{"id":592,"date":"2005-07-19T22:31:00","date_gmt":"2005-07-20T02:31:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vmalt\/?p=592"},"modified":"2005-12-10T17:00:27","modified_gmt":"2005-12-10T22:00:27","slug":"pic-shas-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/pic-shas-2","title":{"rendered":"Pic-shas!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Here they are: The promised pix of Saturday and a little of Sunday in San Diego! Our buddies Ian & Jess took us around to the west side of the San Diego bay on Saturday. The weather was lovely as usual, but it was a hazy day, so my panoramic shots kinda suck. Enjoy!<\/p>\n

The official VM fiancee introduces us<\/a> to the In-N-Out Burger<\/a> that she’s about to chomp!<\/p>\n

The sub base<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The airstrip<\/a> at Naval Base Coronado<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The military cemetery<\/a> where we were taking pix. I was afraid they’d come back as zombies and, since they were military, they’d be pretty regimented and not as ragged as zombie-irregulars.<\/p>\n

Just a nice tree<\/a> in the cemetery.<\/p>\n

Jess & Ian<\/a>, my buddies in SD, who were doubling as tour-guides for the afternoon.<\/p>\n

Here’s a tide pool on the other side<\/a> of the peninsula.<\/p>\n

Same thing. I just like the organicness<\/a> of the terrain.<\/p>\n

On our walk over<\/a> to the tidal pool.<\/p>\n

TIDEPOOLTIDEPOOL<\/a>TIDEPOOL!<\/p>\n

Bonus surfing picture<\/a> for longtime VM reader Elayne!<\/p>\n

The view of the bay<\/a> from that Cabrillo National Monument park<\/a> I mentioned a few days ago.<\/p>\n

Same thing<\/a>. Sue me.<\/p>\n

A statue of Cabrillo himself<\/a>!<\/p>\n

Strong jaw<\/a> on that dude. He’s no Communist Superman<\/a> or anything, but he still seems pretty bold.<\/p>\n

On Sunday morning, we headed back to the Con. This guy was waiting for us<\/a>, as was Ray Harryhausen<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The pic you were waiting for: It’s Enigma!<\/a> He’s tattooed like a jigsaw puzzle! He has horns implanted under his skin! Embarrassingly, my hip friends have no idea who this guy is<\/a>, which means I am a freak.<\/p>\n

You can decide:<\/p>\n

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Here they are: The promised pix of Saturday and a little of Sunday in San Diego! Our buddies Ian & Jess took us around to the west side of the San Diego bay on Saturday. The weather was lovely as usual, but it was a hazy day, so my panoramic shots kinda suck. Enjoy! The … <\/p>\n

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