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…