ImpRoV Show

I was looking up for the "Best Dessert" list at the Guardian when I stumble upon the "Best First Date Show" and found out that there's an improv show Friday night at Fort Mason. I've been there couple of times to watch Word for Word or do crabbing at night with some friends. I got there early so, I had a chance to walk around and check out the sunset view of the Golden Gate bridge. They have several things going on that night, like the Wisdom Art Exhibit. The Green Restaurant have an awesome ambience, perfect place to dine if you want to catch a good view of the sunset and the Golden Gate Bridge. The improv show (improv.org) is called Spontaneous Broadway. They ask the audience to write down a title of an unwritten song. Then, they come up with a musical for that song. For example, someone wrote down Layover Sex and then, they come up with a musical called Flight Attendant. After about 10 songs, the audience were asked to vote for their favorite musical by 'investing' or writing the name of that musical on a fake check and putting a fake dollar amount on it. Then, they show the whole act. Flight Attendant won, of course. It was hilarious. I was laughing at least 75% of the time. It was a great show for $12/person. Awesome!

Grand Canyon / Skywalk trip plan for October

It's kind of weird how I met at least three people with the same birth date as me in the same year: Claire, Claudia, and Jasmine's baby. Anyway, the trip to Grand Canyon was awesome! Check out pictures I've taken at (http://www.friendster.com/jocelyn1979). I flew to Las Vegas on a Saturday (~1 hr) flight and spend the day in Vegas. I had to go on the New York New York Manhattan rollercoaster first thing in the morning because they're only open until noon on Saturdays. It was great! It was $12/ride but got a $4 off coupon and it was worth it. The ride was long enough and had at least two loops and couple of drops. I liked it a LOT! The rides at the Stratosphere's (X Scream and couple of others) are kind of expensive for me plus you have to pay to get up the tower, where they have the rides. Checked out the Bellagio's water show, watched the top-of-the-hour show at Caesar's palace, GameWorks, the new Wynn hotel, Madame Toussand's wax museum, Rainforest, etc. At night, there's the Excalibur's outdoor Pirate show. I was hoping we'll get to check out 55th floor's Ghostbar at Palms hotel and see Las Vegas' panoramic view at night but, didn't have the time. The girls at Coyote Ugly @ NY NY are hot, hot hot!

Next day, we stop by Hoover Dam on our way to West of Grand Canyon (~3 hrs drive). There's a 14-mile dirt road that we had to drive to get to Skywalk. We paid $75 for the tour package that includes walking the Skywalk (no cameras allowed), couple of shows, and a traditional meal. I think it's kinda expensive but, oh well. South Rim was ~ 5 hrs from West GC. We campled at Angel's Bright campground and hiked the Angel's Bright trail the following day. Unfortunately, we were not able to secure the campsite nor got a backcountry permit to camp on one of the campsites by the Colorado River so we have to do a roundtrip that same day. We had a good view of the river at Plateau Point but we didn't make it all the way to the river, maybe next time.

iFLy @ iflysfbay.com ~ Union City, CA

Awesome Saturday! I've always wanted to skydive but, it's just too expensive. $185 is the cheapest I can find and it's normally between $250-300. And all you get is a 60-90 seconds drop and about 20 minutes air drift after you put up the parachute. I figured that it's better to first try ifly (indoor skydiving) just to see how it feels and maybe learn a thing or two before doing the real thing. And I was right, keeping yourself stable and well coordinated is not as easy as it looks. I can't keep myself in the middle of the wind tunnel. I was trying to hold the position together and balanced but there's just not enough time to make it work. I got my hands even but I can't see if my feet are even since I have to keep my chin up and my back arch. The wind is just pushing me everywhere and it's hard to maneuver when I'm wobbling and my feet and arms are not working together. Man, I wonder how it feels to be that stable. Overall, it was a great experience though. I met couple of skydivers who also work at Byron skydiving, which I've been eyeing for the last few months. They have a certification course that cost about $1500 but, you get to be a skydiving pro. It's a set of 8 programs. Then, once you're certified, each jump will cost between $20-40 depending on elevation. So, yeah, this can be an expensive hobby but, I think there's a way on cutting down the cost with a good network of people. Also, there's this man I met from Napa, Nerio, who is offering a pilot mentorship program (just have to share jetfuel cost) and maybe he can give me a cheaper lift someday...