As of late

I’ve been having the greatest time catching up and hanging out with family, old friends, meeting new friends, eating and drinking plenty.

Fun, good things from the past few weekends

The end-of-the-week dinners with my cousin, Christy, that I always look forward to. And whatever shenanigans that eventually take place—you just never know.

Dragging my best friend Michelle out to temporarily cure her boy-woes with frozen yogurt and margaritas (which were a tad too strong, but maybe that was the point?)

Random drunk people at clubs who say weird things such as, “Girl, you phwazy!” (rhymes with ‘crazy’).

Bargin book sales at $5 a paperbag. Reliving one’s childhood by reading books you once loved. And having someone who shares the same joy.

I enjoyed some solitary time framing and hanging up artwork in my room, baking with pumpkins, installing yet another shelf, reading, watching movies and listening to new records.

Spending time with my mother and older sister’s friends and clients—all older woman—having a surprisingly great time, and being reminded of the value and absolute joy of female company and friendships, and that they should be cherished.

Happenings from the weekend

On Friday, I ate a delicious veggie risotto and chocolate fondue after having ‘the talk’ with O. It’s always difficult and awkward, no matter how long you’ve been involved (in this case, just three dates), but these things are always best done in person, I think. And having been treated inconsiderately in the past has made me more adamant about how I don’t want to treat people.

Michelle dragged me out to the gym for the first time in a very, very long time.

Watched Jumper with sister and friends. It was awful! But unintentionally funny. Watched Persepolis a second time and I’m on my way to purchase a copy for myself. The animation is amazing, I really like that style of drawing.

My sister, friend and I headed to San Francisco on Saturday to attend the Renegade Craft Fair being held at Fort Mason. We saw so many great artists who were showcasing their amazing work. Elizabeth Soule, with her The Little Zoo series, was one of my favorites.

There was a lot of inspiring work at the fair. And once again, being in SF reinforced our desire to eventually move there. That city is so full of nonsense.

Festivals galore! We went to the Obon Festival in Japantown. It was a first for all of us. The best part was the food: tempura, chicken salad (teriyaki and sushi were sold out), root beer floats with strawberry shortcake to finish.

I’m hoping to head up to SF again this weekend to check out Julia Rothman’s (as well as Keegan’s, though I’m unfamiliar with most of her work) new work at Rare Device gallery. We’ll see!

Weekend of fun

I ran Bay to Breakers with my two best friends from high school on Sunday in San Francisco. We dodged the naked people, laughed at the funny and clever costumes, resisted the free doughnuts during the run and ate gyros when it was all over. Next up: Muddy Buddy.

Eating frozen yogurt, taking naps, getting coffee, eating burritos, watching really bad movies, reading books, eating mac & cheese with noodles in the shape of Spiderman, watching cartoons on Adult Swim, playing wii mario kart, eating thai food, swinging in a hammock, taking bike rides around the block with b.

Weekend fun, whimsy, discoveries, etc.

• Visiting Michelle in Monterey, dinner in Carmel and biking around town for hours and hours the next day.
• Buttered toast with the most amazing blueberry jam EVER.
• SJ Bike Party!
• Birthday party with lots of hilarious drunk people and lots of rap music.
• The guy who kept calling me ‘mama’.
• “Why’s that gay guy hitting on my cousin?” Christy.
• Receiving novel-length e-mails.

Nice things from the past few weeks

• Staying up really late to bake sweets for no particular reason, while listening to ambient tunes, reading short stories and licking batter off my fingers.
• Driving home late from the library with a stomach full of buttery, syrupy pancakes.
• Unexpected e-mails from people I hadn’t heard from in a while and thought about from time to time (one of whom I once had a minor crush on)
• Discovering really great reading/writing music that I’ll obsessively listen to in the coming weeks.
• Being introduced to the ‘love of my life’ by my cousin Christy. (more of a funny thing than a nice thing, actually)
• Getting slightly lost on a late-night walk and running like hell through scary hills with Ollie (my dog) in tow who seemed equally scared.
• A pair of nice, cushy, noise canceling headphones.