (some in their special way). Patrick pet a few but didn't get to pet the ones he wanted: some young Weimaraners with sleek gray coats. We ran into Joel, who was there with his friends Padrick, Michelle, and Heather. After we got home, Patrick took a nap, and I took care of paperwork. Updated my personal Web site to point to photo albums on ofoto.com.