Just A Little Announcement...

One of my best and oldest friends in the world, a girl that I love in ways that seem a bit odd and alien even to me (feelings? I don't have feelings! Hell, I hardly even have nerve endings!), is having a hard time lately. Personal drama, kind of thing. One of those messes of such magnitude that the biggest dilemma is not finding the best solution, but working up the stones to make the choice that sucks the least.

I don't like seeing my friends that way, so while there's really nothing I can do to help her out, I can take this opportunity to plug a little event that I'm involved in, which never fails to be an AMAZING time for everyone involved. So if any of you, my somewhat loyal readers, feel the need to take a little vacation to get away from things, or even if you don't feel the need for a vacation, but are willing to be talked into one, check this out:

The 10th Annual Thomas Jefferson School of Law Alumni Surf Society Beach Clean-Up and BBQ is happening on April 25. The associated festivities will begin on Thursday the 23rd, and continue through Monday the 27th. It is, without a doubt, the biggest and best party of the year for the law school. We always get more alumni turn-out than any Alumni Association event. We usually get more student turn-out than any student event. The funny part is that the Alumni Surf Society is only tangentially associated with the law school. The Clean-Up and BBQ is almost entirely funded privately, by four of us from the Class of '02 (yes, THAT class). Since we don't depend on law school/alumni association funds, and since our 'organization' exists outside their aegis, we are not subject to their rules or restrictions. Thus, we can do any goddamn thing we please, and don't even bother making pretenses about form or propriety. Turns out that, mostly as a result of the efforts that V puts in, nobody can touch the Beach Clean-up.

In fact, we (by which I mean mostly Erik) have had to fight off attempts by both the alumni association and various student organizations to try to take over the Beach Clean-Up. All of which efforts have been put down with varying degrees of savagery. Which is to be expected; three of us in the central group are career litigators, and the fourth is a patent prosecutor.

In any rate, this year's festivities will one again be based at Puesta del Sol in San Diego, right where Ocean Beach turns into Sunset Cliffs. Check it out. It's a great venue, and there is nothing like 11 am brunch on a sunny balcony overlooking the ocean after an extended evening of partying. There are also photos on the Surf Society myspace page, and the Surf Society Facebook page. Look for the photo of Brad standing next to the 'fridge. That was from last year. Last year was not atypical.

If you need some more details about what will be going on, I'm afraid that I can't provide many of them since - other than our customary Friday trip to Costco for supplies, and other than Saturday walking the beach - there really is no plan except "Good friends, good food, good booze, good times."

So. If you are looking for an excuse to have a good time (Blake), or if you have no excuse not to have a good time (Lisa), or if you just need need to have a good time to get over, around, and/or through all the shit you've been dealing with (Jen), come on down. I'd love to see you there.