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we had a work outing today, where we spent the day out on the bay on the 56 foot yacht owned by someone on our sales team. (how big does a boat have to be in order to be called a yacht, anyway?) it was really gorgeous, calm waters, and warm, all in all a perfect day to be out on the water. we tried to go out to the farallons, but the swells were a little choppy out there, so we ended up going to angel island for a nice lunch. later we cruised up the bay towards the carquinez bridge.

along the way i spotted a few sea lions, a manta ray, and even a dolphin. but i have to admit that i was pretty taken with the container ships. man, those things are just gi-normous! it was also interesting to see all the huge cranes on the oakland shore from the other side, as you’re used to see them off in the distance while driving along 880. it’s also cool to see the underside of the bridges, especially the bay bridge with all the construction going on with the new span. and the shitty richmond bridge which isn’t that old but looks like a piece of crap.

as for the sffif film of the day, Love Me If You Dare was pretty good. sort of an endless sunshine of amelie’s mind. although it was almost ruined by this large woman who sat next to me just as the film was starting who had incredibly bad b.o. and tried to cover it up with lots of nasty perfume. ugh.