Jamesy Cakes

Dinner With Shannon

2012-01-17T10:51:00.000-08:00

Shannon and I made dinner the other night. It was the first dinner I've eaten at my Grandma and Papou's old table....lots of wine was consumed.

Winter Wonderland (Lassen) With Shannon

2012-01-17T10:38:00.000-08:00

NYE Pajama Party = My Nieces Are Adorable.

2012-01-10T19:06:00.001-08:00

NYE 2011/2012

2012-01-10T18:45:00.000-08:00

Dear Santa....my niece is amazing...part two.

2011-12-18T18:45:00.000-08:00

Dear Santa....my niece is amazing.

2011-12-11T17:21:00.000-08:00

2011-11-25T16:40:00.000-08:00

2011-11-22T13:54:00.000-08:00

22.November.2011

2011-11-22T09:54:00.000-08:00

Last night I had explicit direction. Collect a group of men and walk out into the forrest and do not come back until it was in my possession. What it was I didn't know. So we walked. We rarely ate and we never rested. I knew immediately when we found it. A single rainbow eucalyptus. It took us through the night and the next day to chop it down. We had it propped up on our shoulders as we carried it home. Across rivers. Over mountains. Over the edges of cliffs. Into the night. We were covered in mud, bruises and cuts. Our clothes torn. Our spirits weak. We found ourselves at the top of a cliff we knew we would not make it down alive when we heard a voice coming from the tree tops. It told us that in order to make it home alive we need to walk on the lighted side of the silhouette of the moon. We hugged the edge of the shadow stepping only in the light and it was as if there were no tree on our shoulders, no cuts on our skin. Our pace quickened and our spirits elevated.

When we arrived back in the village the temple was almost done. Ours was the last pillar needed before supports could be removed. The temple was a sort of dome shape and was constructed of grey and brown eucalyptus trunks set in a cross hatch pattern. There were pillars set in place using clay and mud and vine. Ours was the last pillar. In the center. It took us through the night to set it and when we were done I rested on my ship before heading back out to sea.

Everything out at sea is a little foggy. My memory seems to be failing me. The next thing I recall is that we are back at port and the officials are verifying my find. I am talking with one of the officers when an explosion occurs on my shit. Within seconds it sinks below the surface. My entire crew was below deck as were some of the officers men. Without hesitation i dive in after it. The water is thick and dark with sediment. I can feel hands grasping for the surface. I free up and deliver bodies to the surface. On my last dive I confirm that the ship is empty and almost as if driven by my confirmation all of the sediment begins to settle. The water is getting thicker and heavier. The light of the sky begins to turn grey and sandy. I can feel the weight of the sand in my pockets, in my pants. The pressure in my ears burst as I sink. As the sky turns black I gasp a mouthful of saltwater and wake up.

Bravo.

2011-10-25T17:41:00.001-07:00

Learn em. Teach your niece.

2011-10-25T17:38:00.001-07:00

Tough Mudder 2011...Squaw

2011-09-23T16:16:00.001-07:00

Tough Mudder NorCal 2011 Official Video from Tough Mudder on Vimeo.

University Falls

2011-09-22T10:08:00.000-07:00

Family

2011-09-22T09:57:00.000-07:00

Fathers Day

2011-09-22T09:47:00.000-07:00

Greek Festival, Oakland...2009 or something.

2011-09-22T09:32:00.000-07:00

Page Street Stoop BBQ, 2010

2011-09-22T09:23:00.000-07:00

2011-09-22T09:22:00.000-07:00

seriously missing muay thai...

2011-09-16T08:39:00.001-07:00

damn, makes me want to kick someone.....

there is serious nostalgia in the sounds of this video.

Tough Mudder

2011-07-11T22:21:00.000-07:00

Kazwell and I have been keeping a fairly routine workout schedule. A couple times a week we run and do body weight exercises and a couple times a week we do weights.

Today was a two and a half mile run and then interval sprints for another half mile.

This was followed by lots of push ups and sit ups and leg raises and planks.

Then we ran another mile.

That's it so far. Gotta keep training. I'd love to hear some suggestions for diff workouts.

Summer Fun

2011-07-10T20:30:00.000-07:00

Rafting the East Fork of the Carson/Hot Springs, 05.2011

2011-06-11T06:38:00.001-07:00

SFFD LODD: 1 Firefighter Dead, 2 Hurt In San Francisco Diamond Heights Fire

2011-06-02T17:21:00.000-07:00

http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2011/06/02/2-firefighters-hurt-at-sf-diamond-heights-fire/?sms_ss=facebook&at_xt=4de7f77d72a9dfde%2C0

href="http://www.ktvu.com/video/28112907/index.html">http://www.ktvu.com/video/28112907/index.html

http://www.firefighterclosecalls.com/news/fullstory/newsid/137946

East Fork of the Carson River/Carson Hot Springs, May 2011

2011-06-01T22:17:00.000-07:00

Truckee

2011-05-26T23:30:00.000-07:00

This is the exact spot i was in this time last year.

2011-05-26T06:49:00.001-07:00

Bay to Breakers 2011

2011-05-16T17:38:00.000-07:00

Hulkamania

2011-03-24T14:52:00.001-07:00

The Ghosts

2011-03-23T19:19:00.001-07:00

The GHOSTS from Eddie O'KEEFE on Vimeo.

Craft Spells...After the Moment

2011-03-21T13:55:00.000-07:00

El Guincho: Bombay

2011-03-17T06:53:00.001-07:00

Bombay from gmtv on Vimeo.

Jenner

2011-03-12T09:16:00.001-08:00

2011-03-11T14:30:00.000-08:00

Last week my very best friend stopped by. It'd been way too long since the last time I'd seen her. She greeted me in her usual fashion of shuffling feet to running start to leaping bear hug and then wiggling, kicking legs when I lift her off the ground.

It was late so we decided to get a case of beer and play some pool and catch up. We had plenty to catch up on and lots of inside jokes to make. About half way through our game she put down her beer, lay her pool que down on the table and walked around to me. She slowly put her arms around me and nuzzled her face into my neck. I wrapped my arms around her waist, pulled her close and lay my face on her shoulder. My nose pressed against her neck breathed her in. That smell. That goddamn scent. Aura from body works or something like that. The only scent she ever wore. I breathed deep and long and hard. I pushed my face into her and pulled her body into mine. Just then it hit me that this would be it. This would be the last time I would see her for a very long time. I grabbed a fist full of her hair and gripped her shirt and through muffled sobs told her that I loved her so much. She stroked my hair and slowly said 'I know'.

I woke up with my face buried in my blanket sobbing like a baby. I can't remember the last time I sobbed like that. It took me about a half hour just to get out of bed. I'm still reeling a little bit from that dream. Rest in peace, sweet girl. Thanks for the visit. Until next time.

The List

2011-02-16T20:25:00.001-08:00

SFFD Station 12

2011-02-15T16:47:00.000-08:00

I'll be here every Friday for the next fifteen weeks.

Summer Tastings

2011-02-08T19:14:00.001-08:00

Michelada:

2oz tomato juice (optional)
1-1.5oz lime juice
1 teaspoon Tabasco sauce
4-5 dashes Maggi Jugo Sazonador
1 12oz bottle Negra Modelo (or any crisp brew you’ve got in abundance come kick-off)

To serve, salt the rim of a large glass. Fill with ice, and add in other ingredients to taste. Top with beer and stir.

Thanks Steve.

Shaving Brushes by Dennis Pierce

2011-01-09T20:45:00.000-08:00

Silver tip badger hair shaving brush with bocote wood handle.

Elk Antler Premium Silver tip badger hair shaving brush with elk antler handle.

Silver tip badger hair shaving brush with a cocobolo handle.

More here: Dennis Pierce

Spring 2011 Class Schedule

2011-01-06T20:23:00.000-08:00

F SC 53 - Building Construction and Fire, T & Th 0800 - 0925
F SC 62 - Rescue Practices, T & Th 1100 - 1225

F SC 64 - Fire Behavior and Combustion, Th 1830 - 2130

F SC 105D - Fire Protection Work Experience, Volunteer Hours by Arrangement

Fire Academy, Class 6 2010

2011-01-06T17:27:00.001-08:00

Class 6's gift to the CCSF Fire Academy.

Neungsiam vs Saenchai

2011-01-05T15:04:00.000-08:00

Neungsiam is the last trainer I ever had when I was still doing Muay Thai.

Fire Academy, Class 6 2010

2011-01-03T16:28:00.000-08:00

Class 6 2010

2010-12-30T12:06:00.001-08:00

Dempsey's Bike Rack Design in Front of City Hall

2010-12-24T08:10:00.000-08:00

Go lock your bike up and take a picture and send it to Ryan Dempsey, he'd be stoked.

Merry Christmas

2010-12-20T18:20:00.001-08:00

True Grit and The Fighter.

2010-12-17T13:35:00.000-08:00

Now that I have a few extra hours a week, fifteen to be exact, I'd like to spend a couple of them watching these films.

Class 6

2010-12-14T14:56:00.001-08:00

Christmasy Sundays

2010-12-13T20:46:00.000-08:00

On Sunday we drove this wonderful girl to the airport so that she could go spend Christmas with her family down in Southern California.

My two best friends, Justin, Alyssa, and I then decided to get into the Christmas spirit ourselves by driving down to the Santa Cruz Mountains in search of a beautiful Christmas tree farm. After a little over an hour of driving deep into the forrest we found a wonderful little farm fully stocked with trees ready to cut and much to our relief hot apple cider.

Not long after arriving home our friend Amy joined in the fun. We topped the night off by ordering pizza and decorating the tree while listening to Christmas songs. When our tasks were done and we were all full of wine and pizza we all snuggled up on the couch and watched Miracle on 34th Street (the 1947 version).

The pictures are a little out of order, sorry.

wish list

2010-12-07T22:55:00.001-08:00

Walker Silk & Wool Dark Wine Tie from Mountain & Sackett

Currently Reading

2010-12-06T22:00:00.001-08:00

Surfing in Pacifica, Attempt #1

2010-12-06T14:45:00.000-08:00

MTV Staying Alive, Dir. by Jason Slack

2010-12-03T21:10:00.000-08:00

MTV / Stayingalive.org - Lamps *Directed by Jason Slack from Jason Slack on Vimeo.

Wish List

2010-12-03T20:33:00.000-08:00

The Hush Now Axe by Best Made Company. There are only ten of the beauties out there.

Muay Thai/Neungsiam Samphusri

2010-11-29T07:20:00.000-08:00

Argentina/chile, April/May 2009

2010-11-28T22:03:00.000-08:00

Ladder Commands

2010-11-27T17:46:00.000-08:00

Prepare to raise.

Raise!!

Prepare to pivot.

Pivot!!

Prepare to extend.

Extend!!

Lock Pawls!

Place Ladder!

Prepare to remove ladder.

Remove!!

Prepare to retract.

Retract!!

Prepare to pivot.

Pivot!!

Prepare to lower.

Lower!!

Swing out!!

Ground ladder!

Lumpinee Documentary

2010-11-24T07:21:00.001-08:00

Just down the street

2010-11-22T22:30:00.001-08:00

Lazy Sunday

2010-11-22T07:30:00.001-08:00

Fried Chicken and waffles at Hard Knox Cafe with Justin.

Berkely with Justin and Jesse.

Original Tron with Justin and Alyssa while drinking hot cocoa and peppermint schnapps.

Followed by drinks at Madrone with a really cute girl. Sunday success.

Grand Canyon/National Parks Loop, May-June 2010

2010-11-17T07:04:00.000-08:00

Grand Canyon/National Parks Loop, May-June 2010

2010-11-16T23:44:00.001-08:00