deery-lou.
its been almost a month since i've settled into my new pad. there's a few things i realized:
1. i need to add more art to my bare walls
2. photos must be taken to show friends
3. i love airconditioning
4. seeing the park from my balcony makes me happy
5. having a pad that feels like home is a nice feeling
so it looks like this weekend i'll attempt to finish #1 and #2. as of today i'm officially starting year 3 here in korea. i can't believe 2 years have passed already. at times it feels like i just got here. perhaps thats because on a daily basis there are new things to experience. gotta love that. i went and got my haircut today. it funny that the best haircuts i've gotten have been here. especially since the guy who cuts my hair speaks no english. go figure.
be well and stay cool…
Wednesday, August 30, 2006
Tuesday, August 29, 2006
the world is full of crashing bores
deery-lou.
now here's a rafting adventure i could get into. i'm digging the waders and shorts look. perhaps i've found my spring 2007 look.
be well…
now here's a rafting adventure i could get into. i'm digging the waders and shorts look. perhaps i've found my spring 2007 look.
be well…
7 sub-culture
deery-lou.
a photo-documentation in footwear. an ongoing project. the following were taken in san francisco during my vacation in early august 2006.
street
ted
kate
john
misty
adawg.01
jethan
derek
adawg.02
hez
curbside
be well…
a photo-documentation in footwear. an ongoing project. the following were taken in san francisco during my vacation in early august 2006.
street
ted
kate
john
misty
adawg.01
jethan
derek
adawg.02
hez
curbsidebe well…
Sunday, August 27, 2006
you can't walk in your sleep
deery-lou.
while sitting in the park today i saw a little girl riding a bright red bike. as she rode passed she was singing to herself. it reminded me of the days when i use to play chips on my bike. i was always jon. hehe.
this past weekend we had an office retreat. the destination was stone story in incheon. stone story is a korean style hostel located in the middle of nowwhere surrounded by rice fields. the road to get there was quite narrow and i'm sure that if there was major rain its be flooded.
stone story sign & rice field
we left friday after work and got there around 10ish. jk's friend who also happens to be an investor in our school was there too with his company. they were already there when we arrived and had the bbq going in full force. we dropped off our bags into the room and went down to eat. there were plates after plates of various meats, shrimp, and kimchi. there was also plenty of beer and soju flowing. i ate until i could eat no longer. we sat around mingling and drinking until it was time for the games to begin. yes we had games. this retreat was well organized thanks to jk's pal. the first game was yut [four sticks game] where you threw four sticks and depending on how they landed was how many spaces you moved. the first team to successfully move all four of their games pieces around the board won. we were divided into 4 teams of five. we were each giving 50,000 won. before playing each player gave 20,000 won for the pot. the winning team would divide the money among the players. my team lost in round one. after the dice game was over there was a another game to play. earlier in the evening we all wrote down our name on a specific date on a calendar. originally i went for 30 but was told that the numbers stop at 23 or i opted for 22. exactly how the game was played i'm not really sure. all i know that when they got to our number they went to another piece of paper and followed some maze until they got to a prize. so basically everyone was a winner. gotta love games like that. my prize was a 70,000 won gift certificate to lotte department store. which i believe i can also use at lotte mart. score!! once the games were finished we went back outside for more drinking and eating. at 3am jk decided to have our staff meeting. it was chaos because most of the staff was drunk and not listening very well. it was during this time that jk announced to the staff that i was promoted to head teacher. yes, i kid you not. after thinking about it for some time i decided to accept the offer. not really sure why because i really don't want all that extra responsibilty but jk and christine insist that it won't interfere with my regular work. it basically means that i have to check all of the teachers' lesson plans and be the point person for any complaints or request. should be easier enough. i finally decided to go to bed around 4:30am. when i got to the sleeping room it was already pretty full so i grabbed a space in the corner and tried to sleep. didn't really get much that night. beside the room being extremely warm there a constant snoring that was louder than anything i heard before. i woke up numberous times throughout the night to find a pair of feet in my face. oh, the joy. i found it hard to function on saturday. besides the lack of sleep i couldn't cool myself down. it was like being in a sauna. we packed up and headed to a school where they had a kick ball game organized for the day. i'm still amazed at how the koreans can drink all night then get up and play sports like nothing happened. i opted out of the game. i wasn't in any condition to be running around a field. after the game we grabbed some lunch. the restaurant was across from the beach so afterwards we took a little walk to the ocean's edge.
group shot
we got back to ansan around 4pm. i spent the rest of the day in bed in my aircondtioned apartment watching project runway. good times.
be well…
photos from stone story retreat
while sitting in the park today i saw a little girl riding a bright red bike. as she rode passed she was singing to herself. it reminded me of the days when i use to play chips on my bike. i was always jon. hehe.
this past weekend we had an office retreat. the destination was stone story in incheon. stone story is a korean style hostel located in the middle of nowwhere surrounded by rice fields. the road to get there was quite narrow and i'm sure that if there was major rain its be flooded.
stone story sign & rice fieldwe left friday after work and got there around 10ish. jk's friend who also happens to be an investor in our school was there too with his company. they were already there when we arrived and had the bbq going in full force. we dropped off our bags into the room and went down to eat. there were plates after plates of various meats, shrimp, and kimchi. there was also plenty of beer and soju flowing. i ate until i could eat no longer. we sat around mingling and drinking until it was time for the games to begin. yes we had games. this retreat was well organized thanks to jk's pal. the first game was yut [four sticks game] where you threw four sticks and depending on how they landed was how many spaces you moved. the first team to successfully move all four of their games pieces around the board won. we were divided into 4 teams of five. we were each giving 50,000 won. before playing each player gave 20,000 won for the pot. the winning team would divide the money among the players. my team lost in round one. after the dice game was over there was a another game to play. earlier in the evening we all wrote down our name on a specific date on a calendar. originally i went for 30 but was told that the numbers stop at 23 or i opted for 22. exactly how the game was played i'm not really sure. all i know that when they got to our number they went to another piece of paper and followed some maze until they got to a prize. so basically everyone was a winner. gotta love games like that. my prize was a 70,000 won gift certificate to lotte department store. which i believe i can also use at lotte mart. score!! once the games were finished we went back outside for more drinking and eating. at 3am jk decided to have our staff meeting. it was chaos because most of the staff was drunk and not listening very well. it was during this time that jk announced to the staff that i was promoted to head teacher. yes, i kid you not. after thinking about it for some time i decided to accept the offer. not really sure why because i really don't want all that extra responsibilty but jk and christine insist that it won't interfere with my regular work. it basically means that i have to check all of the teachers' lesson plans and be the point person for any complaints or request. should be easier enough. i finally decided to go to bed around 4:30am. when i got to the sleeping room it was already pretty full so i grabbed a space in the corner and tried to sleep. didn't really get much that night. beside the room being extremely warm there a constant snoring that was louder than anything i heard before. i woke up numberous times throughout the night to find a pair of feet in my face. oh, the joy. i found it hard to function on saturday. besides the lack of sleep i couldn't cool myself down. it was like being in a sauna. we packed up and headed to a school where they had a kick ball game organized for the day. i'm still amazed at how the koreans can drink all night then get up and play sports like nothing happened. i opted out of the game. i wasn't in any condition to be running around a field. after the game we grabbed some lunch. the restaurant was across from the beach so afterwards we took a little walk to the ocean's edge.
group shotwe got back to ansan around 4pm. i spent the rest of the day in bed in my aircondtioned apartment watching project runway. good times.
be well…
photos from stone story retreat
Thursday, August 24, 2006
soundtrack of my life
deery-lou.
so here i sit at school way earlier than i need to be. completely bored!!! i was suppose to have taekwondo this morning but my master is m.i.a. i couldn't work on my computer at home cuz the batteried died and my ac adapter was at school. by the time i finished two mangas it was only 10:30 am. so i decided i came here. ordered some brunch and checked my emails. now its 12:40pm. my class doesn't start to 2pm. i think i need a nap. tonight my school is going off on a mini-retreat. i'm not quite sure where cuz they never tell us those things. all i do know is that we will be back saturday evening.
on myspace there was a "soundtrack" survey posted by chen. since i had sooo much spare time i decided to fill it out. normally what i do on myspace stays on myspace but today i felt like sharing it to those of you who don't use myspace. i know. you're probably thinking, "aren't we lucky". feel free to completely skip this post. it won't hurt my feelings. honestly i won't even know. anyway, on with the bulletin:
if you're life was a movie, what would the soundtrack be?
so, here's how it works:
1. opemyour itunes, ipod, etc.
2. place it on shuffle.
3. Press play.
4. for every question type the song that's playing.
5. for every new question advance to the next song. [no cheating. you must write down the song the is next. don't skip it even if you don't like it]
you are now ready to begin. enjoy!
jethan's sountrack
opening credits:
driving death valley ~ mark lanegan band
waking up:
paint the silence ~ south
falling in love:
my enemy ~ the otherside
fight song:
cowbell ~ tapes 'n tapes
breaking up:
steve & edie ~ dramarama
make-up:
wastin' my time ~ eagles of death metal
life's okay:
the hand that feeds ~ nine inch nails
mental breakdown:
princess of the queens (the lost generation) ~ my life with the thrill kill kult
driving:
good is me ~ stereolab
flashback:
no sense ~ cat power
happy dance:
like a soldier ~ johnny cash
regretting:
let the cool goddess rust away ~ clap your heads say yeah
final battle:
doors of your heart ~ english beat
death scene:
oh my golly ~ frank black
make-out scene:
insincere because i ~ the dandy warhols
ending credits:
names ~ cat power
for those of you interested in receiving a copy of my soundtrack [yes, i mean an actual cd with the songs] let me know.
be well...
so here i sit at school way earlier than i need to be. completely bored!!! i was suppose to have taekwondo this morning but my master is m.i.a. i couldn't work on my computer at home cuz the batteried died and my ac adapter was at school. by the time i finished two mangas it was only 10:30 am. so i decided i came here. ordered some brunch and checked my emails. now its 12:40pm. my class doesn't start to 2pm. i think i need a nap. tonight my school is going off on a mini-retreat. i'm not quite sure where cuz they never tell us those things. all i do know is that we will be back saturday evening.
on myspace there was a "soundtrack" survey posted by chen. since i had sooo much spare time i decided to fill it out. normally what i do on myspace stays on myspace but today i felt like sharing it to those of you who don't use myspace. i know. you're probably thinking, "aren't we lucky". feel free to completely skip this post. it won't hurt my feelings. honestly i won't even know. anyway, on with the bulletin:
if you're life was a movie, what would the soundtrack be?
so, here's how it works:
1. opemyour itunes, ipod, etc.
2. place it on shuffle.
3. Press play.
4. for every question type the song that's playing.
5. for every new question advance to the next song. [no cheating. you must write down the song the is next. don't skip it even if you don't like it]
you are now ready to begin. enjoy!
jethan's sountrack
opening credits:
driving death valley ~ mark lanegan band
waking up:
paint the silence ~ south
falling in love:
my enemy ~ the otherside
fight song:
cowbell ~ tapes 'n tapes
breaking up:
steve & edie ~ dramarama
make-up:
wastin' my time ~ eagles of death metal
life's okay:
the hand that feeds ~ nine inch nails
mental breakdown:
princess of the queens (the lost generation) ~ my life with the thrill kill kult
driving:
good is me ~ stereolab
flashback:
no sense ~ cat power
happy dance:
like a soldier ~ johnny cash
regretting:
let the cool goddess rust away ~ clap your heads say yeah
final battle:
doors of your heart ~ english beat
death scene:
oh my golly ~ frank black
make-out scene:
insincere because i ~ the dandy warhols
ending credits:
names ~ cat power
for those of you interested in receiving a copy of my soundtrack [yes, i mean an actual cd with the songs] let me know.
be well...
orange crush
deery-lou.
i got a crush. she's in ben's class. ben told me she was asking questions about me. last night when i left school she was with her friends waiting for the elevator. i took the stairs as i normally do. as i was descending i could hear the thumping of shoes coming down behind me at a quick pace. this was followed by the sound of giggling girls. i didn't need to turn around. i knew who it was. outside i gradually did a turnback and sure enough it was her. they were picking up their pace. eventually they caught up to me just as i was turning around. she looked at me and smiled. then she said "hello" and ran to the bus. girls are funny that way.
be well…
i got a crush. she's in ben's class. ben told me she was asking questions about me. last night when i left school she was with her friends waiting for the elevator. i took the stairs as i normally do. as i was descending i could hear the thumping of shoes coming down behind me at a quick pace. this was followed by the sound of giggling girls. i didn't need to turn around. i knew who it was. outside i gradually did a turnback and sure enough it was her. they were picking up their pace. eventually they caught up to me just as i was turning around. she looked at me and smiled. then she said "hello" and ran to the bus. girls are funny that way.
be well…
Tuesday, August 22, 2006
b-complex
nap time
Originally uploaded by nightwing.
deery-lou.
every day like clockwork around noon the workers take a break. i can see them from my little balcony that serves as a home to my washer. most of the time they are shirtless and napping. on some occasions they are just sitting there smoking cigs and talking either on their cell phones or to each other. yesterday while i was on the balcony i actually busted one of them taking a piss. sure enough there he was standing in a corner or what might be a corner when they are finished taking a leak. this lead to me to think about my new apartment and to question how much piss is mixed into the foundation here. it makes you wonder.
be well…
Monday, August 21, 2006
broken chairs
deery-lou.
thanks to misty, every time i put on my deordorant i now think of sweat. that was the comment she made about it when i was in sf. i guess the gig is up. i will now have to replace it with something a little more aroma friendly. sigh…
this weekend i found myself venturing back into seoul. the first time since coming back from vacation. my first stop for the evening was a rooftop gathering at chen's to celebrate her birthday. saw a lot of peeps i haven't seen in awhile. it was very chill. the weather was awesome. it was nice to be outside sipping cocktails, smoking cigs, and nibbling on little weiners. i mingled about the roof for a few hours and then made my way to the twon where i was meeting jen and astrid for saturday part deux. astrid is leaving on thursday so this would be my last chance to say goodbye. its sad to see people, especially peeps you really like. we started off at queens where the drinks were two for one. definitely can't beat that. at the table next to us this k-guy sat staring at us the entire time. perhaps he was interested and wanted to say hi. although he never did. that's the strange thing about this place. the k-guys never seem to initiate conversation. from queens we headed to soho who's drink specials were still happening til midnight. score! everytime i step into that bar the decor is different. there's a new owner. it actually looks a lot better than before. feels less stuffy and more inviting. the cocktails continued to flow there throughout the night. we met "princess" who seemed to be floating about the bar sipping everyones drinks, dancing, fixing his hair, and kissing people. he did this the whole time. a couple of times he asked me if i "liked to dance". i replied simply by saying sometimes. a kabob and more drinks later we decided to dance some of the alcohol away. so off to del disco. the last time i was there it was extremely packed. however that was not the case saturday night. at point i found myself mezmorized as i stood on the dance floor staring into what can best be described as a lazer-light tunnel. it was tron-esque and a little trippy. the evening came to a close around three. when astrid reached the point of being unable to see. we had hit our peak for the evening. before heading back we stopped for egg sandwiches. what a way to end the evening.
sunday was another nice day in seoul. i lunched with the girls then made my way to insadong to meet up with bc who invited me for a swim. the rooftop swim and jacuzzi was just what i needed to feel refreshed. we sat poolside where bc read an interview with paris hilton from britans gq. poor paris. thats all i'm gonna say on that. before leaving insadong to head to hyehwa i stopped in at the gallery to pick up my art from the exhibit. bc took me to the filipino market at hyehwa. now i know where to go if i want some deordorant. they seem to have it all there from phone cards to beanie weanies. oh my!! we spent the rest of the afternoon shopping around hyehwa. however, bc is not a big fan of my "purposeless" shopping. i love checking out all those stationary type stores. buying things that i really don't need. i gave her a hard time about it but she was a good sport. i actually only bought things i needed. what was that about. must go back for the zombie keychain i saw. one is just not enough.
be well...
thanks to misty, every time i put on my deordorant i now think of sweat. that was the comment she made about it when i was in sf. i guess the gig is up. i will now have to replace it with something a little more aroma friendly. sigh…
this weekend i found myself venturing back into seoul. the first time since coming back from vacation. my first stop for the evening was a rooftop gathering at chen's to celebrate her birthday. saw a lot of peeps i haven't seen in awhile. it was very chill. the weather was awesome. it was nice to be outside sipping cocktails, smoking cigs, and nibbling on little weiners. i mingled about the roof for a few hours and then made my way to the twon where i was meeting jen and astrid for saturday part deux. astrid is leaving on thursday so this would be my last chance to say goodbye. its sad to see people, especially peeps you really like. we started off at queens where the drinks were two for one. definitely can't beat that. at the table next to us this k-guy sat staring at us the entire time. perhaps he was interested and wanted to say hi. although he never did. that's the strange thing about this place. the k-guys never seem to initiate conversation. from queens we headed to soho who's drink specials were still happening til midnight. score! everytime i step into that bar the decor is different. there's a new owner. it actually looks a lot better than before. feels less stuffy and more inviting. the cocktails continued to flow there throughout the night. we met "princess" who seemed to be floating about the bar sipping everyones drinks, dancing, fixing his hair, and kissing people. he did this the whole time. a couple of times he asked me if i "liked to dance". i replied simply by saying sometimes. a kabob and more drinks later we decided to dance some of the alcohol away. so off to del disco. the last time i was there it was extremely packed. however that was not the case saturday night. at point i found myself mezmorized as i stood on the dance floor staring into what can best be described as a lazer-light tunnel. it was tron-esque and a little trippy. the evening came to a close around three. when astrid reached the point of being unable to see. we had hit our peak for the evening. before heading back we stopped for egg sandwiches. what a way to end the evening.
sunday was another nice day in seoul. i lunched with the girls then made my way to insadong to meet up with bc who invited me for a swim. the rooftop swim and jacuzzi was just what i needed to feel refreshed. we sat poolside where bc read an interview with paris hilton from britans gq. poor paris. thats all i'm gonna say on that. before leaving insadong to head to hyehwa i stopped in at the gallery to pick up my art from the exhibit. bc took me to the filipino market at hyehwa. now i know where to go if i want some deordorant. they seem to have it all there from phone cards to beanie weanies. oh my!! we spent the rest of the afternoon shopping around hyehwa. however, bc is not a big fan of my "purposeless" shopping. i love checking out all those stationary type stores. buying things that i really don't need. i gave her a hard time about it but she was a good sport. i actually only bought things i needed. what was that about. must go back for the zombie keychain i saw. one is just not enough.
be well...
Tuesday, August 15, 2006
mess with time
deery-lou.
settling in. that's what i've been doing for the past four days. last saturday i moved into a new apartment. it was probably the quickest move i've ever done. which was a good thing too since it was extremely hot outside. jk and young both helped making the process that much faster. i'm going on year three here in korea and so far i've had three apartments. but i must confess that this one actually feels the most homey. my apartment building faces a park which is so nice. i can get a glimpse of it from my little porch. all of my appliances are brand new. yet another score. i can't tell you have nice that is. although the space seems a little smaller than my last place i somehow managed to arrange it so that i could fit a bookcase in it. i went out on sunday to buy one. the man ended up giving me a $1 discount. how nice was that. there's something to be said about a new place. it give you a new prospective on life. i wake up these days feeling happy and content. once i put the final touch to my pad i'll post some pictures. i just got a few more things to hang. i've decided to take a more simplistic approach to hanging these. there's no need to put up every single poster i accumulated over the past two years. i'll save them for when i return home. tomorrow the prodigal son will return to taekwondo. it feels like ages ago since i last stepped foot in there. here's hoping i haven't forgotten everything i ever learned.
yesterday was a holiday. it was liberation day. korea's time to celebrate its independence from japan. i spent the day at home watching sex and the city and unpacking more boxes. on monday night my school went out to dinner to welcome the new teachers. we have two new foreign teachers and one korean teacher. we went to the second floor for some chicken and porridge. it was just as good as the last time we went there. the chicken just falls right off the bone. so delicious. after we head to the german bar for beer, fruit, and snails. there was a semi-cute waiter there you had some funky hair according to korean standards. it was kind of mullet-esque. on one side he had three braids and in the back a long beaded tail. if only my camera was working. sigh… a few hours were spent there then we went next door to the norebang. the two new foreign teachers like to sing. the rest of the evening was spent singing, singing, singing. here's my set list [at least what i remember]:
1. love hurts
2. fake plastic trees
3. stairway to heaven
4. beautiful [with young]
5. zombie [misty's favorite song ever!!]
be well…
settling in. that's what i've been doing for the past four days. last saturday i moved into a new apartment. it was probably the quickest move i've ever done. which was a good thing too since it was extremely hot outside. jk and young both helped making the process that much faster. i'm going on year three here in korea and so far i've had three apartments. but i must confess that this one actually feels the most homey. my apartment building faces a park which is so nice. i can get a glimpse of it from my little porch. all of my appliances are brand new. yet another score. i can't tell you have nice that is. although the space seems a little smaller than my last place i somehow managed to arrange it so that i could fit a bookcase in it. i went out on sunday to buy one. the man ended up giving me a $1 discount. how nice was that. there's something to be said about a new place. it give you a new prospective on life. i wake up these days feeling happy and content. once i put the final touch to my pad i'll post some pictures. i just got a few more things to hang. i've decided to take a more simplistic approach to hanging these. there's no need to put up every single poster i accumulated over the past two years. i'll save them for when i return home. tomorrow the prodigal son will return to taekwondo. it feels like ages ago since i last stepped foot in there. here's hoping i haven't forgotten everything i ever learned.
yesterday was a holiday. it was liberation day. korea's time to celebrate its independence from japan. i spent the day at home watching sex and the city and unpacking more boxes. on monday night my school went out to dinner to welcome the new teachers. we have two new foreign teachers and one korean teacher. we went to the second floor for some chicken and porridge. it was just as good as the last time we went there. the chicken just falls right off the bone. so delicious. after we head to the german bar for beer, fruit, and snails. there was a semi-cute waiter there you had some funky hair according to korean standards. it was kind of mullet-esque. on one side he had three braids and in the back a long beaded tail. if only my camera was working. sigh… a few hours were spent there then we went next door to the norebang. the two new foreign teachers like to sing. the rest of the evening was spent singing, singing, singing. here's my set list [at least what i remember]:
1. love hurts
2. fake plastic trees
3. stairway to heaven
4. beautiful [with young]
5. zombie [misty's favorite song ever!!]
be well…
Thursday, August 10, 2006
hot, hot, heat
deery-lou.
can i just say how freakin HOT it is here. now i know what hell must feel like. its been extremely difficult to readjust, especially after coming back from a chilly-cool sf. i'm starting to remember why i left florida all those years ago. there's nothing like stepping outside and getting smacked in the face with heat. hi, instanst sweat. since i've returned from vacation i've been waking up at 6am every morning. which means by 9pm i end up passing out. i haven't returned to taekwondo yet. so not looking forward to practicing in this heat. it looks like i'm going to return next thursday. they don't have class on monday and tuesday is a holiday. oh, and on top of it all i'm moving this saturday. i have mixed feeling about it even though i was the one that asked to move. the new place is slightly smaller and all the appliances are NEW so thats a major plus. the down side is moving in this heat. grin and bear it i guess. i spent most of thursday morning packing so i'm all ready to go. at least the new place is only a few blocks away. i'm close to a park, too. so thats cool. i was hoping my apartment would be either a rooftop apartment or facing the park. unfortunately there's only one apartment in the building left and it has neither option. at least its in the building i wanted to be in. i'm just going to keep a positive attitude about it. the part of moving i do like is the redecorating. thats always fun. yesterday i rearranged my classroom. i needed to have my desk under the aircon. this month starts a new schedule at our school. i'm slightly sad about this because i lost a lot of my good classes. these were the students i've been teaching since day one. now i'm gonna have to start anew. change is good. so most likely my weekend will be spent fixing up my new place and catching up on much needed sleep. i still don't quite feel like myself. perhaps i'll even get into seoul to see some peeps. i'm not sure when i'll have internet connection again so i might be gone for a few days. see ya soon.
be well…
can i just say how freakin HOT it is here. now i know what hell must feel like. its been extremely difficult to readjust, especially after coming back from a chilly-cool sf. i'm starting to remember why i left florida all those years ago. there's nothing like stepping outside and getting smacked in the face with heat. hi, instanst sweat. since i've returned from vacation i've been waking up at 6am every morning. which means by 9pm i end up passing out. i haven't returned to taekwondo yet. so not looking forward to practicing in this heat. it looks like i'm going to return next thursday. they don't have class on monday and tuesday is a holiday. oh, and on top of it all i'm moving this saturday. i have mixed feeling about it even though i was the one that asked to move. the new place is slightly smaller and all the appliances are NEW so thats a major plus. the down side is moving in this heat. grin and bear it i guess. i spent most of thursday morning packing so i'm all ready to go. at least the new place is only a few blocks away. i'm close to a park, too. so thats cool. i was hoping my apartment would be either a rooftop apartment or facing the park. unfortunately there's only one apartment in the building left and it has neither option. at least its in the building i wanted to be in. i'm just going to keep a positive attitude about it. the part of moving i do like is the redecorating. thats always fun. yesterday i rearranged my classroom. i needed to have my desk under the aircon. this month starts a new schedule at our school. i'm slightly sad about this because i lost a lot of my good classes. these were the students i've been teaching since day one. now i'm gonna have to start anew. change is good. so most likely my weekend will be spent fixing up my new place and catching up on much needed sleep. i still don't quite feel like myself. perhaps i'll even get into seoul to see some peeps. i'm not sure when i'll have internet connection again so i might be gone for a few days. see ya soon.
be well…
stencil erotica
deery-lou.
while hanging around seoul with ms. bonnie conquest i couldn't help but notice her strange fascination for stencil art. so when i saw some erotic stencil art on the sidewalk in front of the lexington club i knew i had to document it just for her. this is for you bc.
slap it
lap it
wrap it
be well…
while hanging around seoul with ms. bonnie conquest i couldn't help but notice her strange fascination for stencil art. so when i saw some erotic stencil art on the sidewalk in front of the lexington club i knew i had to document it just for her. this is for you bc.
slap it
lap it
wrap itbe well…
Wednesday, August 09, 2006
the fabulous photo adventures of jethan in sf
deery-lou.
the san francisco photos are up and ready for your enjoyment. not many sites since i'd lived there for 5 years. its mostly me and my peeps. here's a sneak peak. enjoy!
golden gate bridge through car window
the san francisco photos are up and ready for your enjoyment. not many sites since i'd lived there for 5 years. its mostly me and my peeps. here's a sneak peak. enjoy!
golden gate bridge through car window
Tuesday, August 08, 2006
family reunion pix
deery-lou.
family reunion pix [which seem mostly to be my nieces and nephew] are uploaded. here's a sampling. enjoy!
with my sister
my nieces & nephew
fam reunion pix
be well…
family reunion pix [which seem mostly to be my nieces and nephew] are uploaded. here's a sampling. enjoy!
with my sister
my nieces & nephewfam reunion pix
be well…
Monday, August 07, 2006
sf: the final days
deery-lou.
friday, august 4
finally got motivated to leave d's apartment around 2pm. spent most of the morning watching bad tv and working on my blog. as i was heading out the door d came home unexpectedly. he left work earlier. yeah! the two of us headed down to stroll along the 'stro. a few of my old haunts were gone and there were a couple of new places like a comic book store. score! but for the most part the 'stro was pretty much the same. we stopped off at quickly, a asian inspired icey/smoothie/juice place. i got a blueberry snow [kind of like a smoothie]. then i got a chocolate fudge cookie at hot cookie. hi, delicious!! we ventured down to the mission to walk along valencia street. that too, has pretty much remained unchanged. that night we went over to pevil's who was hosting a dinner party for lord jethan. pevil's and ms. b's pad is quite sweet and very homey. on the menu was veggie patties [that would later be dubbed lesbian patties], martha's mac and cheese, and salad. it was all quite yummy. the usual suspects were in attendence: adawg, misty, d and his beau john, pevil, ms. b, and hez. misty brought along some cupcakes that were a sugar explosion. cupcakes are g.o.o.d! after dinner it was off to the eagle where i had organized a little gathering to see people. my favorite bartender no longer works there since he moved. bummer. it still felt good though to be back at a bar i spent so much time in when i lived there. it didn't take long for the coctails to start flowing. thanks misty. drink of choice: vodka tonic. of course being the "freak" magnet i am, i had a new friend for the first part of the evening. everytime i was trying to catch up with a friend he kept butting in. hi, excuse me. talking to friends here. i finally had to move to the other side of the bar to get away. i think he got the hint then. the drinks were flowing all night. it was really great to see everyone. i've got some really great friends. usually the eagle plays good indie rock, however; like the crowd that night the music was lacking. oh well! it was all about hanging with friends anyway and it didn't stop us from having fun. by 1am we decided to head over to lucky 13. there were some peeps [willo and ali] that misty wanted me to meet. i didn't get to spend much time chatting with them but them seem like cool peeps. plus it was cool to finally meet them after hearing so much about them. lucky 13 usually attracts a rocker crowd and is often not that crowded. now it looks like its become the hipster hangout for the young sf crowd. it was packed. my how things change. we had a drink then decided to bail and call it a night. we were all pretty tired. that night i had major bed spins. i forgot what that was like. eventually though i was able to drift off to a deep, deep sleep.
saturday, aug 5
saturday started off with a mixture of a hangover and jet lag that still hadn't gone away. i felt like the walking dead for most of the morning. it didn't help much that i was up super early. why was it that i've been getting up so early? its like i forgot how to sleep late. i use to be a master at that. ted and misty came to get me around noon. we were heading to fairfax, which is just over the golden gate bridge. thats where kate lives and she was hosting a bbq. over in fairfax we stopped at java hut, a drive through coffee place. once i got my ice coffee in me it was all good. the day was spent having a most fabulous cookout. kate's place is adorable. its soo her. it was great to be able to see her in her space. she seems quite happy there. and its so spacious. she one lucky gal. besides the four of us, d, john, hez, adawg, and jimmy were all there, too. we even got a surprise visit from big mama and the bunny. they use to be my neighbors when i lived in the haight. seeing the two of them was wonderful. when i first met the bunny he was a mere baby. now he's heading into the third grade. he looked so grown up with his long hair. big mama has done a excellent job raising him. there were all kinds of yummy food that day. misty and kate decided to have a lot of "sides" in honor of korea. i ate so much i thought i was going to explode. we walked in the town of fairfax and i decided to do a mini-tour of it. it was cute little town. we got back to the city around 9ish. at d's i finished packing then hit "the houston" [his couch] to get some much needed sleep. although prior to going to bed d shared with me his story of the headless grandma ghost that once haunted his apartment. of course i had a nightmare that night. d's apartment is rad. lots of nucks and crannies. i want a place like that when i return. all my friends seems to have great places.
sunday, august 5
the day of reckoning. had breakfast with misty, ted, d, and john at savory in noe valley. the food was quite good. however, i felt nervous all though breakfast and couldn't eat that much. the day you have to leave is always the hardest. i didn't want to have to say goodbye to these guys. it felt like i had just gotten there and wasn't quite ready to leave yet. adawg met up with us after breakfast then we all headed back to d's house to chill before i had to head out for the airport. kate met us there and her and i hung out on the porch for awhile talking. i wish i would've been able to spend a little more time with her, especially since she going through a rough time right now. a friend of hers got some really bad news and kate's been a big support to her. kate's such an amazing person. she's strong, a great friend, and has an amazing soul. i love her dearly. its amazing to see how much she has changed and for the better. you can really tell she's happy. goodbyes were said on the sidewalk. that was the hardest, ever. especially when it comes to saying bye to misty. it was all i could do not to cry. these guys are like my family. they know my dreams, secrets, and myself. probably even know more about me than my family does. i will definitely miss them. even more so this time. john, d, and kate took me to the airport. i was feeling quite nervous and anxious but kate has this way of making me feel calms so all was good. final goodbyes were said again and i made my way through secruity. no sooner was i though when i heard an announcement for the final boarding call for my flight. i basically sprinted all the way to the gate. after a two hour bus ride and what seemed like an hour walk in the heat i got home around 9pm. i immediately crashed. bags still packed. contacts still in. clothes still on. good times! my vacation seemed to fly by. i had a great time though. got to see family, friends, etc. see you all soon…real soon. i miss and love you all.
movies i saw on the plane [for kate]:
kinky boots
she's the man
over the hedge
the sentinel
also watched the sitcom hanna montana [kill me! kill me now!]
be well…
friday, august 4
finally got motivated to leave d's apartment around 2pm. spent most of the morning watching bad tv and working on my blog. as i was heading out the door d came home unexpectedly. he left work earlier. yeah! the two of us headed down to stroll along the 'stro. a few of my old haunts were gone and there were a couple of new places like a comic book store. score! but for the most part the 'stro was pretty much the same. we stopped off at quickly, a asian inspired icey/smoothie/juice place. i got a blueberry snow [kind of like a smoothie]. then i got a chocolate fudge cookie at hot cookie. hi, delicious!! we ventured down to the mission to walk along valencia street. that too, has pretty much remained unchanged. that night we went over to pevil's who was hosting a dinner party for lord jethan. pevil's and ms. b's pad is quite sweet and very homey. on the menu was veggie patties [that would later be dubbed lesbian patties], martha's mac and cheese, and salad. it was all quite yummy. the usual suspects were in attendence: adawg, misty, d and his beau john, pevil, ms. b, and hez. misty brought along some cupcakes that were a sugar explosion. cupcakes are g.o.o.d! after dinner it was off to the eagle where i had organized a little gathering to see people. my favorite bartender no longer works there since he moved. bummer. it still felt good though to be back at a bar i spent so much time in when i lived there. it didn't take long for the coctails to start flowing. thanks misty. drink of choice: vodka tonic. of course being the "freak" magnet i am, i had a new friend for the first part of the evening. everytime i was trying to catch up with a friend he kept butting in. hi, excuse me. talking to friends here. i finally had to move to the other side of the bar to get away. i think he got the hint then. the drinks were flowing all night. it was really great to see everyone. i've got some really great friends. usually the eagle plays good indie rock, however; like the crowd that night the music was lacking. oh well! it was all about hanging with friends anyway and it didn't stop us from having fun. by 1am we decided to head over to lucky 13. there were some peeps [willo and ali] that misty wanted me to meet. i didn't get to spend much time chatting with them but them seem like cool peeps. plus it was cool to finally meet them after hearing so much about them. lucky 13 usually attracts a rocker crowd and is often not that crowded. now it looks like its become the hipster hangout for the young sf crowd. it was packed. my how things change. we had a drink then decided to bail and call it a night. we were all pretty tired. that night i had major bed spins. i forgot what that was like. eventually though i was able to drift off to a deep, deep sleep.
saturday, aug 5
saturday started off with a mixture of a hangover and jet lag that still hadn't gone away. i felt like the walking dead for most of the morning. it didn't help much that i was up super early. why was it that i've been getting up so early? its like i forgot how to sleep late. i use to be a master at that. ted and misty came to get me around noon. we were heading to fairfax, which is just over the golden gate bridge. thats where kate lives and she was hosting a bbq. over in fairfax we stopped at java hut, a drive through coffee place. once i got my ice coffee in me it was all good. the day was spent having a most fabulous cookout. kate's place is adorable. its soo her. it was great to be able to see her in her space. she seems quite happy there. and its so spacious. she one lucky gal. besides the four of us, d, john, hez, adawg, and jimmy were all there, too. we even got a surprise visit from big mama and the bunny. they use to be my neighbors when i lived in the haight. seeing the two of them was wonderful. when i first met the bunny he was a mere baby. now he's heading into the third grade. he looked so grown up with his long hair. big mama has done a excellent job raising him. there were all kinds of yummy food that day. misty and kate decided to have a lot of "sides" in honor of korea. i ate so much i thought i was going to explode. we walked in the town of fairfax and i decided to do a mini-tour of it. it was cute little town. we got back to the city around 9ish. at d's i finished packing then hit "the houston" [his couch] to get some much needed sleep. although prior to going to bed d shared with me his story of the headless grandma ghost that once haunted his apartment. of course i had a nightmare that night. d's apartment is rad. lots of nucks and crannies. i want a place like that when i return. all my friends seems to have great places.
sunday, august 5
the day of reckoning. had breakfast with misty, ted, d, and john at savory in noe valley. the food was quite good. however, i felt nervous all though breakfast and couldn't eat that much. the day you have to leave is always the hardest. i didn't want to have to say goodbye to these guys. it felt like i had just gotten there and wasn't quite ready to leave yet. adawg met up with us after breakfast then we all headed back to d's house to chill before i had to head out for the airport. kate met us there and her and i hung out on the porch for awhile talking. i wish i would've been able to spend a little more time with her, especially since she going through a rough time right now. a friend of hers got some really bad news and kate's been a big support to her. kate's such an amazing person. she's strong, a great friend, and has an amazing soul. i love her dearly. its amazing to see how much she has changed and for the better. you can really tell she's happy. goodbyes were said on the sidewalk. that was the hardest, ever. especially when it comes to saying bye to misty. it was all i could do not to cry. these guys are like my family. they know my dreams, secrets, and myself. probably even know more about me than my family does. i will definitely miss them. even more so this time. john, d, and kate took me to the airport. i was feeling quite nervous and anxious but kate has this way of making me feel calms so all was good. final goodbyes were said again and i made my way through secruity. no sooner was i though when i heard an announcement for the final boarding call for my flight. i basically sprinted all the way to the gate. after a two hour bus ride and what seemed like an hour walk in the heat i got home around 9pm. i immediately crashed. bags still packed. contacts still in. clothes still on. good times! my vacation seemed to fly by. i had a great time though. got to see family, friends, etc. see you all soon…real soon. i miss and love you all.
movies i saw on the plane [for kate]:
kinky boots
she's the man
over the hedge
the sentinel
also watched the sitcom hanna montana [kill me! kill me now!]
be well…
Friday, August 04, 2006
a family reunion & more
deery-lou.
i had to say goodbye to the cheerful fawn. her plastic wrapping was starting to fall apart exposing my money in all its nakedness.sigh…you've definitely been good to me. and now on to the real business…
i'm on my 8th day of vacation. where has the time gone. it feels like i just got here yesterday. coming back to sf has definitely been heartfelt. its such a great city and i have such great friends that its going to be hard to say goodbye on sunday. more on that later. its been a week or so since i've last posted so i figured i'd do a bit of catch up. let's go back in time. the date is july 27 and i had just arrived in atlanta after a 10 hours flight from seoul to sf ,then a 4 hour flight from sf to atlanta.
atlanta, ga
my uncle, who happens to be my dads twin, picked me up at the airport and took to their house. i hadn't seen my aunt and uncle for three years so it was nice to play catch up. my parents arrived shortly after from arkansas. i stayed up til 3 am talking to my mom and aunt. the next day my sister and her family came over. they were staying at my sister's friend house who lived about 20 minutes away. i couldn't belive how big my nieces and nephew had gotten. the twins [paige and davis] are now 3 1/2 and baby morgan is 18 months. we sat around the house talking and playing with the little ones. midafternoon we packed up and headed for the pool where we spent the rest day frockling in the sun and water. the children loved the pool. later that night some cousins stopped by after dinner. i didn't last long since jetlag was finally getting to me. i passed out around 10:30 pm. this boy was T.I.R.E.D.
saturday was our big family reunion at the pool. i got to meet cousins i didn't even know existed. we bbqed, swam, and just relalx. it was great. you often forget how nice it is to be with with family. i think my living abroad has made me appreciate the time i spend with my family now. i got to learn some interesting informaton about my family. my great-grandfather iwan duranowicz came to america in 1910. my grandfather bogdaw came in 1913 with the rest of the family. he was only 7 years old. upon arriving in america they changed their name from duranowicz to duran. they were originally from uhryniw [or uhrynow], galicia. at the time it was considered part of austria. it definitely great to learn this information. when i get back im definitley going to research it a bit more.
saturday night i met up with an old high school pal sherri. she lives about 45 minutes from my aunt and uncle. we went to downtown atlanta over to a section called east atlanta. we hit a few bars in that hood doing a vodka tonic tour. 3 bars, 3 different tastes, and 3 different prices. the most expensive drink happened to be the worst tasting one. we opted to go back to the first br which had the best best vts. you know that there would be such a difference. they were having scary-oake there so we found a place to sit upstairs and made fun of the talent. i'm telling you some of the song choices were B.A.D.
on sunday the family gathered again at my aunt and uncles. the day was hanging around sitting pizza, etc. i helped my nephew and cousin build a linkcoin log house. it lasted a whole 30 seconds before my nephew decided to play godzilla and destroyed the whole the thing. hat night my sister and i went out for some one on one time. we went to the 3 dollar cafe for dinner and beers. it gret to be able some time with her. its hard when you're only back for a short period of time. parts of you feel guilty for not getting alot of time together but thats life. i'm just happy we got to spend some time together. i think we both really needed that. i will say this though. my sister is doing an excellent job raising her children. i'm so proud of her. her children are absolutely fantastic and adorable. and i'm not just saying this because i'm their uncle. well maybe i'm a little biased but i can be. on monday everyone started to head out. first my sister and her family left for florida. then my parents heading back to arkansas. lastly, i was taken to the airport to head off to san francisco. it was a great 5 days. there's even talk about having another get together next year. we'll see…
san francisco, ca
i arrived in sf shortly after midnight. my whole time schedule by this point is completely wacked. it doesn't help much that i've kept my watch set on korean time. thats enough to make one go crazy but at least my ability to do math is getting better. misty, derek, pevil, and ted were all there to greet me. what a great welcoming. trying to leave the airport turned into a seinfeild moment. we couldn't find misty's car. we end up in garage g at the international parking then realized we needed to be in domestic parking. we tried to get on the red train to parking but it was closed. we treked over to the blue drive where we waited and waited and waited. no sooner were we on the escalator heading out when a train was approaching. we quickly ran down the escalator that was going up and jumped onto the train. it was liek the gods were against us. for awhile i thought i might be spending my vacation in the actual airport. alas we made out and before i knew it i was in misty's apartment gettting reacquainted with the kitty i left behind. i was so happy to see my little princess. she looked healthy and happy which made me feel good. its always hard leaving behind friends, pets, family, etc. i had a hard time leaving my cat behind but i knew she'd be taking care of and she is.
on tuesday morning kate, misty, and i grabbed some lunch in misty's hood. i forget where we went but it was quite yummy. misty lives on clement street which is like a "mini" chinatown. so before we actually had lunch we stopped for some pork buns. after lunch we went to target so that i could stock up on supplies. then it was dinner at happy garden for some delicious chinese food. later that night i met my friend adwag for some drinks at the pilsner. i love adawg. she makes me laugh. we chilled there for quite a bit then i jumped in a cab and headed back to misty's. wednesday was filled with more errands. before heading the my storage unit, mist and i stopped in at taqueria el buen sabor on 18th and valencia for ground beef burritos. oh how i missed thee. i use to go here on a regular basis. let me tell you its still out of this freakin world delicious. with full bellies we headed to the storage unit to take care of business then it was off to haight street. we spent most of our time in giant robot. hi! t-shirts and toys! what more could a boy want. then we popped into kidrobot for more toys. what a perfect day. around 4 pm misty dropped me off at the bart station. i was heading to concord to see my friend scott and his twin boys. what cuties they are. they about 6 months old and i just wanted to squeeze their little chubby checks. i was lucky enough to have one of them spit up on me. the must have liked me. i got to expereince being a parent for the evening by bathing one of the boys. i couldn't believe how well behaved these boys were. they harldy cried at all and slept through the night. kudos to scott and heather for being fab parents. once the boys were in bed scott and i sat on his deck eating pizza and drinking cocktails. my friends are amazing. it was great seeing scott, especially now as a dad. i'm so happy for the both of them and wish them all the best. i have a feeling their uncle e with spoil those two boys.
i took the bart from concord into sf earlier on thursday morning. i got to the city by 9 am. this was by the far the earliest i had been up and about. mmisty met up with me around 10:30 am or so and the two of us spent the day shopping. we were out of control. everytime i turned around we were both buying something. it was just like the good old days. we had lunch at betty boop diner. they actually had a betty boop character outside waving to people. from there we went to chinatown and then back to misty's pad. around 6ish we met up with pevil and ms. b at the zeitquiest for vodka tonic pints. yes, i said pints. i spent a birthday there once getting completely ripped on vt pints. its bad. after two pints we picked up d and made our way to rayko photo center. my friend rebecca was part of an exhibit being held there called three cubed in sf. she's currently working on a series of photos of independent movie theaters in sf called left in the dark. the work was amazing. so different from her stuff in the past. i was quite impressed with it and with her. after browsing the gallery and having some photos made in a old time black and white photo booth we all headed to the lexington club to end the evening. i use to visit the lex alot with my co-workers when i worked at j.a.b. it was good to see that some things never change: the mission lesbians were still mission lesbians. got to love it.
its now friday. today i got a dinner at pevils then its off to the eagle where i told people to meet me. should be some good times tonight. i'll let you know how it goes…
to be continued…
be well.
p.s. pictures will be coming soon!
i had to say goodbye to the cheerful fawn. her plastic wrapping was starting to fall apart exposing my money in all its nakedness.sigh…you've definitely been good to me. and now on to the real business…
i'm on my 8th day of vacation. where has the time gone. it feels like i just got here yesterday. coming back to sf has definitely been heartfelt. its such a great city and i have such great friends that its going to be hard to say goodbye on sunday. more on that later. its been a week or so since i've last posted so i figured i'd do a bit of catch up. let's go back in time. the date is july 27 and i had just arrived in atlanta after a 10 hours flight from seoul to sf ,then a 4 hour flight from sf to atlanta.
atlanta, ga
my uncle, who happens to be my dads twin, picked me up at the airport and took to their house. i hadn't seen my aunt and uncle for three years so it was nice to play catch up. my parents arrived shortly after from arkansas. i stayed up til 3 am talking to my mom and aunt. the next day my sister and her family came over. they were staying at my sister's friend house who lived about 20 minutes away. i couldn't belive how big my nieces and nephew had gotten. the twins [paige and davis] are now 3 1/2 and baby morgan is 18 months. we sat around the house talking and playing with the little ones. midafternoon we packed up and headed for the pool where we spent the rest day frockling in the sun and water. the children loved the pool. later that night some cousins stopped by after dinner. i didn't last long since jetlag was finally getting to me. i passed out around 10:30 pm. this boy was T.I.R.E.D.
saturday was our big family reunion at the pool. i got to meet cousins i didn't even know existed. we bbqed, swam, and just relalx. it was great. you often forget how nice it is to be with with family. i think my living abroad has made me appreciate the time i spend with my family now. i got to learn some interesting informaton about my family. my great-grandfather iwan duranowicz came to america in 1910. my grandfather bogdaw came in 1913 with the rest of the family. he was only 7 years old. upon arriving in america they changed their name from duranowicz to duran. they were originally from uhryniw [or uhrynow], galicia. at the time it was considered part of austria. it definitely great to learn this information. when i get back im definitley going to research it a bit more.
saturday night i met up with an old high school pal sherri. she lives about 45 minutes from my aunt and uncle. we went to downtown atlanta over to a section called east atlanta. we hit a few bars in that hood doing a vodka tonic tour. 3 bars, 3 different tastes, and 3 different prices. the most expensive drink happened to be the worst tasting one. we opted to go back to the first br which had the best best vts. you know that there would be such a difference. they were having scary-oake there so we found a place to sit upstairs and made fun of the talent. i'm telling you some of the song choices were B.A.D.
on sunday the family gathered again at my aunt and uncles. the day was hanging around sitting pizza, etc. i helped my nephew and cousin build a linkcoin log house. it lasted a whole 30 seconds before my nephew decided to play godzilla and destroyed the whole the thing. hat night my sister and i went out for some one on one time. we went to the 3 dollar cafe for dinner and beers. it gret to be able some time with her. its hard when you're only back for a short period of time. parts of you feel guilty for not getting alot of time together but thats life. i'm just happy we got to spend some time together. i think we both really needed that. i will say this though. my sister is doing an excellent job raising her children. i'm so proud of her. her children are absolutely fantastic and adorable. and i'm not just saying this because i'm their uncle. well maybe i'm a little biased but i can be. on monday everyone started to head out. first my sister and her family left for florida. then my parents heading back to arkansas. lastly, i was taken to the airport to head off to san francisco. it was a great 5 days. there's even talk about having another get together next year. we'll see…
san francisco, ca
i arrived in sf shortly after midnight. my whole time schedule by this point is completely wacked. it doesn't help much that i've kept my watch set on korean time. thats enough to make one go crazy but at least my ability to do math is getting better. misty, derek, pevil, and ted were all there to greet me. what a great welcoming. trying to leave the airport turned into a seinfeild moment. we couldn't find misty's car. we end up in garage g at the international parking then realized we needed to be in domestic parking. we tried to get on the red train to parking but it was closed. we treked over to the blue drive where we waited and waited and waited. no sooner were we on the escalator heading out when a train was approaching. we quickly ran down the escalator that was going up and jumped onto the train. it was liek the gods were against us. for awhile i thought i might be spending my vacation in the actual airport. alas we made out and before i knew it i was in misty's apartment gettting reacquainted with the kitty i left behind. i was so happy to see my little princess. she looked healthy and happy which made me feel good. its always hard leaving behind friends, pets, family, etc. i had a hard time leaving my cat behind but i knew she'd be taking care of and she is.
on tuesday morning kate, misty, and i grabbed some lunch in misty's hood. i forget where we went but it was quite yummy. misty lives on clement street which is like a "mini" chinatown. so before we actually had lunch we stopped for some pork buns. after lunch we went to target so that i could stock up on supplies. then it was dinner at happy garden for some delicious chinese food. later that night i met my friend adwag for some drinks at the pilsner. i love adawg. she makes me laugh. we chilled there for quite a bit then i jumped in a cab and headed back to misty's. wednesday was filled with more errands. before heading the my storage unit, mist and i stopped in at taqueria el buen sabor on 18th and valencia for ground beef burritos. oh how i missed thee. i use to go here on a regular basis. let me tell you its still out of this freakin world delicious. with full bellies we headed to the storage unit to take care of business then it was off to haight street. we spent most of our time in giant robot. hi! t-shirts and toys! what more could a boy want. then we popped into kidrobot for more toys. what a perfect day. around 4 pm misty dropped me off at the bart station. i was heading to concord to see my friend scott and his twin boys. what cuties they are. they about 6 months old and i just wanted to squeeze their little chubby checks. i was lucky enough to have one of them spit up on me. the must have liked me. i got to expereince being a parent for the evening by bathing one of the boys. i couldn't believe how well behaved these boys were. they harldy cried at all and slept through the night. kudos to scott and heather for being fab parents. once the boys were in bed scott and i sat on his deck eating pizza and drinking cocktails. my friends are amazing. it was great seeing scott, especially now as a dad. i'm so happy for the both of them and wish them all the best. i have a feeling their uncle e with spoil those two boys.
i took the bart from concord into sf earlier on thursday morning. i got to the city by 9 am. this was by the far the earliest i had been up and about. mmisty met up with me around 10:30 am or so and the two of us spent the day shopping. we were out of control. everytime i turned around we were both buying something. it was just like the good old days. we had lunch at betty boop diner. they actually had a betty boop character outside waving to people. from there we went to chinatown and then back to misty's pad. around 6ish we met up with pevil and ms. b at the zeitquiest for vodka tonic pints. yes, i said pints. i spent a birthday there once getting completely ripped on vt pints. its bad. after two pints we picked up d and made our way to rayko photo center. my friend rebecca was part of an exhibit being held there called three cubed in sf. she's currently working on a series of photos of independent movie theaters in sf called left in the dark. the work was amazing. so different from her stuff in the past. i was quite impressed with it and with her. after browsing the gallery and having some photos made in a old time black and white photo booth we all headed to the lexington club to end the evening. i use to visit the lex alot with my co-workers when i worked at j.a.b. it was good to see that some things never change: the mission lesbians were still mission lesbians. got to love it.
its now friday. today i got a dinner at pevils then its off to the eagle where i told people to meet me. should be some good times tonight. i'll let you know how it goes…
to be continued…
be well.
p.s. pictures will be coming soon!
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