I’m headin down to LA this weekend! While I’m away my friends, Karrie & Wayne, will be staying at my little garden apartment & taking care of the FP.
I’m excited to hit the road and visit my friends in LA… I’m sure I’ll have lots of stories to tell and photos to prove it! But for now, I gotta wrap up some work & hit the road! Have a great weekend, everyone.
My activity has certainly picked up since last weekend! Friday night I stayed home & put a coat of primer on some furniture – wait till you see (not done, but will take photos when I am!). And then Saturday was chock full.
I woke up & put a coat of color on one of the pieces, then got ready and headed to my hair appt with a new stylist: Paul! Recommended to me by Hez & Misty, this guy is awesome!! And since it’s at Church & Market, I got to drop off my Holga film at Photoworks finally. The roll is from all the way back to my trip to Canada! jeeshk! I’m excited to get those back.
After my appt, I stopped by Otsu, and picked up these red mary janes I’d been wanting! And then even stopped in Sunhee Moon and bought a belt that I’d seen the same same day I saw those shoes and have been thinking of ever since! Then I headed to my friend Rob’s birthday BBQ!
Rob (the birthday boy), me, Matt & Stig
It was so fun to see all the people there. Tons of friends of theirs I knew from back when Matt & I were together. Great to see John’s baby boy, and see Nicole again after so many years. I am so glad I stopped by!
View All Photos from Rob’s Birthday BBQ
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After that I came home pretty wiped out. I watched the Apple’s iTunes/iPod Nano release video (that actually taught me a few things about the iTunes 5 I wasn’t aware of – thanks Joe!), and then crawled into bed & took a quick catnap! All this activity after hardly any for a week had me wiped out. haha!
After a very short, but nice, little nap, Lyne called & I got up to start getting ready for my dinner out w/ Sandy & Derek! Sandy & I met in Colorado about 10 years ago and she was an integral part in my move to San Francisco!
A few years after I moved here she met Derek, and it wasn’t long before they moved up to Healdsburg to open their restaurant: Tastings! Tastings was a success and they were listed in the Zagat’s top 50 and everything! After a few years there they decided to move to Maui, where Tastings is flourishing once again. If you go to Maui, be sure to eat there & tell them I sent you! :)
Tastings Wine Bar & Grill 1913 South Kihei Rd., Kihei 808-879-8711.
“Duck out of South Kihei traffic into this slice of Sonoma’s finest—an award-winning restaurant transplanted from Healdsburg, CA. Slurp down a spanking fresh oyster and pair it with some bubbly or a half bottle of crisp white wine. Chef-owner Derek McCarthy utilizes local ingredients to push the frontier of island dining. The compelling menu of small “tastings” includes flat-iron steak, roasted beet and goat cheese salad, and house-smoked duck with hazelnuts and spinach. New American. Open for Dinner $-$$”– Maui Magazine Dining Guide
Lucky for me they come back to visit their friends and Sandy’s family once a year, and when they do it most always involves a FEAST! They’d been hearing great things about SF’s Marina restaurant A 16 – even all the way in Maui – so they had to try it for themselves. And try it we did! I think we had one of everything on the menu & it was delicious!! Paired with great wine & wonderful company – it was a delightful evening!
Ken, Anna, Frank, Sandy, David (in back), Derek & me
Anna & Frank are long time fans of Tastings restaurant (and Derek’s amazing cooking) from when it was located in Healdsburg, and have remained in contact with Derek & Sandy even after they relocated to Maui. Frank works at Jordan Winery up north, and knows his wines & great food! They are a very sweet couple and it was so fun to get to know them lastnight. Derek & Sandy have always surrounded themselves with such amazing people.
Case in point: It is always such a joy to see David & Ken, too. Ken is a talented East Bay artist, who is so animated and fun to talk to. He’s an amazing person and we had beautiful discussions lastnight on everything from Hurricane Katrina, the lack of good education in this nation to our passions & desires to create art. David is a doll, and was one of the first people I met in San Francisco. Him & Sandy showed me around the city & I’ll never forget the great memories of that first weekend. I love David so much & am so happy that I am able to see him again after all these years! xoxo
View all photos from Dinner at A16
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Today I’ve been chillin. I had a wonderful conversation with my friend Karrie. Her & Wayne are going to stay here next weekend while Lyne & I head down to LA! I’m glad I can repay the favor of offering them a place to stay since they so graciously hosted me while I was in Brooklyn this last spring. Plus, they’re kitty lovers & so they’ll be kitty sitting Kazoobie, too!
OK, off to finish up the furniture painting. Hope you all had a great weekend!
Happy Birthday, Jee! (yesterday) Have fun in Italy!
Happy Birthday, Misty! You are AWESOME!!!
And last, but not least…. my little sister is turning 14 today!
Happy Birthday, Haylie! xoxo
p.s. send me a piece of yummy birthday cake! :p
I just posted photos from lastnight’s show: Olivia Tremor Control w/ Skygreen Leopards @ GAMH. And right as I finished I realized Fotki (my photo album service) just made a huge change! They now have a Flash slideshow (it’s about time they kicked that damn Java to the curb!!) and have the album description at the top of the page & more! wowie! Click the link above to check it out for yourself. I have to update some of my CSS to accommodate for some of the changes, but very cool, Fotki!
Olivia Tremor Control was GREAT! I liked them way more than I thought I would. I guess mostly because some of their more spacey/dreamy/experimental stuff had me scared I wasn’t going to like it, but they were fantastic! Their pop hits are so good, and I agree with Jem & BeeDub (both who were at the show lastnight, as well) that Dusk at Cubist Castle is a damn fine album. And I can now confidently say: live, they did not disappoint! I loved how many instruments they had up there: banjo, saw, trumpet, tuba, clarinet, and even some crazy percussion on a plastic lamb & metal teakettle, too! Awesome!
Skygreen Leopards opened, and they were great. Their music is warm and inviting with delicate harmonies and soft whisps of steady percussion (played by our friend, and Jem’s bandmate, Jasmine!). They reminded me a lot of Iron & Wine, if you’re familiar w/ them.
I expired early, as I knew I would. I’ve been going to bed early and considering this is only the 3rd time I’ve left the house in the last week, I feared that if I didn’t get home before 11:30 I might turn into a pumpkin! So I watched the majority of the set & scooted out the door. Just in time for a big ol’ police roundup on O’Farrell no less. ha!
I slept so amazing lastnight. This whole not drinking & going to bed early thing is pretty amazing. (no waving fingers or I-told-you-so’s please :). Seriously, though… I have been going to bed around 11 (even though 1/2 the time it takes me a good hour to actually fall asleep because my body is so not used to it. That, and my mind is an active little bunnythinker!), and my eyes open wide awake around 8am. So not like me! haha!
Anyway, lastnight’s dreams – and actually the night before’s – were so detailed and amazing. I have to tell a bit of Wednesday night’s, because it is SO damn funny. I literally was giggling out loud lastnight remembering it, so I just have to spill it here:
**insert wavey dream sequence**
It was really early in the morning, except I hadn’t gone to bed yet. Apparently I’d been partying all night long and was wide awake. (hmm, see how my body is *wanting* to party? hahaa) I was at a park near my house, and for some reason standing before me were (please don’t laugh. oh, ok, you can -it’s hysterical) Brad Pitt and Matt Damon. They were completely naked, except for these silver fabric cod pieces (more like custom penis harnesses) and silver fabric angel wings. HAHHAHHA!!! Oh man, it gets better….
It was like they were there, being presented specifically for me. They had their arms crossed and were doing this pelvic thrust thing that left me trying to sneak a peak at their packages. HAHHAAA. Oh boy… what happened next can simply be classified as a sex dream, so I can’t go into it, but it was WILD!! hahaha!
This dream had many parts to it… One being that I didn’t want to go home yet, so I thought it’d be “funny” to walk into someone’s house & act like I know them. So I went into this person’s house & sat down on the couch, and started chatting with them. It was a woman, who seemed very nice & open to my being in her house. The living room was dark, and looking around I saw that she had about 6 kids (all African-American and she was white) who were watching cartoons. I chatted w/ her for a little bit, we actually had some nice conversation about dating or something, and then I excused myself and left. After that I decided to go home, only to find that my house was one big party!!! haha! Except it wasn’t really my house, it was different… but there was this huge outdoor deck and there were tons of people partying there, and I said hello to everyone and talked about how I should probably go to bed instead of stay up with them longer.
Another part was me down at the park again, and when I decided to go home, I walked up my street & realized Jeff Kortas (guy I went to HS with) was following me. After we got to the top, we saw my Mom (who apparently in this version, I lived with) by our pool (uh ok!), and I told them both I planned to go to sleep laying out in the sun.
The last version of this whole thing that I remember was being down by the park again, and sitting on the doorstep of the house I’d barged into. Rick (my ex) came by and since I knew we’d both been partying all night I wanted him to be smart & just leave and go home, so that we didn’t let the moment get the worst of us, if you know what I mean. So he came & talked to me for a bit, and then ended up leaving, which was good.
Lastnight’s dream had more of Rick… and actually it made me feel really good. In this one we were going on a trip together to Morocco. Apparently we’d booked this trip before we broke up, so we decided to continue with it even though we weren’t together anymore. (This actually happened with another ex of mine years ago, but we didn’t necessarily plan to continue the trip together, and I stayed in Spain instead… but I won’t go into that now :)
Another thing to note as part of my stance with Rick in this dream & in real life, is that not only are we both clear we cannot ever get back together, but he has a new girlfriend now (grumble, grumble).
So the first part of Rick & I’s trip was staying in some hotel where we happened to somehow also be staying with these new lovers, who unfortunately just wanted to be super lovey and have sex all the time. A little awkward to say the least, in terms of where Rick & I were trying to be with each other. oy. I then remember something about a LOT of Moroccan beer that we were bring along with us, because we were meeting up with some family.
The biggest part of this dream was when I was in the shower, there was a see through shower curtain, and Rick was going to get in with me. And I was like, “No, you need to wait until I am done.” Because, just because we may have done that before, buddy – doesn’t mean I can handle it now! And not be able to touch each other? Nope, that’s not going to work. So while I was in the shower, there was some song playing on the stereo… and we started singing this new song together about how we were moving forward with just being friends, and something silly about how it was hard we couldn’t shower together anymore. HAHHAAA. Anyway, I was really proud of the song, and overall in the dream I felt so resolute and strong (much more than I am in real life, unfortunately) about our newly established friendship and moving past the emotional turmoil of the breakup.
Anyway – we go to Morocco & met up with the family, and we talked about the great food, etc. I won’t bore you with the rest since it was kinda insignificant… but regardless, as you can read – I’ve been having some wild dreams!!! A little sexual tension to say the least. Freud would have a hay day. :)
It’s actually really cool to work through my feelings with Rick in these dreams. I woke up this morning feeling happy that I’d seen him & spent time with him. And that we got to travel together, and he knew I was doing my best to be OK with his new relationship. oy… big stuff there for sure.
OK, back to work. TGIF, eh?! woohoo!
If you’ve downloaded the new iTunes, you’ll see it’s got a slightly updated interface! I dig it. (not sure if PC users see it, too – do you?) Anyway – Mac fans, you’ll love Daring Fireball’s post about the refresh. Hilarious!
For those of you keeping track, I wanted to let you know that I think it’s official: the hairball (and/or whatever it was lodged in his throat making it hard for him to swallow) has cleared!
I think it was pretty much gone all day yesterday, but I’d been hesitant to be sure, because honestly he got good at just not swallowing to avoid the pain. Plus, now that he’s not making that big concerted effort to swallow, it’s hard to tell when he’s swallowing!
I’m thrilled & he seems to be much happier. phew!!! Thanks to Mike, Matt, Johnny & Trevor who kept checking in. xo
I’m looking for a TDI Golf, know anyone selling one? :)
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My friend Eric is so sweet to me. He claims this is in response to my note to him… apparently one kind gesture deserves another. ;)
Wow. Between this and just getting the new Deathcab for Cutie album, I’m having the BEST DAY!
Ok, I profusely apologize for my all out lie. I didn’t update the show calendar a week ago as promised. I know, FOR SHAME!!! But guess what? It’s updated now!! *sheepish grin*
As always, there’s some seriously amazing shows coming up. They don’t call it ROCKTOBER for nothing! Sometimes I wish all I did was hang out at shows every single night. I should be hanging out at 330 Ritch & the Rickshaw more… I’ll bet I’d be cooler if I did. haha.
Anyway, check it out & hit some shows: Willotoons Show Calendar
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Let’s go have a drink at The Willo!
My friend Hai sent me this pic he took up near Grass Valley. A bar named after me! hahaha!! uh…AWESOME!
Good news! I think I’m on the road to recovery. Yesterday I was on a DayQuil high, and felt *way* better than Monday. And today I didn’t even have to take the drugs! woohoo! I also finally spoke w/ my friends (whose germy kids I blame), and it turns out they’ve been totally sick in bed all week, too. And I know of 3 others who have had it bad. Total can’t-get-out-of-bed-for-a-couple-days sick. No fun! It’s goin around people… heed this warning, take your vitamins & get well rested now so you don’t get it, too!
On the Kazoobie front, there’s movement (aka, more random hacking and such) but it’s still in there. After speaking w/ a few people, it’s rather common and unfortunately probably just a gigantic hairball. Poor baby. Mike said his kitty’s took 3-4 days to finally clear, so let’s hope we don’t have any more to go than another day. Anyway, just keeping you posted on that. Thrilling material, I know!
I left the house tonite for the first time in days, and although I was gone for only a few hours, my welcome home was like I’d been gone for days. We had a snuggle session that could melt an ice-cap. Dreamy. I love this fuzzy guy!!!
OK, I put a very full day in, so I’m going to go rest a bit before my 11pm bedtime I’ve come so accustomed to lately. Here’s to your health!