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Monday, May 31th, 2004 link - comments(0) Here are the photos from this weekend's trip to Salt Point. Sunday, May 30th, 2004 link - comments(0) I drank a lot of beers last night. I'm officially on a Weight watchers hiatus. I'm going to regret it, I'm sure, but girls just want to have fun. Lots of pictures to come. We shotgunned beers and had spaghetti and meatballs for dinner. It was a perfect camping weekend. I'm sad we have to go back today. Before we headed out, Darren tried Abalone diving again. This time he found three very big ones. They are going to Japan to help Phyllis's grapnfather. We loaned them our cooler to keep the abalonies safe since they were bigger than Darren and Phyllis thought they would find.
Saturday, May 29th, 2004 link - comments(0)
We got into Salt Point last night around 10pm and enjoyed a few beers with Phyllis, Emilia, Darren and Jonathan. The drive was surprisingly easy considering the holiday. We were going to wait until saturday morning but Phyllis called us at 6pm Friday night to see if we could come up Friday instead. It took us 1 hour to drive home, pack, and hit the road. I think we broke a world record. Today Darren is going to go Abalone diving. I'm hoping to find some tidepools to pokee around in.
Friday, May 28th, 2004 link - comments(0) We are off to Salt Point tonight for a couple days of camping. Strange news on BBCNews about a boy who conned another boy to kill him.
Thursday, May 27th, 2004 link - comments(0)
Tom and I are going away on a mini camping trip this weekend in Salt Point with Darren and Phyllis. I'm glad we are going away. I know it's silly but I just don't feel like we are having a proper anniversary celebration unless we are camping. We are only going Saturday and Sunday but it's something. And we have been going on trips a lot lately. Tom has to work Monday and I will paint all day. I promised Lynn I'd finally fix the elephant for her. I have a new song to get me through the work day. Here are the lyrics: Wednesday, May 26th, 2004 link - comments(0) My cute robot painting is getting a little notoriety. A nice girl asked if she could use my painting as her web site design. I think she did a great job. So cute! Go little robot go! Here's her site: Otinia.com And look at one of the comments she got: In response to: A new site layout (again), and some other important stuff I'm a lady! Weee! Tom and I are going to Rubicon on Saturday to celebrate our 4 year anniversary. Four whole years. that's a bunch. What should I get him? I'm feeling very very stumped.
Tuesday, May 25th, 2004 link - comments(0)
IM conversation of the day: Monday, May 24th, 2004 link - comments(0) Today a woman cut across two lanes of traffic, then into the lane I was already occupying. I laid on the horn but she paid no mind. A motorcyclist saw the whole thing and we both shook our heads in disgust. Stupid people. Fred the parakeet came back after 4 long years!
Sunday, May 23th, 2004 link - comments(0)
Saturday, May 22th, 2004 link - comments(0) I went on a crazy cleaning spree today. My stomach is still fucked up and I didn't feel like leaving the house. I cleaned everything. I vacuumed, dusted, and scrubbed each tile in the kitchen and bathroom with a scrub brush. Although the tiles are beyond repair, they do look a little less disgusting, and I feel like they are cleaner now anyway.
Friday, May 21th, 2004 link - comments(0)
Thursday, May 20th, 2004 link - comments(0) I feel very quiet today. Also tired, wanting a nap. A mosquito kept me awake last night and I had to sleep on the couch. I have very simple thoughts right now. I'm hungry, work is hard, need a nap, thirsty, music is nice. Miss Tom. Painting tonight. Happy painting.
Wednesday, May 19th, 2004 link - comments(0) Weird conversation I overheard today at work: Tuesday, May 18th, 2004 link - comments(0)
My Funny IM for the day: Just found this great photo weblog whilst waiting forever for photoshop. This is one of my favorites: Elmo in Japan. I think I will be adding skinnyandfurious.com to my hotlist.
Monday, May 17th, 2004 link - comments(0)
I get to finally register for classes today and I'm not even sure I should take classes this summer. I will miss a couple because of our trip to Cape May. Still, I need to get going on the units!
Sunday, May 16th, 2004 link - comments(0)
Once we got back, I tried to run over the Scrap to get some wood for encaustics but realized they are closed Sunday, Time I could have spent nursing my hangover. So I just ended up getting exciting groceries at Ranch 99 for lunches this week and then spend the rest of the night on the couch. I had wanted to see Stacie today So I feel crappy that I had given myself a hangover.
Saturday, May 15th, 2004 link - comments(0)
Friday, May 14th, 2004 link - comments(0) Yesterday was rotten. Angst filled and frustrating. I'm glad it's not yesterday anymore. Tomorrow morning we are going to Santa Cruz to get the car tuned up and have fun. I'm looking forward to a nice little road trip down Hwy 1. Maybe we will have to stop at Bonny Doon Vineyard and get some wine. We are going to have breakfast at the Crepe Place I lost two of my daily points on weight watchers this week. I think it's psychological but I feel hungry all the time this week. I feel ripped off. I want my two points back!
Thursday, May 13th, 2004 link - comments(0)
Today didn't start out so good. Fell street was a nightmare, lanes closed all over the place. And just to add to my stress, a parked car decided to pull out into my lane while I was occupying it. I started to cuss, he looked me straight in the eyes and then proceeded to pull out farther into my lane, causing me to nearly swerve into the car in the lane next to mine. He seemed completely oblivious that he had almost run me off the road. I was so angry I wanted to chase after him and beat on his car. So incredibly fucked up! Work didn't start out much better. All this after starting my day with 30 minutes of yoga. Can you imagine what kind of day it would have started out as if I hadn't done yoga? I'm looking forward to the weekend. I have a project to finish up tonight after work and am hoping to be virtually free of it by midnight. There will probably be more work to do on it friday but I should be almost there. They are only paying me for 20 hours though so it can't go on much longer anyway.
Wednesday, May 12th, 2004 link - comments(0) Article on intelligence of lemurs. This article makes me mad because I never thought lemurs were stupid. i was born thinking lemurs were smart. These people can kiss my ass. Camper Van Beethoven is playing at Amoeba in San Francisco tonight at 6. See you there!
Tuesday, May 11th, 2004 link - comments(0) Will someone please tell me what's going on here? Subservient Chicken dot com. Six degrees of Corporate America, theyrule.com
Monday, May 10th, 2004 link - comments(0)
Sunday, May 9th, 2004 link - comments(0) I got to sleep in today! I was sp happy. We slept until about 10:30 or 11, then went to the pork store and had yummy breakfast. They added a couple things to the menu. I had a temporary lapse in sanity and ordered the worst possible thing I could have, seeing as how I'm on a diet. I ordered the ortega chili, cheese and sour cream omlette. It was good but so bad. I had a stomach ache most of the day. The rest of the day I just had to work a bunch, then Tom came home and cooked me a nice dinner. Kitty image recognition cat door system. Oh! Oh! I almost forgot! I lost 2 more pounds. That's 17 pounds total so far. 23 pounds to go.
Saturday, May 8th, 2004 link - comments(0)
One nice thing I did for myself today was that I applied for financial aid for school. Last years tax returns were very low so if there was ever a good time to apply, it's right now. So cross your fingers.
Friday, May 7th, 2004 link - comments(0) I'm so happy it's friday. So so happy. I wish I could relax more this weekend, too much to do, but at least I get to sleep in. So sleepy today. I didn't do a whole lot of yoga this week. I feel a little guilty about it but I'm just tired. Next week I'll do better. Just need sleep.
Thursday, May 6th, 2004 link - comments(0) Remind me to send this link to the next client I have that wants to use Arial on their website. Here's a neato barcode that works with camera phones so you can click and load webpages with your camera phone. I'm recovering slowly from a nice Cinco De Mayo night in the Haight. We had noodles at Citrus Club then beers at Gold Cane. We talked politics, New Zealand, music, art, money, and a little Geography. My boyfriend is a geography stud. It makes him super hot. I just realized I've had my Powerbook since November 2001. That's like 106 in computer years. Poor horsie! Crimson Agent narrowly escapes being crushed in this weird car accident.
Wednesday, May 5th, 2004 link - comments(0)
Tonight there is a forum at The Lab: Rethinking Art & Design: A Livable Life? It's just down the street so I might try to sneak out for a couple hours. It's at 7. Friday there is a block party in Hayes valley and there's an art opening of Raymond Difley's work at Propeller at 555 Hayes St.
Tuesday, May 4th, 2004 link - comments(0)
We saw On The Speakers and Death Cab For Cutie last night at the Filmore. On The Speakers get better and better every time we see them. I finally got their CD and picked up a very nice Death Cab for Cutie t-shirt. The show was really great. Death Cab for Cutie are awesome live. I went to San Francisco City College today to try and finish up all the steps it takes just to get an appointment to register for classes. Here's what I did: Monday, May 3rd, 2004 link - comments(0) Tonight is the Death cab for Cutie show at the Fillmore. No painting tonight. I'm almost done with the dog paintings and after that I don't know what I'm going to start. A very funny posting on Craigslist entitled: Hey Crackhead
Sunday, May 2nd, 2004 link - comments(0) Sundays are turning into our days to make a nice dinner. We don't cook so much during the week anymore between painting and music and yoga. Tonight we had Spinach with shitake mushrooms, sauteed cherry tomatoes an tri tip. I guess my stomach is not used to digesting beef anymore and I'm in so much pain! I may not eat another steak as long as I live, well maybe just a bite here and there.
Saturday, May 1st, 2004 link - comments(0)
Lynn and I went to Open Studios at Hunter's Point today. We mostly ran around the smaller buildings. Great stuff. We then poked out heads in the Lola Gallery and then on to City Light Books in North Beach. Lynn had never been there. For lunch we had a very large cheese plate. It was a great, hot, sunny weekend in San Francisco.
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I was driving down the Great Highway today, just thinking about life on this planet as a human being. I thought about how life gets a little easier the moment you realize you are essentially alone on this planet. That you are born alone and you die alone. In between those two events you can do with whatever you want, just remember no one owns you a thing. And make the best of your relationships, feed the ones that make you happy and treat those people with love and respect. I was thinking about how great people can be. I looked up and saw all these hang gliders floating around Land's End. They all looked white from the glare of the sun and they really looked like flying saucers. It was such a beautiful sight. Ain't life grand.
I was feeling really crappy so I decided to stay home today. I guess I needed rest because I fell asleep on the couch and slept most of the afternoon away. My stomach is all screwed up. I have been kind of stressed about work, things here are kinda crappy, and I drank more beer than I usually do. My stomach doesn't like stress + beer. My back has been hurting more too. Amazing what a little stress can do to your body. Next week I am going to be super healthy. There is nothing I can really do about the stress, except try and ignore it, at least for a few more months. Nothing I really can or want to do about it right now so no use flipping out over it. Easier said than done sometimes.
Yum! I got some Inari pockets at Ranch 99 yesterday so that I could have inari for lunch. They are stuffed with shitake mushroom. I could eat inari three times a day right now.
We had a little too much fun yesterday and I'm super hung over today. Driving back up Hwy1 was difficult and I had to have Tom pull over once just to stand up and get some fresh air. It was fun, and worth the pain but I am dreamy of feeling healthy.
We snuck away to Santa Cruz this weekend. We were just going to go on saturday, during the day to get our car worked on, spend the day in Santa Cruz but turns out Shelley (who had an apartment downtown now) offered her place for us to stay. It's a cute studio right downtown and even cuter is her cat Isis. We ate breakfast, went shopping, drank beers on her patio, bought some wine at Bonny Doon, had some delicious Sushi at Mobo, went to The Blue Lagoon for drinks and 80's videos and had a drink at the Asti. It was such a great weekend.
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Hi, Monday monday. I'm so hyper today. I woke up really really tired and ended up drinking coffee on my lunch break. Now I'm out of control hyper. So much stuff to do, so little time.
I am pretty swamped days. It's gonna be a busy weekend. I'm looking forward to vegging tonight and tomorrow night. After my seminar with Anastasia, I got home and went for a walk around the neighborhood with Tom. We had a mediteranian plate at the Blue Front, dropped off our movies from last night. We saw Chelsea Walls and Dirty Pretty Things. We stopped by Booksmith and I picked up some art mags, then a nice coffee at Rock'n'Java. For dinner we just had baked potatoes. They were yummy.
Today I had a "sushi surprize" from 
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