deery-lou.
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this week i found myself actually venturing out during the week. i know, completely out of character but i'm trying to change things up a bit. on wednesday, i met up with my old pal rachel for some drinks. we went to ginger's [something] downtown. it was a quaint little hole in the wall. it was quite dark inside and the drinks were strong. while trying to find the light to the bathroom, i ended up burning my hand on the heater. good times.
on friday, i went out with some co-workers to the bamboo hut in north beach. we were taking sharon, my boss, out for drinks. friday was her last day. i started the evening with tropical drinks and ended it with some vodka tonics. probably not the wisest move on my part. i definitely felt the effects of the cocktails on saturday.
i managed to rally a bit on saturday morning to go to misty's for breakfast. afterwards, we took a stroll in golden gate park. we saw some not so great art. before heading home, i walked around stow lake. i had never been to the top of the hill so i decided to check it out. the view is amazing from up there. by the time i got home, i felt completely wiped out. the rest of my day was spent watching tv.
today, misty, kate, jojo, & i went to the movies to see sunshine cleaners. i was pleasantly surprised by the movie and enjoyed it quite a bit. tomorrow, i start my new position at work. i'm taking over for my former boss as the academic coordinator. i'm a little nervous about bit but i think it'll be a good experience for me. hopefully, i won't miss teaching too much. just where will i end up next is anyone's guess.
stay gold & be well…
Sunday, March 29, 2009
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
run for your life
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is it just me or does it seem that oatmeal is every where these days. about a month ago, i noticed that jamba juice had introduced "jamba oatmeal" available in 3 flavors. then, i saw that the starbucks next to my office had oatmeal as well. prior to that, there was a quaker oats quick fire challenge on top chef. and now, every where i look i'm haunted by the new quaker oats ad: go humans go. it's on practically every muni and there's also a giant billboard on the building near my apartment. why is oatmeal suddenly all the rage? did i miss the memo? has oatmeal become the "recession food" of 2009. i leave you with this:
it's the same ad that's on the building near my apartment. i see it daily. just where will i end up next is anyone's guess.
stay gold & be well…
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is it just me or does it seem that oatmeal is every where these days. about a month ago, i noticed that jamba juice had introduced "jamba oatmeal" available in 3 flavors. then, i saw that the starbucks next to my office had oatmeal as well. prior to that, there was a quaker oats quick fire challenge on top chef. and now, every where i look i'm haunted by the new quaker oats ad: go humans go. it's on practically every muni and there's also a giant billboard on the building near my apartment. why is oatmeal suddenly all the rage? did i miss the memo? has oatmeal become the "recession food" of 2009. i leave you with this:
it's the same ad that's on the building near my apartment. i see it daily. just where will i end up next is anyone's guess.
stay gold & be well…
Sunday, March 22, 2009
i ran away
deery-lou.
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i've been watching el gatos while misty & ted have been off enjoying music at sxsw. i must admit it's nice to be around animals. sometimes i miss having a pet. at least, there is always someone at home who will listen to your woes. i tried to spend as much quality time as i could with the girls. we watched tv, ate snacks, and chased a feather. what more could you want.
on saturday, i met up with my pal, shane, to have cake at sweet sensations. having cake is a wonderful thing. people should do it more often. i went for the orange cake which never lets me down. the princess cake tried to tempt me once again but i can't be fooled. it's not as delicious as it looks. i also got to speak with kate t. it's been ages since we last spoke and it was great to hear her voice. i miss my baltimore peeps. the rest of my weekend shall be spent doing chores. oh, the joy. just where will i end up next is anyone's guess.
stay gold & be well…
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i've been watching el gatos while misty & ted have been off enjoying music at sxsw. i must admit it's nice to be around animals. sometimes i miss having a pet. at least, there is always someone at home who will listen to your woes. i tried to spend as much quality time as i could with the girls. we watched tv, ate snacks, and chased a feather. what more could you want.
on saturday, i met up with my pal, shane, to have cake at sweet sensations. having cake is a wonderful thing. people should do it more often. i went for the orange cake which never lets me down. the princess cake tried to tempt me once again but i can't be fooled. it's not as delicious as it looks. i also got to speak with kate t. it's been ages since we last spoke and it was great to hear her voice. i miss my baltimore peeps. the rest of my weekend shall be spent doing chores. oh, the joy. just where will i end up next is anyone's guess.
stay gold & be well…
Thursday, March 19, 2009
landslide
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i got a note from one of my students the other day. he left it at the front desk. last friday was his last day; however, he skipped class. here's what he had to say:
just where will i end up next is anyone's guess.
stay gold & be well…
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i got a note from one of my students the other day. he left it at the front desk. last friday was his last day; however, he skipped class. here's what he had to say:
just where will i end up next is anyone's guess.stay gold & be well…
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
walkin' after midnight
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OMG! this has got to be the best thing ever: go here. be sure to read the comments, too. thank you robyn for sending me this link. it definitely did the trick; however, now i want one. evil kitten taking over my mind.
just where will i end up next is anyone's guess.
stay gold & be well…
p.s. to see more of the evil cute kitten with its own web page in japanese click here
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OMG! this has got to be the best thing ever: go here. be sure to read the comments, too. thank you robyn for sending me this link. it definitely did the trick; however, now i want one. evil kitten taking over my mind.
just where will i end up next is anyone's guess.
stay gold & be well…
p.s. to see more of the evil cute kitten with its own web page in japanese click here
Sunday, March 15, 2009
silence
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since my last post was such a downer of sorts, i figured a little happiness was needed. so i leave you with this image.
thanks to the big picture notes for posting such a great image. just where will i end up next is anyone's guess.
stay gold & be well…
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since my last post was such a downer of sorts, i figured a little happiness was needed. so i leave you with this image.
thanks to the big picture notes for posting such a great image. just where will i end up next is anyone's guess.
stay gold & be well…
Saturday, March 14, 2009
hurting each other
deery-lou.
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i'm so tired. tired of all life's little dramas. tired of any small actions that cause reactions. tired of the ugliness & nastiness that exudes from people. didn't we have enough of that in high school. there comes a point in time when enough is enough. life is too short for pettiness. there's far too much going on in my life to have to worry about such trivial things. so what prompted this rant? well my friends, sit back and let me tell you my tale.
last year, i went on a few dates with someone. the relationship never really took off. that was mostly due to bad timing. i wasn't quite in the right frame of mind to try to begin any relationship. i had a lot going on in my personal life. so basically it just kind of fizzled. over the course of the year, we still chatted every once in awhile but never got together again. i pretty much figured that it was a dead end so i stopped all communication.
last night i received a message from that person. i was quite surprised by it and a bit glad to have gotten it. it had been over 3 months since we last chatted. here's what they had to say:
shall remain nameless: boy have we created distance or what? :(
my response: i guess you could say that.
shall remain nameless: guess we could. later
me: not sure what else to say. perhaps we should work on the distance thing.
this last response from me prompted him to say the following. [caution, strong language alert]
shall remain nameless: I tried.....you are WAY too much work....you have so much to offer but you're always such a somber bitch..... I sadly say goodbye. I'm done trying. by kid
shall remain nameless: you suck dude...... i was trying to be nice, but you want to be a cunt.... so now you have it..... you suck dude..... why are you such a bitter queen? fuck off
my immediate reaction was to retaliate, but instead, i sent the following response.
me: wow. wasn't expecting that. i guess, if that's how you fell. thanks for the kind words.
[this message was never read by shall remain nameless. instead, another message was sent]
shall remain nameless: no no, we're done.... you have been nothing but a bitch to me. WAY CUNTY..... now you're getting it back.....you bring nothing to the table and act like a woman with PMDD.... I was trying to be nice.... get lost C**T. you make me ill
at this time i didn't realize that my previous message was never read so i sent another one in response to this last one.
me: dude, i haven't even spoken to you in months. not sure why after all this time you decide to send me a message and bitch me out. hopefully, you feel better about it. again, thanks for the kind words. [like the previous message i sent, this one was never read either; however, shall remain nameless sent another message]
shall remain nameless: please stop emailing me.... go work on your bitterness then get back to me.... ta ta dahling..... what a disappointment
by now i realized that the previous messages i sent had not been read so i decided not to respond. however, shall remain nameless felt that 2 more messages were in order.
shall remain nameless: have I created enough distance? I can create more.... ASS****ugly bitch
shall remain nameless: you made me sad today..... and your wit is not sarcastic, it's bitter and well.......sad. good luck to you. your loss
i'm not really sure why after all this time shall remain nameless felt the need to rip me a new one and say such things. my initial comment was not meant to be negative. i honestly just wasn't sure how to respond or what was expected of me. what bothers me the most is how i let it get to me. i guess that's normal though. no one really likes to hear such things said about them. the only thing i do know for sure is that i dodged a bullet with that one and got to see shall remain nameless's true colors. just where will i end up next is any one's guess.
stay gold & be well…
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i'm so tired. tired of all life's little dramas. tired of any small actions that cause reactions. tired of the ugliness & nastiness that exudes from people. didn't we have enough of that in high school. there comes a point in time when enough is enough. life is too short for pettiness. there's far too much going on in my life to have to worry about such trivial things. so what prompted this rant? well my friends, sit back and let me tell you my tale.
last year, i went on a few dates with someone. the relationship never really took off. that was mostly due to bad timing. i wasn't quite in the right frame of mind to try to begin any relationship. i had a lot going on in my personal life. so basically it just kind of fizzled. over the course of the year, we still chatted every once in awhile but never got together again. i pretty much figured that it was a dead end so i stopped all communication.
last night i received a message from that person. i was quite surprised by it and a bit glad to have gotten it. it had been over 3 months since we last chatted. here's what they had to say:
shall remain nameless: boy have we created distance or what? :(
my response: i guess you could say that.
shall remain nameless: guess we could. later
me: not sure what else to say. perhaps we should work on the distance thing.
this last response from me prompted him to say the following. [caution, strong language alert]
shall remain nameless: I tried.....you are WAY too much work....you have so much to offer but you're always such a somber bitch..... I sadly say goodbye. I'm done trying. by kid
shall remain nameless: you suck dude...... i was trying to be nice, but you want to be a cunt.... so now you have it..... you suck dude..... why are you such a bitter queen? fuck off
my immediate reaction was to retaliate, but instead, i sent the following response.
me: wow. wasn't expecting that. i guess, if that's how you fell. thanks for the kind words.
[this message was never read by shall remain nameless. instead, another message was sent]
shall remain nameless: no no, we're done.... you have been nothing but a bitch to me. WAY CUNTY..... now you're getting it back.....you bring nothing to the table and act like a woman with PMDD.... I was trying to be nice.... get lost C**T. you make me ill
at this time i didn't realize that my previous message was never read so i sent another one in response to this last one.
me: dude, i haven't even spoken to you in months. not sure why after all this time you decide to send me a message and bitch me out. hopefully, you feel better about it. again, thanks for the kind words. [like the previous message i sent, this one was never read either; however, shall remain nameless sent another message]
shall remain nameless: please stop emailing me.... go work on your bitterness then get back to me.... ta ta dahling..... what a disappointment
by now i realized that the previous messages i sent had not been read so i decided not to respond. however, shall remain nameless felt that 2 more messages were in order.
shall remain nameless: have I created enough distance? I can create more.... ASS****ugly bitch
shall remain nameless: you made me sad today..... and your wit is not sarcastic, it's bitter and well.......sad. good luck to you. your loss
i'm not really sure why after all this time shall remain nameless felt the need to rip me a new one and say such things. my initial comment was not meant to be negative. i honestly just wasn't sure how to respond or what was expected of me. what bothers me the most is how i let it get to me. i guess that's normal though. no one really likes to hear such things said about them. the only thing i do know for sure is that i dodged a bullet with that one and got to see shall remain nameless's true colors. just where will i end up next is any one's guess.
stay gold & be well…
Sunday, March 08, 2009
union of the snake
deery-lou.
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well, the weekend is officially over and what do i have to show for it—a pancake coma. yes, you heard me right, pancake coma. misty had us over for a pancake brunch on saturday. i'm not sure what she put in that batter but by the time i got home all i could do was lay in bed watching tv. not a total waste because i do love my tv time but i felt like i accomplished nothing i wanted to do. there's always next weekend, i guess. i will say this, the pancakes were damn tasty. plus there was bacon. perhaps i was actually suffering from a bacon coma instead of a pancake one.
i got a present from one of my students on friday. it was her last day. i was quite surprised by the gift. she bought me a tie. how sweet is that. she told me that she had been studying my fashion sense over the past month so that she could pick out the right one. she did an awesome job. i'll definitely miss her positive energy that she brought to class. i wish her all the best.
after school on friday, i met up with misty for a lunch date. this is our new thing for fridays. we did some shopping afterwards and i bought myself a new pair of boots. now comes the hard part of breaking them in. why is fashion so hard. just where will i end up next is anyone's guess.
stay gold & be well…
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well, the weekend is officially over and what do i have to show for it—a pancake coma. yes, you heard me right, pancake coma. misty had us over for a pancake brunch on saturday. i'm not sure what she put in that batter but by the time i got home all i could do was lay in bed watching tv. not a total waste because i do love my tv time but i felt like i accomplished nothing i wanted to do. there's always next weekend, i guess. i will say this, the pancakes were damn tasty. plus there was bacon. perhaps i was actually suffering from a bacon coma instead of a pancake one.
i got a present from one of my students on friday. it was her last day. i was quite surprised by the gift. she bought me a tie. how sweet is that. she told me that she had been studying my fashion sense over the past month so that she could pick out the right one. she did an awesome job. i'll definitely miss her positive energy that she brought to class. i wish her all the best.
after school on friday, i met up with misty for a lunch date. this is our new thing for fridays. we did some shopping afterwards and i bought myself a new pair of boots. now comes the hard part of breaking them in. why is fashion so hard. just where will i end up next is anyone's guess.
stay gold & be well…
Saturday, March 07, 2009
no name #3
deery-lou.
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i thought i'd indulge you some more with my trips down memory lane. recently, i've been haunted by this jingle from my childhood. anyone growing up in the new jersey/philadelphia area and who's around my age might be familiar with this precious gem as well. i can remember the commercial vividly. it reminds me of the time i spent at mom mom's house in laurel springs. we used to sit on aunt jewel's bed watching tv. on occasions, we'd also go through her jewelry collection. she had the best stuff ever! the jingle went like this:
intro:
it's not a fancy salon, it's nothing but a quanson hut…but
cue music:
if you've got a passion for fashion
and you've got a craving for saving
take the wheel of your automobile
and swing on down to ideal
to hear the actual jingle go here. gotta love youtube!
just where will i end up next is anyone's guess.
stay gold & be well…
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i thought i'd indulge you some more with my trips down memory lane. recently, i've been haunted by this jingle from my childhood. anyone growing up in the new jersey/philadelphia area and who's around my age might be familiar with this precious gem as well. i can remember the commercial vividly. it reminds me of the time i spent at mom mom's house in laurel springs. we used to sit on aunt jewel's bed watching tv. on occasions, we'd also go through her jewelry collection. she had the best stuff ever! the jingle went like this:
intro:
it's not a fancy salon, it's nothing but a quanson hut…but
cue music:
if you've got a passion for fashion
and you've got a craving for saving
take the wheel of your automobile
and swing on down to ideal
to hear the actual jingle go here. gotta love youtube!
just where will i end up next is anyone's guess.
stay gold & be well…
Friday, March 06, 2009
candy gold
deery-lou.
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i have the seen future. beware…
for more robot pictures go here
just where will i end up next is anyone's guess.
stay gold & be well…
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i have the seen future. beware…
for more robot pictures go here
just where will i end up next is anyone's guess.
stay gold & be well…
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
new leaf
deery-lou.
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while i was living in korea, the debate about the island dokdo, as korean refers to it, was a hot issue. the island is half way between japan and korea and both countries claim it as their own. it was all i heard about from my older students. well, it seems that the issue is still going strong. i miss korea. check out some more pictures courtesy of the big picture here.
just where will i end up next is anyone's guess.
stay gold & be well…
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while i was living in korea, the debate about the island dokdo, as korean refers to it, was a hot issue. the island is half way between japan and korea and both countries claim it as their own. it was all i heard about from my older students. well, it seems that the issue is still going strong. i miss korea. check out some more pictures courtesy of the big picture here.
just where will i end up next is anyone's guess.
stay gold & be well…
la pump
deery-lou.
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my mind has been doing a lot of flashbacking & flashforwarding. maybe, i'm watching way too much lost. anyway…while cruising around fb, i noticed that my cousin joined wawa-no one truly understands which sparked some memories of growing up in new jersey. wawa is a convenience store. whenever i hear the name, i'm reminded of days spent in wildwood. we used to go to wawa to get snacks. one thing in particular that stands out for me is their chocolate gum. i can't recall how it tastes but i can definitely see the packaging. i think it came in vanilla as well. for those of you near a wawa, let me know if they still carry this. just where will i end up next is anyone's guess.
stay gold & be well…
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my mind has been doing a lot of flashbacking & flashforwarding. maybe, i'm watching way too much lost. anyway…while cruising around fb, i noticed that my cousin joined wawa-no one truly understands which sparked some memories of growing up in new jersey. wawa is a convenience store. whenever i hear the name, i'm reminded of days spent in wildwood. we used to go to wawa to get snacks. one thing in particular that stands out for me is their chocolate gum. i can't recall how it tastes but i can definitely see the packaging. i think it came in vanilla as well. for those of you near a wawa, let me know if they still carry this. just where will i end up next is anyone's guess.
stay gold & be well…
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
Monday, February 23, 2009
lines in the suit
deery-lou.
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while out walking the other day around 28th & lake, where the expensive homes are, i noticed two elderly couples in the window of a house playing cards. instantly, i was filled with joy. it reminded of my grandparents. when they first moved to florida, they were quite active with their neighbors. they were always playing cards, having dinner with, or taking trips with their new found friends. they seemed to be quite happy back then. as i continued along, the image of the elderly card players stayed with me. i couldn't shake it. it made me wonder what my life would be like at that age. will i be gathering at a friends house to play cards? will i be living in a nice house? will i even have a partner? my mind has been wandering a lot into the future. i guess it's all the uncertainty. no one really knows what awaits us. there is a part of me that hopes my life mirrors that of my grandparents or even of the elderly i saw in the window. just where will i end up next is anyone's guess.
stay gold & be well…
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while out walking the other day around 28th & lake, where the expensive homes are, i noticed two elderly couples in the window of a house playing cards. instantly, i was filled with joy. it reminded of my grandparents. when they first moved to florida, they were quite active with their neighbors. they were always playing cards, having dinner with, or taking trips with their new found friends. they seemed to be quite happy back then. as i continued along, the image of the elderly card players stayed with me. i couldn't shake it. it made me wonder what my life would be like at that age. will i be gathering at a friends house to play cards? will i be living in a nice house? will i even have a partner? my mind has been wandering a lot into the future. i guess it's all the uncertainty. no one really knows what awaits us. there is a part of me that hopes my life mirrors that of my grandparents or even of the elderly i saw in the window. just where will i end up next is anyone's guess.
stay gold & be well…
Sunday, February 22, 2009
sugar
deery-lou.
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just for fun, a sign i saw while in chinatown. bunnies & elephants my two favorite animals together at last.
just where will i end up next is anyone's guess.
stay gold & be well…
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just for fun, a sign i saw while in chinatown. bunnies & elephants my two favorite animals together at last.
just where will i end up next is anyone's guess.
stay gold & be well…
Saturday, February 21, 2009
something's changed
deery-lou.
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oh, the places you'll go…
this was a rather busy week for yours truly. before i get into all of that, lets back up to last saturday, valentine's day. not only was it v-day but it was also ibr [international bear rendezvous weekend. let me tell ya, the bears were out in full force. one even tried to steal my honey pot.
my day was spent hanging with d. on our way to d's apartment to meet up with pevil & mrs. b, d got verbally assaulted by some crazy lady for throwing his cigarette butt out the window. i can't recall all that she said but it had something to do with going down the drain, killing the animals. she followed us for two blocks screaming at the top of her lungs. at one point she called him a dickhead. oh, people…life is too short to act all crazy. my advice to the crazy lady: relax bitch!
after our mini rendezvous with the pevil & mrs. b, we headed down to the mission so d could pick up his new vest. unfortunately, when we got there the vest wasn't. bummer. from there we walked to mission beach cafe to grab a bite to eat. i had a delicious egg sandwich. d ended up treating me to lunch. what a sweetie! i noticed that on sunday they were starting to serve pot pies. i just might have to go back to try one of those. the desserts looked to die for, especially the one that had pudding in it. i love pudding. i was good though i didn't have any. next time for sure.
with full tummies and appearing much more "bearlike", we made our way to the pilsner for a cocktail. we were greeted by some sisters who were out spreading v-day cheer to the lonely hearted. we only stayed for a drink and then headed off to 440 castro to meet up with john. 440 was packed with hot sweaty bears. i definitely felt like goldielocks with my long curly hair. of course the whole time i'm there only the freaks of the freaks talk to me. it's nice to see that some things don't change. we were there for a few hours drinking away the afternoon. around 5ish, i decided to head home to take a nap before going out later that night. needless to say, once i got home i fell asleep only to wake up at 8:30 pm. i opted not to head back out into the forrest.
sunday/monday was spent doing chores and watching tv. i did manage to get my taxes done. yay, for me! and laundry! i also made a very delicious spaghetti pie. yum fest. by monday, i had finished season 4 of oz. only two more seasons to go. what a great show.
this week seemed much more busier than the others. perhaps, it was because i had a lot of running around to do, or it could simply be because i had a lot of papers to grade. grading papers always have a way of making a day seem much longer.
on thursday, i took a group of holiday students from japan on an excursion through chinatown. it was a three hour walking tour. i can usually do chinatown in 30 minutes, so making it last an additional 2 hours 30 minutes was definitely a chore. surprisingly enough, i did it. since there isn't a whole lot to see/do in chinatown, we added the cable car museum & grace cathedral to the tour. the ccm was closed, of course, so we walked up the hill which they hated and went to grace cathedral. i had never been inside grace cathedral and was quite impressed. for those that don't know, grace cathedral is where courtney cox-arquette & david arquette got married. it's magnificiant. the ceiling is so high. i saw one stained glass window that looked like the universe. a man was playing the organ which sounded so beautiful. i was in complete awe of the place. so much so, that i'm thinking about attending a service there. i haven't been to a church service that wasn't part of a wedding/funeral since i was a mere child, so this is a big deal for me. something about that place touched me, and i can't quite explain why.
the cathedral is currently running an exhibit, wounded in america. wia is a series of photographs/stories of gun shot victims. the images are quite powerful and you can't help but be moved by the heartfelt stories. the exhibit will be there until march 27, so if your in the sf bay area be sure to check it out.
the tour ended with the students getting ice cream. order food with them is always a chore. i had to help them count out their change. note to self: do a lesson on money. after i said goodbye to the students, i jumped on the bus heading to japantown to meet up with my co-workers. we were taking matt out to dinner for his birthday. by the time i got home that night, i was exhausted.
after school on friday, i met butterbean & misty for lunch at golden chopstick. i've passed this place a couple times while out walking and have been wanting to try it. the main draw for me was that they had thick ramen soup. yum. we got an order of salt & pepper fried pumpkin to start. hi, deliciousness! i've never tasted anything so good. for lunch, i went with the deep fried spare rib ramen soup. double yum! the portions were huge. i'm looking forward to going there again. i think i might have found my new take out place.
well, i should probably start my day. i love lazy saturdays. just where will i end up next is anyone's guess.
stay gold & be well…
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oh, the places you'll go…
this was a rather busy week for yours truly. before i get into all of that, lets back up to last saturday, valentine's day. not only was it v-day but it was also ibr [international bear rendezvous weekend. let me tell ya, the bears were out in full force. one even tried to steal my honey pot.
my day was spent hanging with d. on our way to d's apartment to meet up with pevil & mrs. b, d got verbally assaulted by some crazy lady for throwing his cigarette butt out the window. i can't recall all that she said but it had something to do with going down the drain, killing the animals. she followed us for two blocks screaming at the top of her lungs. at one point she called him a dickhead. oh, people…life is too short to act all crazy. my advice to the crazy lady: relax bitch!
after our mini rendezvous with the pevil & mrs. b, we headed down to the mission so d could pick up his new vest. unfortunately, when we got there the vest wasn't. bummer. from there we walked to mission beach cafe to grab a bite to eat. i had a delicious egg sandwich. d ended up treating me to lunch. what a sweetie! i noticed that on sunday they were starting to serve pot pies. i just might have to go back to try one of those. the desserts looked to die for, especially the one that had pudding in it. i love pudding. i was good though i didn't have any. next time for sure.
with full tummies and appearing much more "bearlike", we made our way to the pilsner for a cocktail. we were greeted by some sisters who were out spreading v-day cheer to the lonely hearted. we only stayed for a drink and then headed off to 440 castro to meet up with john. 440 was packed with hot sweaty bears. i definitely felt like goldielocks with my long curly hair. of course the whole time i'm there only the freaks of the freaks talk to me. it's nice to see that some things don't change. we were there for a few hours drinking away the afternoon. around 5ish, i decided to head home to take a nap before going out later that night. needless to say, once i got home i fell asleep only to wake up at 8:30 pm. i opted not to head back out into the forrest.
sunday/monday was spent doing chores and watching tv. i did manage to get my taxes done. yay, for me! and laundry! i also made a very delicious spaghetti pie. yum fest. by monday, i had finished season 4 of oz. only two more seasons to go. what a great show.
this week seemed much more busier than the others. perhaps, it was because i had a lot of running around to do, or it could simply be because i had a lot of papers to grade. grading papers always have a way of making a day seem much longer.
on thursday, i took a group of holiday students from japan on an excursion through chinatown. it was a three hour walking tour. i can usually do chinatown in 30 minutes, so making it last an additional 2 hours 30 minutes was definitely a chore. surprisingly enough, i did it. since there isn't a whole lot to see/do in chinatown, we added the cable car museum & grace cathedral to the tour. the ccm was closed, of course, so we walked up the hill which they hated and went to grace cathedral. i had never been inside grace cathedral and was quite impressed. for those that don't know, grace cathedral is where courtney cox-arquette & david arquette got married. it's magnificiant. the ceiling is so high. i saw one stained glass window that looked like the universe. a man was playing the organ which sounded so beautiful. i was in complete awe of the place. so much so, that i'm thinking about attending a service there. i haven't been to a church service that wasn't part of a wedding/funeral since i was a mere child, so this is a big deal for me. something about that place touched me, and i can't quite explain why.
the cathedral is currently running an exhibit, wounded in america. wia is a series of photographs/stories of gun shot victims. the images are quite powerful and you can't help but be moved by the heartfelt stories. the exhibit will be there until march 27, so if your in the sf bay area be sure to check it out.
the tour ended with the students getting ice cream. order food with them is always a chore. i had to help them count out their change. note to self: do a lesson on money. after i said goodbye to the students, i jumped on the bus heading to japantown to meet up with my co-workers. we were taking matt out to dinner for his birthday. by the time i got home that night, i was exhausted.
after school on friday, i met butterbean & misty for lunch at golden chopstick. i've passed this place a couple times while out walking and have been wanting to try it. the main draw for me was that they had thick ramen soup. yum. we got an order of salt & pepper fried pumpkin to start. hi, deliciousness! i've never tasted anything so good. for lunch, i went with the deep fried spare rib ramen soup. double yum! the portions were huge. i'm looking forward to going there again. i think i might have found my new take out place.
well, i should probably start my day. i love lazy saturdays. just where will i end up next is anyone's guess.
stay gold & be well…
Friday, February 13, 2009
Thursday, February 12, 2009
love is a battlefield
deery-lou.
previously on the e-list…
what's up with this weather? we've actually hit a cold streak. good thing i didn't pack away my warm clothes. parka anyone!
last weekend i hung out with pevil & d at hippie hill. i think i got a contact high. we ate snacks, chatted, people watched, & colored. coloring is fun! someone over did it with the old spice. that's all i could smell. it reminded me of my father. i used to give him old spice for christmas. father's like it & it's cheap.
that night, i ventured out to bottom of the hill for bagel radio's birthday rock show. it had been quite awhile since my last show. lots of peeps were there. i drank too much. i also met a cute surfer boy from south africa. we just chatted. sadness. he was straight. oh, i ate a cupcake, too. misty brought them. cupcakes & beer—delicious.
on sunday, i was a complete zombie. zero motivation. i did manage to pull myself out of bed to do laundry. i guess i was somewhat productive. i shouldn't drink so much when i do go out. need to learn moderation.
i have yet another muni conversation to share. this one is rated x, so if you are under 18 please skip this section. i didn't get a good glimpse of him since he was behind me the whole the time. i'm sure he was a character though. with that being said, i leave you with this:
muni conversation #69
it started with him blurting out this: "i thought i was on the 38 geary."
ten minutes later i heard this: "i lick pussy and eat asshole. i let prostitutes piss in my mouth. i know what i like. what about you?"
just where will i end up next is any one's guess…
stay gold & be well…
previously on the e-list…
what's up with this weather? we've actually hit a cold streak. good thing i didn't pack away my warm clothes. parka anyone!
last weekend i hung out with pevil & d at hippie hill. i think i got a contact high. we ate snacks, chatted, people watched, & colored. coloring is fun! someone over did it with the old spice. that's all i could smell. it reminded me of my father. i used to give him old spice for christmas. father's like it & it's cheap.
that night, i ventured out to bottom of the hill for bagel radio's birthday rock show. it had been quite awhile since my last show. lots of peeps were there. i drank too much. i also met a cute surfer boy from south africa. we just chatted. sadness. he was straight. oh, i ate a cupcake, too. misty brought them. cupcakes & beer—delicious.
on sunday, i was a complete zombie. zero motivation. i did manage to pull myself out of bed to do laundry. i guess i was somewhat productive. i shouldn't drink so much when i do go out. need to learn moderation.
i have yet another muni conversation to share. this one is rated x, so if you are under 18 please skip this section. i didn't get a good glimpse of him since he was behind me the whole the time. i'm sure he was a character though. with that being said, i leave you with this:
muni conversation #69
it started with him blurting out this: "i thought i was on the 38 geary."
ten minutes later i heard this: "i lick pussy and eat asshole. i let prostitutes piss in my mouth. i know what i like. what about you?"
just where will i end up next is any one's guess…
stay gold & be well…
Wednesday, February 04, 2009
shut up and drive
deery-lou.
previously on the e-list…
january's photo theme is now up.
check it out: 20 white, 30 days
to check out the photos that didn't make the cut click here
just where will i end up next is anyone's guess.
stay gold & be well…
previously on the e-list…
january's photo theme is now up.
check it out: 20 white, 30 days
to check out the photos that didn't make the cut click here
just where will i end up next is anyone's guess.
stay gold & be well…
Monday, February 02, 2009
all i want is you
deery-lou.
previously on the e-list…
i called my niece this afternoon. it's her birthday today. she's turned four. our conversation was quite brief. after i wished her happy birthday, she responded by telling me she was too busy to talk. life must be hard at four.
i ventured out to "the cord" this past weekend to visit the huegel-brockway family. it had been quite awhile since our last visit and i still had christmas gifts to give the boys. i always have a good time with scott & heather. they make me feel like family. the boys have changed so much since my last visit. they're quite active and full of questions. the question of choice being "why". i even managed to get some cuddle time with my buddy, kuro. he's such a sweet dog. as always when i visit the huegel-brockway's, it was a jam packed weekend. i even had a stint at flying solo with the boys.
here's a rundown of the weekend [in no particular order]:
01. a boy practicing his violin in the chinese restaurant
02. at least 4 safeway visits
03. the boys in&out of the bedroom [they had just gotten big boy beds]
04. making play-doh turtles
05. playing skate park kids
06. answering numerous questions that started with "why"
07. runny noses & pooh-poohs
08. playing in the sandbox
09. burying the boys in the sand
10. telling the boys to look out for "cheese crackers" on our walk
11. baton vs. sword final debate
12. spoontonics, our hang out in "the cord"
13. amore day at the oakland zoo
14. people watching at the zoo
15. kung fu panda
16. morning walk that took me through a tunnel
17. spending time with the huegel-brockway's
just where will i end up next is any one's guess.
stay gold & be well…
pictures of "the cord" are here
previously on the e-list…
i called my niece this afternoon. it's her birthday today. she's turned four. our conversation was quite brief. after i wished her happy birthday, she responded by telling me she was too busy to talk. life must be hard at four.
i ventured out to "the cord" this past weekend to visit the huegel-brockway family. it had been quite awhile since our last visit and i still had christmas gifts to give the boys. i always have a good time with scott & heather. they make me feel like family. the boys have changed so much since my last visit. they're quite active and full of questions. the question of choice being "why". i even managed to get some cuddle time with my buddy, kuro. he's such a sweet dog. as always when i visit the huegel-brockway's, it was a jam packed weekend. i even had a stint at flying solo with the boys.
here's a rundown of the weekend [in no particular order]:
01. a boy practicing his violin in the chinese restaurant
02. at least 4 safeway visits
03. the boys in&out of the bedroom [they had just gotten big boy beds]
04. making play-doh turtles
05. playing skate park kids
06. answering numerous questions that started with "why"
07. runny noses & pooh-poohs
08. playing in the sandbox
09. burying the boys in the sand
10. telling the boys to look out for "cheese crackers" on our walk
11. baton vs. sword final debate
12. spoontonics, our hang out in "the cord"
13. amore day at the oakland zoo
14. people watching at the zoo
15. kung fu panda
16. morning walk that took me through a tunnel
17. spending time with the huegel-brockway's
just where will i end up next is any one's guess.
stay gold & be well…
pictures of "the cord" are here
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