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Wow, it's been so long! Since I didn't get you a gift, here's an update. For starters, my tenant gave notice and moved out last November. This was great news, but bad timing. It woul0 . . .
My friend Steve sent me a DVD with highlights from his past Halloween parties. I figured I'd do my part toward making 25,000 journals by posting it here. You might recognize some of these shots f0 . . .
I will FINALLY get to verify a bit of Google-lure first-hand. Namely, heated toilet seats http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/03/05/DDGFOOEF4C1.DTL at Googleplex world headquarters. 0 . . .
If a picture is worth 1000 words, and a blog is approximately 1638 words, then this entry = 9.7 blogs. I have approximately 3 dozen spots for cats. But suddenly Oscar believes the only place for hi0 . . .
You too can take a virtual ride down http://www.mapjack.com/?3mEnW2f5bFiB Lombard Street (or anywhere in SF and beyond)! Nice drive-by shot of http://www.mapjack.com/?Pc7mWeY5bFyA City Hall. I won0 . . .
Weird day. Much to say about it! Here are some pix. 0408/Parking0409.jpg I was glad to see my regular parking spot was available, considering all the hoopla! 0408/Plaza0409.jpg View from my of0 . . .
It's so weird (but cool) to have my commute to work directly affected by the Freedom Torch and the Olympic Torch. Today I couldn't cut through Civic Center plaza like I usually do because0 . . .
Hey e:Paul -- Kimya is all over the http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/news/47117-ellen-page-talks-ijunoi-soundtrack-kimya-dawson Juno soundtrack. 0 . . .
1. Door-to-door service. 2. Easy, free parking. 3. Free, renewable fuel. 4. 0 emissions. 5. Good exercise. 6. No stereo to steal. 7. Cheap repairs. 8. 24/7 service with no schedules / transfers0 . . .
A recent shift in my living situation necessitated a reorganization (i.e., purge) of stuff. I've been putting this housecleaning off for years, although it's probably just as well I'm f0 . . .
Rain is back. Time to buy some rain boots. Anybody have a strong opinion? I've been deliberating this for two days! 0108/Rainboots0121.jpg0 . . .
per e:News,42363 <saved>webPad Saved: 10-30-06 11:59:02</saved> in case I die root pass is... SORRY KIDS! This is classified! <saved>webPad Saved: 07-22-06 16:05:45</save0 . . .
Is it really that time already? I guess it is. So many pictures, so few calendar months. In no particular order... This is cute. 1207/Fdny1210.jpg So is this! 1207/Pup1210.jpg Teaching t0 . . .
New user sound. Antidote to green... Happy holidays. 0 . . .
My brother got a yellow lab puppy. His name is Jackson. He is the cutest! 1207/Jackson11201.jpg 1207/Jackson21201.jpg 1207/Jackson31201.jpg I just thought everybody might need a pick-me-up0 . . .
(Sign seen on a fellow biker's courier bag today. Ha!)0 . . .
Full post might come later. But probably not. My friend Larry has a photo exhibit coming up in Chicago. If you're in the neighborhood, you should check it out! 1107/Twtbtd1126.jpg Damn, 0 . . .
My life has been chock-full of coincidences lately. When I started working downtown, I decided to have lunch with Mark's Burning Man sculptures. Took a pic while I was at it. 1007/IMG26141027.0 . . .
With the house/move done and a job secured (at least until monday when we meet with the interim boss), my thoughts naturally turned to craigslist. A recent setback in that arena really stung, so it� . . .
weird week, in more ways than I can say here. First, some scenes from a housewarming party: 1007/Sink1019.jpg Kitchen sink. Might as well make it scenic, unless you're oh so cynic? 10070 . . .
One of the great things about seeing a show on Thursday night in San Francisco is getting to hang with the band at Popscene http://popscene-sf.com/ afterwards. You know, get their autograph, take thei0 . . .
So, my 3-5 week part-time contract with Autodesk has already been extended to 11 weeks full-time, and I haven't even started yet. Sweet! Maybe now is a good time to ask for a raise, haha. Hope0 . . .
That was the best freakin' 65 bucks I've spent all year! All is forgiven. 0907/Morrisseyposter0924.jpg 0907/Morrisseytix0924.jpg p.s. -- I think the same artist must have done th0 . . .
Tonight is my "make up date" with Steven Patrick, almost three years to the day (September 19, 2004) since he stood me and thousands of other adoring fans up due to alleged illness. This 0 . . .
a little more up close and personal . . . http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SBRcapvP3yA0 . . .
Probably the most obvious reason why I don't have a real job is because here I am posting about various topics only of interest to me instead of looking for one. But what the hell. So, my ex h0 . . .
Jesus Christ. Tickets for Morrissey's "4 night residency" at the Fillmore are priced at $65. And they're already asking $158-183 each on http://www.stubhub.com/morrissey-tickets/?e0 . . .
I got word from my building-mate he won't be back from burning man until tomorrow instead of today as originally planned. Oh, and he ran into my ex on the playa. Now, I'm sure there are many0 . . .
Yeah. Don't ask me to explain this. 0907/10901.jpg 0907/20901.jpg 0907/30901.jpg 0907/40901.jpg 0907/60901.jpg 0907/70901.jpg 0907/80901.jpg 0907/90901.jpg 0907/100901.0 . . .
I just gained a huge appreciation for how difficult it must be for straight guys to refrain from glancing at cleavage. My first ever knock on the back door produced the equally rare (these days) sight0 . . .
There are currently 562 volunteer opportunities within 5 miles of my zip code. Maybe I should start out with something easy like: "Popcorn maker for movie days at homeless shelter" o0 . . .
notice anything odd about this screen shot? 0807/Betternow0806.jpg EXACTLY! Hallelujah! It finally works again! I have no idea why, but who cares. Just in the nick of time too, since my new o0 . . .
At least, she looks like one. 0807/Balloons0801.jpg 0807/Shoes0801.jpg 0807/Alamosquare0801.jpg 0807/Chinatown0801.jpg 0807/Stairs0801.jpg 0807/Sealion0801.jpg 0807/Palace20802.j0 . . .
I am woefully losing that battle. In a nutshell. I promised my Grinderman (aka Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds) ticket for tonight to a true fan so I could see Eisley. You've never heard of them, 0 . . .
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(thank god for flakes.) Persistence paid off! I found a seller with one Tegan and Sara ticket at face value plus fees. Her original buyer flaked out, so I'm going to see them tonight! Yay!0 . . .
...or was he? Sorry kids, I have no tales of alleged depravity to tell. Despite the advance disclosures piquing my e:twisted,40182 interest, I couldn't bring myself to ask the guy sitting acro0 . . .
So I go away for two weeks and TOTALLY miss out on a couple great bands because the tickets went on sale sold out before I got back! That is so wrong! I can usually count on my music buds to cover for0 . . .
First things first. Saw a recipe for Wheatless Apricot Cake in an http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/07/11/FDG6BQROHD1.DTL article about cooking with solar power and thought of e:Ma0 . . .
All of my crap twisted,36773 arrived yesterday, and as expected, didn't all fit in my new place. I took advantage of having the storage pods for a day to stage the world's most impromptu yar0 . . .
Martha's Vineyard is beautiful. 0707/Edgartown0705.jpg 0707/Light0705.jpg I got to bunk with my nephews for the week. Here's the fort my roommates made in our room. 0707/Fort07050 . . .
firefox sans add-ons, cache, cookies 0607/AddOffs0618.jpg where's the damn veritcal hold add-on? 0 . . .
...is apparently in full swing. better get out here quick, e:paul, haha. 0607/Pic130616.jpg 0607/Pic160616.jpg p.s. -- I disabled ALL my firefox add-ons but everything's still smutchface0 . . .
This is so freakin' awesome. 0607/River0615.jpg 0607/Orange0615.jpg 0607/Sand0615.jpg 0607/Fall0615.jpg 0607/Caramel0615.jpg 0607/Klonopin0615.jpg 0607/Banana0615.jpg 06070 . . .
Anybody else see this in Firefox/Mac? 0607/Thousands0614.jpg 0607/Thousands20614.jpg I started seeing it as soon as I moved my Mac upstairs. Then I remembered one of the last things I did dow0 . . .
...all make offers to buy a unit in your building. Which one do you choose? All of the above. Ok, ok, he's just one guy. But he is a lawyer and a member of a local comedy troupe. He's 0 . . .
For no apparent reason, my ex sent me this http://maps.google.com/maps?client=firefox-a&ie=UTF8&oe=utf-8&q=Filbert+between+Leavenworth+and+Hyde&om=1&layer=c&cbll=37.80024,-1220 . . .
So, I got seven offers on my middle unit yesterday. First off, I should clarify something. This twisted,39347 isn't my renovated unit. (I still owe you pictures of that as soon as all the heavy e0 . . .
(Time to change my userpic. I think Il Papa is giving me a holier-than-thou rep I really don't deserve.) Did I mention I got a letter saying the bail money had been received, but if I didn . . .
I know I say this all the time, but it's been a crazy week. Granted, there are plenty of boring weeks in my life, but I usually don't post about those. And it's not for lack of crazy th0 . . .
0507/IMG21240522.jpg Bay to Breakers was the same day as my first Sunday open house. Sweet! (p.s. to e:j3sse, I caught Inki on camera...contact me for details.) Had a free pass to Stinson this wee0 . . .
WARNING! The following post contains pictures of rugs that are known to be harmful to certain peeps in the state of California. 0507/IMG21080519.jpg (p.s. -- notice what's on the Mac screen? 0 . . .
One of my contractors is about to father his third kid with his third partner. And he must be at least 10 years younger than I am. That freaks me out. Not because I feel like I have to "catch up&0 . . .
To pass the time during my hour-long commute to Napa, I started developing OK Cupid tests. No one could be more surprised than I am, considering I've only taken three myself. (I totally aced the 0 . . .
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Tvw9OGznKcg just to clear up any remaining confusion. More fake tales of San Francisco. Conan tries to visit a Medical Marijuana center: I5LUYutRg_I 0 . . .
For reasons I'd rather not go into right now, I found myself taking the OK Cupid personality test again. I wasn't expecting or looking for a different score, but was still surprised when I g0 . . .
First of all, Italy <hearts> naked people: 0407/Naked30424.jpg 0407/Naked20424.jpg 0407/Naked40424.jpg 0407/Naked10424.jpg 0407/Sistene0424.jpg Now that I got that out of the w0 . . .
I was looking for something to spice up my kitchen backsplash and ran across these ceramic tiles: http://www.tilemagic.com/Online_Shop/packing1.html 0407/SanFranBrandOranges0422.jpg 0407/Paco0 . . .
For your birthday present I'm shelling out $55 for the pleasure of seeing you. Jesus Keerhist! For that amount you'd think he'd put a few flowers paul,38972 in his hair, but somehow I d0 . . .
of a San Francisco medicine cabinet. (No, not my medicine cabinet. If it was, I would reshoot this photo with better lighting so you could see the Romulan Ultras and Sour Punk labels for sure.) 0300 . . .
Just 'cause the week will go fast, I'm listing out a few options by date/time. For instance, if you want to do a dance thing, Saturday is probably your best bet. Or next Thurs-Fri on your ow0 . . .
Well e:peeps, 'tis the turning of the seasons. I know it's sad to put the green and gluten-free goodies of St. Matty's Day behind us - and far be it for me to end that holiday season ea0 . . .
The homeless people in this town - at least in my 'hood - are extremely polite. Case in point: Tonight is garbage eve, so I had to put the garbage/recycling out. A small homeless embankment ha0 . . .
The guy who is replacing me started yesterday. He's hot! And cute, and smart, and nice. Almost makes me want to stay. But if I was staying, he wouldn't be working there. How ironic is that? 0 . . .
I got rear-ended big time tonight. Ok, you can hardly tell by looking at my car (thank god, since I didn't feel like pulling over on the Bay Bridge during rush hour). Although the impact was hard0 . . .
omg. I can't believe this. I've been keeping my eyes open for a show when e:Paul is here. Not because he'd be into the same music I am, but because I would love to have him experience a0 . . .
There's really no good lead-in to this. I discovered the answer to the age-old question, "where do homeless people poop?" while walking to my car yesterday. You do not want to know the 0 . . .
I just bought these murals from a laundromat going out of business in my neighborhood. I think they'll all fit in my new hallway. Granted, I'm not sure what that last one is of, but they loo0 . . .
I was walking past the Hayes Green near my house when a runaway hula hoop crossed my path. I returned it to it's rightful owner after chatting for a bit, then thought to snap this video. May not 0 . . .
The SF Tool Lending Center http://www.sfcleancity.com/tool-lending/ is CLOSED for several MONTHS!!! The San Francisco Tool Lending Center is currently transitioning to a new location and is not ope0 . . .
My niece is the cutest: 0207/Adog0215.jpg My sister said she asked her what Aunt Lisa likes, and my sister told her I like dogs. So she put a dog in the picture. That is so cute! If only everyth0 . . .
This is what I have to contend with: 0207/Peteyorn0214.jpg No I was NOT cruising (or posting) in casual encounters -- just looking for a Pete Yorn ticket. Which is no time to be picky, so I sear0 . . .
I'm not saying I put any stock in this, but can't help wondering if my recent horoscope might be onto something. Sagittarius Even though it's illegal, marijuana is now America'0 . . .
(But they couldn't hurt.) I am so pissed I missed Inland Empire last night. Who the hell puts the headliner first http://www.sfindie.com/site/event/2007/02/08/month/all/ in the lineup? I liter0 . . .
That's what I feel like I was asked to do tonight. I wish I was better at helping my friends work out their problems.0 . . .
For reasons that are too boring to explain here, I found myself in possession of the early edition of the Sunday Chronicle this morning. Couldn't help doing a double-take on this section header: 0 . . .
Oh man, what a week. If you can't rely on the internet, who can you rely on? Don't answer that. Between email not going out, email not coming in, and outgoing email bouncing back, I don� . . .
A new twist on painted ladies http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/object/article?f=/c/a/2007/01/21/LVGI5NL92G1.DTL 0 . . .
I realize this may be hurting myself unnecessarily, and who knows if I'll even stick with it. But I decided I should cut myself off from communicating with certain friends until this renovation p0 . . .
When they demo'd my walls we discovered there's brick behind them. Who would have expected that? Not necessarily a good thing, but I guess if the house burns down, my neighbors will be fine.0 . . .
This week may not have been the most stressful one in my life, but it was definitely in the top 10. Thank god I started a new job to get away from it all! The new job seems cool. It's only sup0 . . .
What gift do you get your general contractor when he passes his state licensing exam? especially if you thought he was already licensed? Oops! I could've sworn I asked that question! Demolition is 0 . . .
Among other things, this week I discovered I needed scaffolding. Which is something I never envisioned needing. But when you pick a path, sometimes you just have to go with it and see where it leads. 0 . . .
My friends' dog Maggie died on Wednesday. They've really been through the wringer with her health issues the past six weeks or so. I feel so badly I couldn't be there for them more throughout this ord0 . . .
Waddaya think? 1206/cons3617.jpg 1206/chucks21534.jpg Only $60! I can make a pair to match every theme at that price! p.s. - 15% of the net sales goes to (PRODUCT)RED http://www.joinred.c0 . . .
Wow! That looks like quite a metalpeter,755 birthday bash! I don't even remember what I did for my 30th. Too bad I didn't have a blog back then, haha. Oh wait -- now I remember! Thanks to e:Jenks,10 . . .
Definitely was a Not So Silent Night http://live105.com/pages/120976.php last night. It was so freakin' loud down on the floor even with earplugs we moved up to the balcony after Silversun Pickups and0 . . .
I know, I know -- I haven't been keeping up with what's been going on with me lately. Mostly because, why would you give a damn? But also because, it would irrevocably dispel any illusion you may or m0 . . .
Ever get the feeling computers have taken over the world, and there's no one at the wheel? I've had a rash of outright wrong automatic notifications lately, followed by infuriatingly futile attempts t0 . . .
1206/monsterhosting2550.jpg I'd like to ask them if they really mean, December 31, 3006. But I don't want to draw attention to the fact they haven't been charging me for the past year or so. UPD0 . . .
Or you can upgrade for only 99 cents/month. http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2006/12/01/BUGAJMMPEB1.DTL The latest development from the brave new world of social networking: FakeYou0 . . .
I was just about to forward the mail that's collected for my ex-tenant when I noticed this was delivered to the wrong address. 620 Buchanan instead of 620 Grove. 1206/sanquentin5630.jpg I am so 0 . . .
My Dad sent me this picture for the family calendar. Does it seem vaguely obscene to anyone else or is it just me? 1206/nuts5226.jpg 0 . . .
The kitchen & bath remodel is moving along. Luckily they didn't need me for much of the demo phase, except when they uncovered a hornets nest (literally) in the ceiling on Friday. It's amazing wha0 . . .
Haven't bought any Christmas presents yet, but I got this cool laptop bag for my sister-in-law's birthday tomorrow. It's gold brocade and comes with a matching pouch for your cell phone/iPod. Only $290 . . .
... is definitely my favorite. Today at least, haha. What a week. Good thing Thanksgiving wasn't at my house, since as of yesterday my kitchen looks like this: 1106/demo2350.jpg Demolition day 0 . . .
One more media clip from the half-day whirlwind tourist trap tour. This was on Saturday, so there were a lot of tourists around, but unfortunately I still didn't hit any, haha. 1106/lombard1201.flv0 . . .
(New usersound in honor of the English Beat show last night.) I saw this http://laughingsquid.com/squidlist/events/index.php?com=detail&eID=8743&month=11&year=2006 on laughing squid and0 . . .
It's funny how one Apple Care Case can ruin your whole day. Ok, just my afternoon. But now I feel like I'm a whole day behind on things I didn't even know about until an hour ago. All because my freak0 . . .
It's that time once again when my thoughts inexorably turn to... Kinkos. I started with high hopes for this Family Calendar Season. I even got a 20% off coupon from Kinkos good through December 0 . . .
Mark tipped me off about these earrings. I can't wait until they arrive! Paypal, you are a pal indeed. 1106/flyingtoasters1610.jpg 0 . . .
1106/ikea-kitchen0637.jpg Potential kitchen layout plus/minus some details the Ikea Kitchen Planner couldn't deal with. Still a pretty impressive layout program. It even calculates how much this layo0 . . .
I had a dream last night that PMT were visiting me, but my house was falling apart so I had moved into a tree house above it. I felt pretty lucky to have the treehouse, but it turned out all my friend0 . . .
I had a weird voting experience today. I didn't get all the pre-election crap you usually get in the mail the last time I registered, so I registered again. They convinced me to sign up for an absente0 . . .
"A review, survey, or contemplation of things in the past." I spend way too much time in retrospection already. And the rest in anticipation. Which doesn't leave much time for whatever th0 . . .
I had a weird dream paul,4711 in super slow-motion the other day. The universe as I know it was tearing open to reveal a new one. My field of vision was literally folding open from the center of my he0 . . .
From yesterday... 1006/sushiboat1920.flv 1006/sushiboat-platters1920.jpg 0 . . .
I've never been there myself, but I'm sure google maps can help. I can't believe e:Paul arrives tomorrow! It's about freakin' time! I wish my guest quarters were as well-appointed as e:PMT's. He0 . . .
Ok, the weather here has been over the top fantastic for longer than I can remember. PLEASE let it last at least a few days into next week! Today I got some of my crap out of storage in an effort t0 . . .
There's so much going on right now - I keep thinking I hope it keeps up while e:Paul and e:Iriesara are here. I'm sure we'll find something to do. ;-) Mr. Coffee is turning out to be a great source0 . . .
I know I've been posting like gangbusters lately what with testing out the new cam. Judging a digital camera by the way the pics look at 72 dpi / 400 pixel maximum width doesn't make much sense, I kno0 . . .
I just found a dead bird in my upstairs kitchen sink, and a live one banging against the skylight trying to get out. I don't know how or when they got in, but I feel badly for the dead one I didn't go0 . . .
Little did I know Capsule SF http://capsulesf.com/ was going on right in my own 'hood today. Good thing I have a digital camera! 1006/capsule5154.jpg 1006/playground2542.jpg I kind of ran out o0 . . .
1006/cactus0231.jpg 1006/womenscenter0231.jpg 1006/elboroom0231.jpg Above three photos sure signs you're in the mission. 1006/clarionalley1545.jpg It would be very easy to miss Clarion Alle0 . . .
Today was pretty insane. Three street fairs (that I know of), two within a short walk of my house. Guess it's the last blow-out before the rainy season. I hit this one fairly early, since it's a sh0 . . .
Decided to try the Postcard Row shot during the day time. Got a late start, so it's kind of hot and hazy already. Grabbed a few more shots along the way. 1006/fall5558.jpg Fall color 1006/fillm0 . . .
Well, the jury is still out. But let's see how these look online. Keep in mind, by the time I got the thing home and charged the battery, the fantastic light from earlier today was fading fast. So0 . . .
Paul, we just missed Eddie Brickell at The Fillmore last Tuesday. It would have been too damn depressing to go by myself so I missed it. Although I could have borrowed Larry's friend's stealth bootleg0 . . .
It's late, so I developed my own lazy jenks,260soundtrack shortcut. These are all culled from the 86 tunes I sent to e:Paul paul,2304 lo these many years ago. (Wow, almost exactly two years ago.) S0 . . .
Stopped for a taco snack today on Market Street - panhandler central. The guy out front was doing his best to look down and out, but it was hard to take his "Broke, Hungry, Please help" sign0 . . .
I found myself back at CoolNeon today picking up my order of techno strobes http://shopping.netsuite.com/s.nl/c.ACCT88394/sc.2/category.221/.f (always good to have a few on hand this time of year). It0 . . .
As usual, I'm not sure what to make of this. I met Mr. Coffee for twisted,447 movie night in Dolores Park last Thursday. He wasn't as hard to take in person as I feared. You might need a decoder ring 0 . . .
(Usersound compliments of Mr. Coffee's band. Yeah, everyone is a performance artist out here. Hell, finding a parking space in this town is performance art!) Movie night at the park was fun. I have0 . . .
Ok, that snow is totally out of control! If it were me, I would blame e:Ajay. ;-) There's not much I can do to help except to tell e:chicoschica : when I've had trouble logging off, sometimes I've 0 . . .
Since it's already been a weird week, I decided to go see "The Graduate" with Mr. Coffee tonight at http://www.doloresparkmovie.org/index.html Dolores Park Movie Night. I know, I know -- I'm0 . . .
off, that is. Ok, maybe technically it's not being laid off if you're a contractor. But they made a BIG DEAL out of asking me YESTERDAY if I could be available through November 31. I said yes, exce0 . . .
My trip to Buffalo made me realize I'm long overdue for settling into my not-so-new abode. This Halloween will be exactly one year since I moved out of my old place, and all my stuff is still in stora0 . . .
So here I am, safely back in my own time and dimension. Whatever that means. ;-) It was really amazing spending some real time with you all in my "alternate universe." I feel like J.T. Ki0 . . .
I was going to buy a cheap knock-off, but the real thing was on sale if you bought two. So I'm double-dosing on hot apple cider night-time formula, and zesty orange mad-dash to the airport formula. e:0 . . .
I got a $1100 washer/dryer combo for $200 on craigslist today. It's one of these European style deal-ies where you put the clothes in, and it washes then dries them in the same drum without any human 0 . . .
Since everybody is going with retro userpics these days... Guess I used to like football. Who knew! p.s. - I love Mom's ultra-mod dress. Campground fashionista! ok, off to Mission of Burma...0 . . .
One thing I forgot to mention about Mr. Coffee. He likes to change his email display name. Frequently. He started out as John Stoan. Then changed to Bonham Silt, Buckeye Standy, Blowfish Stillwater, B0 . . .
I bet this would work: Radar controlled robo-falcon keeps birds away 0906/robofalcon1803.jpg http://www.expressnews.ualberta.ca/print.cfm?id=7367 "A fake falcon and a radar-activated canno0 . . .
I only seem to have time to post telepathically these days. I hope you all enjoyed my latest 10, haha. Ok, here's a brief recap. Stevil twisted,425 and I have gone to a few shows together. Somehow0 . . .
0906/bm5725.jpg Although maybe once a year. A few quick notes -- e:Libertad : You could get free wireless internet if you moved to SF. Although the cost of a few other things might go up. I 0 . . .
Ever find yourself blogging in your head, but never quite committing it to pixels? That's been happening to me a lot lately. Maybe it's a sign that real life is taking precedence. But somehow it doesn0 . . .
0906/busted1825.jpg My framed Matisse print fell off the picture rail and broke into a million pieces. This is one of the two prints Mark and I bought in Paris. When we split up I got this one and 0 . . .
From my latest craigslist correspondent: Hey Lisa. Camping with my family is such an impossible thing to imagine that I had to just laugh when I heard you say that. I have played around wit0 . . .
It turns out my last tetanus shot was in 1991. So I'm already living on borrowed time. Seems like some other crazy things have happened. Oh yeah! I ran into someone I used to work with, like, 10 jo0 . . .
I went up on my roof today. I've wanted to for a while. But since you need a 14' ladder (which I don't have) to access it, today was my first chance. Luckily I had anticipated the possibility enoug0 . . .
OMG. My step-mother Jean is so organized. Hello Everyone, I would love your help with a project that may be fun for you also. I am compiling a pictorial recipe book. An outline is attached. 0 . . .
come to think of it - how many days did it take? Don't answer that. Thanks for the encouraging words e:Libertad ! I could use them! Wish I could fly you out here to help me. But if suburban Buff0 . . .
Description of Problem: I can't get a dial tone any more. I rebooted everything and I have an internet connection, but no dial tone. Best Time to Call Back: RIGHT NOW!!! 0 . . .
The title came to me while I was trying to decide whether to risk dying from PFOA or LDLs when making my omelette this morning. I take inspiration wherever I find it. There is so much to catch up o0 . . .
My upstairs tenants have moved out. They left me a few momentos to remember them by. No where near as bad as I expected though. I'll probably give them their full $200 security deposit back. 0806/c0 . . .
Canaries, that is. And us delicately constituted Californians. Seriously, I found this article http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2006/08/16/HOGRSJ5F8B38.DTL somewhat alarming. In0 . . .
It has been a crazy week. I wish I could go into details, but here are some highlights. Biking into work on Thursday, (well, actually it was biking home from a sleepover in Alameda Wednesday night,0 . . .
So I'm reading this article about the imminent opening of a 1.5M sq foot megamall downtown (not quite as bad as it sounds - preservationists prevailed and even though they're tripling the size, they'r0 . . .
0806/0441179001154750249.jpg Ok, so my cell pic looks as craptastic on the big screen as it did on my little cell screen. Only difference is, now I can't look up and see the original. That really i0 . . .
Excerpted from The Chronicle http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2006/07/30/MNGEUK86BI1.DTL This most recent revival of live-work startups is powered by young do-it-yourselfers who are tak0 . . .
So I am dogsitting again, this time for Rusty - the 7-year-old Golden Retriever my friend Cindy adopted last month. She doesn't want him to feel abandoned after just starting to settle in, so she's re0 . . .
I finally came to my senses and told my bosses I have to end this freakin' contract. It was supposed to end May 31st, and now they're talking about October. I know that might seem like a good thing fo0 . . .
Autonomy! The Buzzcocks song, not the individual empowerment. Ok on second thought, make that both. Damn! That show rocked! 0 . . .
Whoa, e:Leetee,204 that was NOT a good introduction to sailing. It might be ok to "bark" orders to your regular crew when you're racing and everyone is there to compete. But it is NOT ok to 0 . . .
0706/newshoes5631.jpg Wow. I need a tan. 0 . . .
Who could say no to a free sample of http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unagi unagi? 0706/freesamples0156.jpg 0706/unagi10156.jpg 0706/fish0156.jpg 0706/pastry0156.jpg It'll take me forever t0 . . .
I would love to comment/post in response to the happiness theme. But I'm way too emotionally drained for that right now. My replacement battery charger arrived today! I should have bought the damn 0 . . .
(The rest of the sailboat story...) The transport service only let my brother know two days in advance of when they planned to haul the boat. So my brother had to high-tail it down to NC to get it 0 . . .
I know you're kara,91 probably looking for a local boating buddy, and it's not even my boat per se, but my brother just bought a sailboat! He drove 450 miles in one weekend to preview two of the four 0 . . .
I love shopping in Japantown. Although it's so hard to decide what to get for lunch. They're all so damn cute! 0706/lunch13703.jpg 0706/lunch24015.jpg 0706/lunch34015.jpg 0706/lunch44015.j0 . . .
Mama mia, what a week! I learned a hard lesson today, and I'm going to share it with you all right now. Do NOT suffer in silence, (or in my case, relative silence), until you blow up at the wrong pers0 . . .
I can't believe my good fortune this week! I've been bracing myself for a karmic backlash to the incredibly bad vibes I sent to an undeserving (understatement of the century) recipient last week. I0 . . .
Today was so nuts. I took the day off from work to appear in court to evict my upstairs tenant. I don't even want to go into the reasons, since in most circles, the mere thought of evicting a tenant i0 . . .
Hey! I'm famous. http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/object/96hrs?o=0&f=/chronicle/archive/2006/06/22/NSMOPHOTOS.DTL&type=96hrs This just proves I need to get a cell phone with a better camera0 . . .
People: 1. How did you find out about/why did you become of estrip? e:j3sse . Although e:Paul convinced me it was ok for me to join. (author's note: haha paul! no editorializing.) 2. How "o0 . . .
For reasons I don't want to go into, I find myself reviewing my real estate closing documents. This standard disclaimer in the California Statewide Buyer and Seller Advisory just caught my eye: Ite0 . . .
This dog-sitting gig is funny. Jack and Margaret picked me because they wanted someone willing to snuggle with their dog in bed. And Margaret says Brodie likes to go into town, but sometimes he's too 0 . . .
My life has totally gone to the dogs. Brodie this week, while his Mommie and Poppie are in Italy. And Maggie the following three weeks, while her Mommies are in Germany. Maybe I need to take a vacatio0 . . .
I might have to quit this site. These California people posting all the time are getting on my nerves. Oops, never mind. ;-) I'll make this quick. Tried to post last weekend but gave up after techn0 . . .
I'm not sure if I'm cut out to be a contractor. I seem to care more about this project than anyone else. Case in point. Being the conscientious little content migrator that I am, I raise the issues0 . . .
Whoa. This has been a totally weird week. The company I'm contracting for announced http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2006/05/08/MNGJLINAG51.DTL they're being acquired by Wachovia. So ei0 . . .
I just got back from the Fillmore Farmers Market which finally reopened http://news.sfobserver.com/news/view_article.html?article_id=4316e887d7cfd39bbf45ae68de9c259e for the season today. I was bummed0 . . .
Just kidding! Damn, I wonder if I'll ever get to say that for real? Hey, maybe I will! Get your joshua;149 little e:butts out here! So I have quite a backlog of things I wanted to post about, b0 . . .
This has to be quick because I think I'm about to post a rare w4m ad to help round up an audience for my friend Paul's show at the Makeout Room http://www.makeoutroom.com/ tomorrow night. It's a sacri0 . . .
Just in case you were wondering. I mean, the relentless traveling since he retired is one thing. I'm talking just in the past 12 months or so: sailed to the Bahamas on a friend's sailboat Feb 05; 30 . . .
or should I say, rice pudding? Anyway, my ex turned me onto tapioca. A very simple but magical-seeming food. At least the way he made it. While I was waiting to checkout at my favorite Asian sup0 . . .
this is only the tip of the iceberg, but it's a start. what they say / what it means likes to cuddle / will be all over you like a cheap suit the second he's within groping distance looking f0 . . .
usersound: Eisley / Plenty of Paper0 . . .
Ok, get this. Another craigslist style non-love story. So this guy seems interesting from his post -- down-to-earth, enjoys going to "alt bands kind of concerts." So we decide to meet for0 . . .
I had lunch with Ron today, and he showed me the hat he made for Sammi to wear to her charity ball http://www.pawssf.org/petchitecture.htm tonight. I tried to take a picture with my camera phone, but 0 . . .
All I'm saying is, you finally got the shortest, easiest-to-remember URL -- estrip.org -- so why clutter it with punctuation when you spread the e:news,835 ? There's no need to google it if you can re0 . . .
Whoa, I can so identify with that right now, e:Hodown,232. I swear2god I am working in a Dilbert cartoon. Thank god for my cohort Steve. Which reminds me, I think I know what the next niche market to 0 . . .
If you're interested in my usersound, you'll have to listen to the latest coverville http://www.coverville.com/ podcast for the backstory. (Sorry e:Leetee and e:Uncutsaniflush -- it's not Jim Carro0 . . .
(somebody had to say it) Faithful, sometimes fanatical Apple customers continue to push the boundaries of loyalty http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2006/03/26/BUGT8HRP8G50.DTL A 0 . . .
Ok, I am so over this working thing. It was fun for a few days, but being held hostage behind the Berlin Wall of firewalls 8 hours a day is getting on my nerves. Plus, I got a High Priority request f0 . . .
I'm already late for work, so I'm going to be lazy and round up some comments here. Good luck with the job e:Leetee,152! I have a problem with lying too. Although sometimes I just present what is t0 . . .
This is hilarious, e:Joshua,134. Since when does counter-protesting = intolerance? Ever heard of a debate? Not to mention, the San Francisco counter-protesters were accommodating enough to suggest &qu0 . . .
I promised I would write about the new ©Picfeeder and ©Loudfeeder web apps -- although that was before I found out e:Paul,4255 would throw me over for a Latina peep in a NYminute. ANYway... 0 . . .
Went to the beach this morning with Ron and Sammi. She's a celebrity http://www.sfspca.org/news/BW2006/ now! We met some friends there (three human, four canine) and basically had a great time. I w0 . . .
I took my friend's advice and went shopping in my storage containers. Found quite a bit of stuff just my size. ;-) I'm finally weeding out things to get rid of (yeah, I know I should have done that0 . . .
(...?...) Today I was asked to vote for (my other friend Paul)'s band. Of course I did so immediately. You can tell from my usersound why. So, this evening I poured myself a nice glass of wine. 0 . . .
Hey guys. The show last night was stellar. I've only been to the Design Center once before, back in '04 to see Franz Ferdinand with the Futureheads. That was the show that launched my interest in &quo0 . . .
See? 0306/0363571001140921464.jpg WHOA! Blast from the past using p:mobl! I'd better 'xplain. I had a rash of bad luck with microwave ovens (don't ask -- nobody got seriously hurt) and JUST whe0 . . .
Hey e:Leetee,147! Sorry to entice you with promises of Buzzcock's tunes when you had no way to play them! Next time I'll be sure to include a proper attribution so you can play that "Harmony in (0 . . .
At least once a month I get a million dollar idea. Ok, if they were really million dollar ideas I would be a millionaire by now -- but a good idea. I don't know why I haven't implemented this one befo0 . . .
I seriously scored the best parking space EVER tonight, right in front of the tour bus. 0306/score4150.jpg I REALLY have to get a better cell phone camera. And I wish they would keep those trees0 . . .
I found a handyguy to fix my bathroom heater/fan. I probably could have fixed it myself, but I'm skittish about anything involving electricity, so I kept putting it off. My temporary twist-tie fix was0 . . .
e:Paul,4243's post about looking for a rocking chair reminded me. I've clocked a few hours at Charlotte Douglas International Airport between flights, and was very, very happy to watch the world go by0 . . .
There are certain unmistakable signs of Spring, and I couldn't help noticing one while window shopping along the block of my local laundromat today during the 28 minute wash cycle. It was almost immed0 . . .
Hey e:Leetee,145, you know I would travel to the far ends of the earth to see the Buzzcocks! I have not yet heard of any confirmed US tour dates, but they are sure to play the Bay Area so maybe you co0 . . .
I finally made it to the Rainbow Grocery http://www.rainbowgrocery.org co-op. It's about time, since they've been around for 30 years. It's actually really fun to shop there, although it's like neg0 . . .
Being at the gym is fine. It's coming and going that's dangerous. You already know about the cashew twisted,312 den of iniquity next door to my gym. I decided to see just how many pounds of cashews0 . . .
Did you ever get hung up on a little thing and then it becomes a big thing? I do that every once in a while. You'd think I'd see it coming by now, but apparently not. The latest instance is really 0 . . .
Even if you are one of the peeps who may have been mildly interested in my Arctic Monkey stories to begin with, you're probably sick of them by now. But here's one more. I'll throw in a real-life exam0 . . .
I finally moved my earrings into my new place. I can't deal with packing them up any more so I just leave them on the rack, put the rack in a plastic bag during transit, then hang them on the picture 0 . . .
I really should get out from behind this computer more often. I have so much fun when I do. So I caught the Spinto Band at Amoeba today. Started out kinda liking them, then liking them, and finally0 . . .
Wow. Great show http://gamh.com/artist_pages/she_wants_revenge_031006.htm last night! I am really kicking myself now for missing them the last two times. (Yeah, I was kicking myself before, but even m0 . . .
Ok, I would not have phrased it quite this way, but apparently I'm http://okcupid.com/personality?type=RGLD&g=2 The Window Shopper (Random Gentle Love Dreamer). Yes, I admit even when I'm in a rel0 . . .
I'm finally getting around to finishing the Sunday paper. Here are a few tidbits from the "Pop Beat" http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2006/03/05/PKGU9GIM981.DTL&hw=lovema0 . . .
I guess I should inlink even if I'm only referring back to my previous post when continuing a story. Let me clarify. "Break up" twisted,326 was a exaggeration. Here's the whole timeline: 0 . . .
As long as you peeps are in e:chat withdrawal, maybe a brief follow-up to my craigslist drama could help fill the void. Ok, maybe not, but it's all I've got. So, my Dear John email was well-receive0 . . .
I made first contact with a guy I met on craigslist last night. First off, the pre-game was flawless - short, quick, to the point - just the way I like it. Three email volleys over one short hour and0 . . .
Like the first comment says - someone went through a lot of trouble to very accurately depict the Simpsons intro with real life actors. http://youtube.com/watch?v=49IDp76kjPw Happy Monday everyone0 . . .
I just got back from the SFSPCA Bark and Whine Ball http://www.sfspca.org/barkandwhine/ with Ron and Sammi. OMG, it was so much fun. Ron made a hat for Sammi and painted her nails to match. She looked0 . . .
I think I'm the only one in my family, besides possibly my Dad (which is ironic, since he's a minister) who has never given up something decoyisryan,13 publicly for Lent. Yeah, when I was a kid we avo0 . . .
I don't believe I've used the term "radical leftist" - or it's counterpart, "nuts on the Right" - on this site or anywhere else. But in response to e:uncutsaniflush's post Uncutsan0 . . .
The Atlantic has some interesting articles this month, namely, the cover story about Online Dating and the Technology column about Google Earth. The cover story is way too long to even attempt to e0 . . .
Poissonuer mrdt,6 - what a great word! I love that. I was thwarted in my pursuit of fish n' chips last night. Edinburgh Castle was packed to the gills (pardon the poisson pun) for "Rock Out w/0 . . .
Current issue of Sunset magazine has an article about Ethiopian food with links to some recipes: http://www.sunset.com/sunset/food/article/0,20633,1154537,00.html And if that doesn't interest you,0 . . .
Lisa: Fuzzy to the touch Twisted: Similar to butter in texture and appearance Ha! I love it. p.s. - e:Ajay, I would be happy to spot you twisted,312 2 bucks - or a BK VeggieBurger - any tim0 . . .
Some people see things that are and ask, Why? Some people dream of things that never were and ask, Why not? Some people have to go to work and don't have time for all that. --George Carlin 0 . . .
I'm going to have to adjust my food budget to account for panhandlers along the way. Or devise an effective defense plan. The ironic thing is, I was on my way to the rock-bottom, el cheapo shopping0 . . .
Not as interesting as the medical advisories for jenks,71 Prescription Cocaine (who knew?), but check out the languages this notice to residents of my neighborhood had to be printed in - English, Span0 . . .
Hey e:Paul, thanks for the paul,4175 instant website. I know it only took you 2 minutes to code it, but next time, could you give me 10 minutes to populate before linking to it? Who am I kidding, that0 . . .
Not only is IdealCopy.com having a 10% OFF SALE on non-PREORDER items until Tuesday February 21st (5pm US Eastern Time) when you enter the coupon code PREZ2006 during checkout, but if your post-discou0 . . .
(Ok, maybe not that general, but just give me a grain of salt.) I think everybody has been angry, bitter or disappointed at some point in time. I know I certainly have been. Sometimes you need to v0 . . .
I hope everybody enjoyed/survived whatever type of V-Day you set up for yourselves this year. If not, you've got 364 days to change things before next year. Don't wait until February 13th! (Those on c0 . . .
I'm having sudden reservations about this. As usual I'll plow ahead anyway. The crux of it is, I made y'all a e:valentine mix CD. I can't help it, it's just something I do. I made one for my ex the0 . . .
I love going to the hardware store in SF and eavesdropping on conversations. Case in point today - Hardware guy: "What are you going to use it for?" Artsy chick: "Well, I'm making 0 . . .
Thanks for the BootieSF ajay,432 link, e:Ajay. Adrian & the Mysterious D spun the "Somebody Rock Me (The Killers vs. The Clash)" mash-up at the Download Festival at Shoreline last Octobe0 . . .
Probably my most unconventional V-day was the first one with Mark, because it happened to fall over Presidents' Day weekend so we were at the 24-hour science-fiction movie http://www.alamedalink.com/w0 . . .
My Dad and Jean are off to NZ/Australia today. They thought it would be a good idea to plan their itinerary to include a 6 hour layover in Chicago so my brother could show them around, since he just m0 . . .
Haha. Just kidding. Maybe. I just want to point out a few things before I go. I'm all for political cartoons and irreverent humor in general. I like the way it can keep us from taking ourselves0 . . .
Hey, this http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2006/02/02/BAG05H16161.DTL seems like a good idea. Maybe we should start a book club? If Oakland twisted,139 can come together through rea0 . . .
I just smashed my thumb helping my downstairs tenant break into her unit (don't ask). I would take a pic, but it's pretty trivial compared to some peep matthew,634 injuries. Matt - I hope you've heale0 . . .
Ok. What's the password for "computer?" It's time for a real userpic. I mean, how lame is it that "computer" has defaultface? 0106/trs-805026.jpg 0306/stevewoz1016.jpg Ok,0 . . .
Two things I firmly believe. One is, no one person can hold all the answers. We may strive to find the answers through science, religion, intuition, drugs, listening to records backwards, or any combi0 . . .
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In my dream my mother and grandmother are still alive. We were all traveling together and something suddenly happened that killed my Dad. We had to travel back home and it was a long and difficult jou0 . . .
While I was waiting for my iMac to arrive I decided I'd better paint the freakin' living room. 0106/LR-after4811.jpg It's bright! 0106/LR-BR-ater4830.jpg So the living room is a wake-up color 0 . . .
Since my mind generally has the upper hand 24/7, and Steve Jobs now has my soul covered, I figured I better invest some time in the body department. So I'm back to doing yoga and pilates, etc. e:Te0 . . .
aunt lisa me and my mom need help with our itunes tyler please respond I love getting emails like that. 0 . . .
I had a weird dream last night that I finally decided to take advantage of the health care coverage I started shelling $162/mo out for last month. When I went in for my appointment, I chatted with the0 . . .
...when things fall into place. Oh yes indeed. I ordered it. I'm not really sure if this is the day, but my life will surely change. I am so freakin' excited. Can this $1799 item ($1959.92 total in0 . . .
What could be better than waking up in San Francisco, rolling out of bed, and hauling my ass down to Macworld for the third day in a row? Feel the love! Ok, the only thing better would be to take an e0 . . .
As seen at Macworld SF! 0106/0968554001137043091.jpg0 . . .
You would not believe this if you saw it. 0106/0049112001136970826.jpg The windows are there, and the messages keep bleeping, but I can't see the text. I might have to skip the iPod and just get0 . . .
My first home computer paul,4124 was the Mac http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macintosh_LC LC III. I worked on 100s of computers long before I ever imagined buying one. At Bitstream I worked on all kinds0 . . .
"Aunt Lisa, you're not really a grown-up, right?" "Um, it doesn't seem like it." "Good. Then you can be the technical wizard on our team to spy on the grown-ups to see what 0 . . .
It's nice to have a family that doesn't mind looking like complete idiots. It sure makes doing the family calendar a lot more fun. 1205/funfamily0724.jpg p.s. - if my laptop crashes one more tim0 . . .
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Think again! http://www.craigslist.org/sfc/sub/115139882.html $291 / 1br - Interesting housing opportunity LOOK>>>>>>> (USF / panhandle) Reply to: hous-115139882@craigslist.o0 . . .
I had an hour to spare, so I walked http://maps.google.com/maps?q=from%3A+618+Buchanan+St,+San+Francisco,+CA+94102+to%3A+400+Van+Ness+Ave,+sf,+ca&spn=0.006074,0.010417&t=k&f=d&hl=en d0 . . .
This weird thing has started happening since I moved out of my last place. Now when I have to give my old address, I'm reverting to a really, really old previous address that starts with the same numb0 . . .
I definitely deserve this. 1005/0830794001130492180.jpg0 . . .
I just signed and faxed our counter-counter offer, which is closer than we've gotten so far. I think I'm actually hoping we don't get this one, but I don't really have a good reason for that. So I'll 0 . . .
So Steve and I just wrote our third offer together. Keep your fingers crossed. 0 . . .
Is it really that obvious? Even the cashier made a comment. 1005/cheapdate3417.jpg Ok, don't answer that. 0 . . .
So, my house-buying partner's real estate agent is my new best friend. It seems weird because I have my own real estate agent who I've been working with since I moved here from Boston almost 5 years a0 . . .
Looks like Mark had fun burning stuff in the desert. The art project he worked on got some coverage in the Chronicle http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2005/08/29/BAGB2EER9Q1.DTL&hw=play0 . . .
Check it out - I can generate a map of reported crimes in my prospective 'hood. 0905/crimemap1220.jpg It doesn't look that bad for two weeks. 0905/crimemap302634.jpg Ok, one month doesn0 . . .
Ok, now I've seen everything. 0905/Sketch4554.gif For some reason this reminds me of the time my grandmother asked me what was the difference between an email and a fax. I guess you had to be th0 . . .
Hi there -- I'd like to do a short piece for Alameda Magazine about your site. What's a good number to reach you -- and are you available to meet for a cup of coffee, etc? Thanks -- Julia Park Associa0 . . .
So I just met the buyers of my house. They LOVE my fire chicken twisted,134 kitchen. Thank God! The guy works at Absinthe http://www.absinthe.com/ in the city. He says it's decorated just like my k0 . . .
All you've gotta do is... show him that you won't put up with his fcuking bullsh!t! Yeah. That worked. For now anyway. 0 . . .
Brush your teeth & shower @ the same time! 0805/0193136001125256198.jpg If you can't tell from the cell phone pic - that's a sink conveniently installed inside the shower stall. It's a mirac0 . . .
Last night I got to cap off an absolutely STELLAR evening (thanks e:Ajay!) with a sleepover at Brodie's http://www.alamedalink.com/west/blogDisplay/index.php?u=brodie house. It's not what you think. B0 . . .
Someone just emailed me these pics (how did I get so lucky?) and I thought they still might provide some inspiration for the Anything But Clothes keith,42 party. 0805/a311631.jpg 0805/a211631.j0 . . .
I've responded to exactly three craigslists posts in the past three weeks (has it only been that long?) resulting in the three Steves (as I like to call them). I don't know if Steve #1 will figure as 0 . . .
I'm not sure where to start defending myself. Oh, here's one: (Posted behind the scenes by moi on 02/16/05 07:25am PST:) "Also, don't forget about the gmail bug. Here's the actual gmail so0 . . .
I really wasn't sure how to take it when I came home and found this sign added to my house: http://www.alamedalink.com/west/blogDisplay/index.php?u=lisa&id=146 Oh sure, maybe it's true. But 0 . . .
"May I speak to a male head of household?" "Nope. Good bye." What is this, the freakin' 50s? 0 . . .
All those county fair matthew,603 pics inspired me to change my userpic. That's all for now. Oh crap, of course that's not all! I can't stop thinking about twisted,253 it! I'm sorry but I've gotta 0 . . .
Hi Denise. I don't know how quickly the word is getting around, but the property at 23rd Street received a whopping 41 offers, with the winning bid in the $1.8M range. So if Steve and I each shack0 . . .
I transferred custody of Mark to his brother last night, so I'm back to making and eating breakfast on my own. It's quite a contrast. One lasting improvement for me is now I know when I'm treating mys0 . . .
Please pass the wine. 0805/0205914001124238176.jpg0 . . .
(I thought that might get your attention.) So, I put my house up for sale http://www.alamedalink.com/west/blogDisplay/index.php?u=lisa&id=143 last week after I found a gorgeous 3-unit Victorian0 . . .
I was cleaning out some of my old crap http://www.alamedalink.com/west/blogDisplay/index.php?u=lisa&id=143 and happened upon a bunch of my old business cards. I forgot everyone in the design group0 . . .
If the craziest thing happens to you in the forest, and there's no high-speed connection by which you can document it ... The Joy of Self-Exposure http://www.eastbayexpress.com/Issues/2005-07-20/new0 . . .
Living off the land. 0705/0876050001122154302.jpg0 . . .
The 5th Internet Dating Conference (San Francisco 2005) event will cover Mobile and Wireless Technologies to the Dating and Social Networking industry. Topics included will be new and existing technol0 . . .
"2-story cottage 4sale" 0705/0225911001122138395.jpg The catch? The only way to get to the kitchen is to go down that outside staircase. I am not kidding! 0 . . .
0705/0065892001122135956.jpg (Cell phone pic does NOT do it justice) 0 . . .
I wasn't expecting another round of plumbingpaul,3543advice, so I just noticed this in my inbox. Maybe it's still helpful: ---------- This is probably some sort of compression fitting. The end of th0 . . .
Here I thought I'd been to every campground on the Eastern Seaboard but somehow my family missed that paul,3512 one. My Dad is continuing the tradition by taking 5 grandkids camping http://www.alam0 . . .
e:Ajay, you are so lucky you don't live closer to me or I might have to claim special e:Peep privilege and insist on buying you a drink while you pretend to listen to me tell you what's been going on 0 . . .
I've decided as long as e:Paul is away I'm going to allow myself free reign blogging on e:strip/Eastern edition to help alleviate the separation anxiety. That only seems fair. Don't worry, it's only f0 . . .
I really don't know where to start. Wait a minute, yes I do. My freakin' car broke down in SF! I was rounding the final corner to drop my new-found (on craigslist, where else) friend at home, RIGHT on0 . . .
Welcome to NoCal ajay,154 e:Ajay ! 0 . . .
So my ex arrives tonight. He's staying with me until I leave for vacation Monday morning. Yes, I'm going to be on a paul,3413boat. Before you get any crazy ideas, it's a 50' sailboat where 11 members 0 . . .
Maybe it's the "big sister" in me but I can't just sit idly by and listen to all this dating angst without offering up some advice. We all know I'm no authority on the subject, so take it wi0 . . .
Seems like it's about time for another "E" twisted,194 installment. e:Paul thinks I should "write the book" on craigslist, since he's been privvy to the odd detail here and ther0 . . .
Had lunch with my neighbor today. We ran into each other at Burger King (no comment) a few months ago and decided we should make a monthly date of it. We picked 1st Wednesday of the month, but I forgo0 . . .
e:Paul and e:Mike, I'm so sorry for your loss. One of my first impressions of e:strip (before I knew anybody here) was from e:Terry and e:Matthew's journals about canning tomatoes with your Nonna. Tha0 . . .
Hey, e:Jasonsback, no you didn't come across as dismissive jason,134 it was just me being overly defensive. sorry. Of course you would be welcome in San Fran any time. As long as you promise to loo0 . . .
Before I get into this, no place on earth is so sweet that you should give up at least half your income just to have a roof over your head.jason,132 Well that's a matter of opinion, since money is 0 . . .
The 2BR 1BA house ajay,351 next-door to mine just went on the market http://www.keikosellshomes.com/ for $549k. ;-) I don't know why nobody's heard of Alameda - it's only 14 miles from http://ma0 . . .
Paul, Thatpaul,3320sucks. The real loss is to the students who now won't be able to take your classes. That is a ridiculously unnecessary loss. For what it's worth, from my long-distance disad-v0 . . .
I'm not taking that ajay,349 sitting down! In fact, it even got me off my butt long enough to bike down to the beach and take some pictures of this abysmal weather we're having. 0505/beach0725.jpg 0 . . .
The Bay Area weather is delightful, boasting more than 300 sunny days per year, with temperatures averaging around 50 degrees in the winter, and around 70 degrees in July. Many microclimates broaden t0 . . .
... a (mega cute) research scientist when he asks if you're heterosexual. I had to think about it for a minute. That one threw me. Oh yeah, he is too. Well I'm glad we got that straightened out. 0 . . .
There are no other comprehensive directories like that already localized for Alameda. Sure, you can find the same information by putting in the right search criteria in various other directories. But 0 . . .
I felt like such an outsider peering in at a science experiment.paul,3250 It's so weird you put it like that. Yesterday morning I tuned into the public transphere audio stream and after listening 0 . . .
So the basic idea is to include a directory of community resources and local businesses on the Alamedalink site. The Community Resource section (Alameda) would have listings for the local libraries, a0 . . .
0405/nowebsite3435.jpg 0405/ticket3435.jpg 0 . . .
And if google paul,3219 doesn't have it, the internet archive http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.elmwoodstrip.com might. Although I wonder if google has started keeping their own internet archive0 . . .
Here's a little story for tax day. Maybe it's because I'm the oldest kid in my family but it never dawned on me I would have to do my own taxes some day, even though I started working in high schoo0 . . .
Since my last "real" contract job with PeopleSoft got nixed twisted,107 the day before I was supposed to start (because Oracle bought them), I didn't want to jinx my chances this time by say0 . . .
I will suggest you to please contact to your concern webmaster inorder to change the title of your blogger.Since now this issue is related to the scripting one.We do not provide technical support on 0 . . .
My youngest brother lives in Hot-lanta robin,374 (at least until he moves to Chicago this summer for grad school), so I too have done the underground, CNN, Centennial Olympic Park, and Stone Mountain 0 . . .
I'm not sure I can add much to this thread ajay,322 except to say disqualifying guys I'm attracted to as potential friends would rule out some of my best friendships. I'm not saying it's easy, but wit0 . . .
Ok, just forget I ever complained twisted,170 about this. Hi L- Time to spring forward and go to more shows. Here's this week's selection if you are interested: Mon Apr 4 Bottom of the Hill,0 . . .
Happy April 1st! (At least, it's still april 1st here.) I'll always think of April 1st as my niece's twisted,171 birthday. She's 6 today (as she very proudly told me on the phone). She was too 0 . . .
That's french for "the fax went through." Well...it should be anyway. It's the right number of syllables. 0 . . .
e:j3sse, why do you send me links like this? you know my weakness. http://www.converse.com/zproductmatrix.asp?zcatid=2&zsubcatid=3&zgenid=&zstyleid=&page=0&leftnavid=1&lef0 . . .
0305/fortune0039.jpg now you tell me. 0 . . .
INDULGENCE IN THE PARK http://www.thesisters.org/ This perennially controversial alt-Easter celebration features performances by the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, Kitten on the Keys, Trauma Flin0 . . .
Thisnews,597is why I could never be a parent. There is no way I could deal with the possibility of seeing someone/thing I love get messed up beyond recognition and have to sit by helpless. I totally g0 . . .
I looked at a house across the street from the César Chávez Elementary School in the sunny Mission district http://www.sfgate.com/traveler/guide/sf/neighborhoods/mission.shtml today. I l0 . . .
Pot clinics just keep growing http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2005/03/20/BAGIIBSA301.DTL There are 44 McDonald's in all of Manhattan -- more than any location in the world -- and we 0 . . .
I'm on a serious New Pornographers http://www.thenewpornographers.com/ kick right now. Since everybody already has every MP3 under the sun - making mix CD's obsolete - here's a short playlist instea0 . . .
Some well-known and lesser-known reasons to visit San Francisco. Golden Gate Park http://www.sfgate.com/traveler/guide/sf/neighborhoods/ggpark.shtml A few highlights Conservatory of Flowe0 . . .
I love alamedalink! http://www.patrick.fm/boobies/boobies.php?text=alamedalink%21 (Parental Advisory: Partial Nudity) It's actually just some PHP trickery that displays whatever you type into th0 . . .
Yahoo Tests Blend of Blogging, Networking http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/n/a/2005/03/15/financial/f210545S27.DTL We heard from people that they have a strong desire to stay close to th0 . . .
Article about the BBC online "Sex ID" test http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2005/03/13/PKGCCB5QJ41.DTL ...a groundbreaking experiment designed by a team of top psychologists to0 . . .
Progression of a school play: 0305/goodsport2045.jpg (My niece front right) Good sport 0305/fadingfast2045.jpg Fading fast 0305/getmeouttahere2045.jpg Get me the HELL out of here! I c0 . . .
Ok, I'm over it already - thanks to the healing power of group therapy (I really should hit the "donate" button every time I post something longer than 1000 words - a sure sign I'll regret i0 . . .
What do you make of this? A couple weeks ago I ended up with a spare ticket to Mission of Burma when my music buddy came down with the flu. So I posted on craigslist (under "platonic, women fo0 . . .
Everything I Own / Bread 0305/everythingiown5247.mid You sheltered me from harm. Kept me warm, kept me warm You gave my life to me Set me free, set me free The finest years I ever knew Were a0 . . .
Freelance Writer/Blogger Needed http://www.craigslist.org/sfc/wri/62792160.html - eHomeUpgrade.com http://www.ehomeupgrade.com/ Ok, it's only $5/entry, 3-5 posts/day, but that would buy a lot of Pa0 . . .
SF Fetish Ball 2005http://www.sffetishball.com/ March 10-13 Kinksters Rejoice! The San Francisco Fetish Ball is now four years old, and the last three years were just a warm up for what's coming 0 . . .
Internet goes to the dogs Calling all canines -- Dogster.com is the online spot for Spot http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2004/03/01/BAGEP5B7MK1.DTL Cubby from New Jerse0 . . .
Time to get a life -- pioneer blogger Justin Hall bows out at 31 http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2005/02/20/MNGBKBEJO01.DTL For 11 years, Justin Hall was dedicated to documenting h0 . . .
0305/my-world5106.jpg and of course, my alternate universe - 0305/alternate-universe1018.jpg I thought this was going to be a better time of day for lighting, but it doesn't seem to mak0 . . .
omg. I either just had my first hot flash, a post-fever aftershock, or a seriously unfamiliar flush of abashes (I would have said abashedness, but dictionary.com says abashes and who am I to argue). W0 . . .
So I saw my friend Andy (best music buddytwisted,59ever) while I was in Boston earlier this week. It reminded me again how guilty I felt - and still feel I guess - about messing up "the balance&q0 . . .
omg. I just found out my ex has his ringtone for me set for the theme from the exorcist. Please tell me that's just a play on "ex" and "exorcist." Somehow I don't think s0 . . .
You just know you're in for some fun when the help document for your problem starts like this: Solution: "How you fix the problem depends on your situation. Read "Decide what to do"0 . . .
Ok, so I'm back combing the job listings on craigslist, and there are some legitimate (you'd think) categories that just have the most bizarre posting titles. Am I reading too much into these? Fr0 . . .
Holy Moly,ajay,260e:Ajay! That's a large format output option http://mspong.org/michellequilt.html you don't see every day. What that guy is doing is basically the front-end of what I'd like to try0 . . .
Whoa momma! I had a bacon-induced orgasm just looking at thatlilho,235sandwich. I wish you could come help too. I'll try to do you proud, although I doubt my mini-BLTs could match that trademark e:0 . . .
As much as I love the name estripwest, I'm finally bowing to the common wisdom that a site about the oh-so-parochial island community of Alameda should probably have Alameda in the name. Call me crazy0 . . .
The Atlantic emails me this handy summary of the upcoming issue, which will get tossed with the others I haven't read yet when it arrives. I used to love reading it, and I would still like to read it0 . . .
CNet: Amazon search pictures your destination http://news.com.com/Amazon+search+pictures+your+destination/2100-1024_3-5552342.html Early Thursday, the company announced the first phase of its serv0 . . .
Have you guys seen the Internet Archive? http://www.archive.org/ It's sketchy at best, but you can find some tidbits from the past. The Internet Archive is building a digital library of Internet s0 . . .
Hey e:Soyeon, how did you set up that videochat soyeon,176 you did with your friend Nick? That looks really cool. I want to try something like for an estripwest demo next Saturday. Did you just use iC0 . . .
I admit I could have pounced on this but didn't. I'll be ready next time (I think). It's good to have friends at the Chronicle . It's bad to have friends who hijack your entire da0 . . .
I had to get a copy of this http://www.slowwave.com/globalhobo/index.php?page=artist&id=44 for my brother now that he's past the graduate school application phase. See what no one was supposed 0 . . .
So, have you ever been in the middle of an important phone call and you hear that little "blaDoop!" letting you know you forgot to sign out of AIM? Oh, and then you hear that ear-splitting 0 . . .
Hey e:Dan! Thanks for visitingdan,63 e:west. Yeah - you're not automatically logged into e:west with your e:strip login. I know -- e:Metalpeter asked the same question. But for now the two sites are s0 . . .
We would love to have youpaul,2629. 0105/viewfromwest2649.jpg View from the e:west e:bungalow. Current weather conditions at 10:26am PST -- lisa: Partly Cloudy 48 F (9 C) 96% 0 . . .
I've been thinking a lot about this lately as I gear up to get users to join e:west. I was one of the high maintenance user-wannabes who needed a freakin' engraved invitation to join. Oh, I was totall0 . . .
Just got back from a whirlwind tour of Oakland, land of diversity. Started out at the Oakland Public Library, Asian Branch, to sign up for their Lawyers in the Library http://www.oaklandlibrary.org/se0 . . .
At 02:34 PM 1/20/2005, you wrote: >Hi there. Are there any local retailers where I can buy the Naked Skaters >Crossing Golden Gate Bridge Greeting Card? http://shopping.netsuite.com/s.nl?c=A0 . . .
I read this article http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2005/01/16/PKGAB985SD1.DTL about LiveJournal last week, and it prompted me to create an account there to check ou0 . . .
Have one on me tonight, Paul. I'll make a deposit to your paypal account to cover it. LOL. 0105/goldschlager2835.jpg Wish I could be there too! #ffffff0 . . .
Have a Freakin' Great Happy Birthday, Paul. Stay warm! #e85b160 . . .
My kitchen is based on fire chickenpaul,2599too, and I didn't even realize it. In any case, I think it bears a striking resemblance. 0105/decoupage11528.jpg I knew I was in trouble when every si0 . . .
Hey e:Soyeon - your poster looks great in my sewing room. I'm going to have to matte and frame that thing. It's almost camouflaged now. 0105/poster-color5628.jpg I've started a n0 . . .
Somehow I knew this posttwisted,124would generate some interest, but I didn't expect it to be the breakthrough post for a crossover audience of friends from Boston (Steve!!) Ok, I probably should have0 . . .
Note to self: don't forget to restock earplugs in everyday backpack. "What?" The New World (first song of second encore) "honest to goodness the bars werent open th0 . . .
Almost forgot I haven't seen my friend Larry since before Christmas, so I still needed a gift for him. Good thing I'm a fabricaholic. 0105/larry-scarf4131.jpg Looks a little busier than I imagin0 . . .
24-hour Sci-Fi Movie Marathon movie list has been offically posted, subject to change as always. http://www.bostonsci-fi.com/movielist.shtml 0105/sf30main2204.jpg 0 . . .
Went to Macworld today with Kathy ((Onpiano) from e: west). We spent most of the time ogling iPod accessories. Not that I own an iPod, which not only would require initial capital to purchase, but als0 . . .
Speaking of cinnamon... terry,377 I remember reading about this in Health a while back. I couldn't find that article online, but found this one. Cinnamon joins cholesterol battle http:/0 . . .
Had an interesting encounter waiting for my flight to Buffalo. This woman sat down next to me and we had quite an animated conversation about her job as a porn star. She's also an internet entrepreneu0 . . .
A friend of mine (in CA) sent this around last year. It's still funny. To me anyway. Don't forget I paid my dues with 20 years in Boston. 0105/severe-weather4504.jpg Effects of severe weather in C0 . . .
I missed my connection to Oakland at JFK, so I had a few extra hours to kill. Plenty of food options to assuage the disappointment. 0105/fruit5258.jpg 0105/mexcity5258.jpg 0105/saladbar5258.jpg0 . . .
I feel like a peep exchange student, now returning to my home country. It's hard to describe how I feel now or what changed for me. I was so scared of screwing up my 'imaginary' friendship, but I'm gl0 . . .
The last of the familytwisted,114shipped out this morning. Erik & Alisha caught a 5:40am flight (ouch!) from Newark to Charlotte to Atlanta. Dad & Jean took off in the Jetta for South Carolina0 . . .
0105/02181530.jpg Some amazing shellfish (and lobster, not pictured) with my friend (and ex-boss), Leslie.0 . . .
1204/31143058.jpg In front of the tree at rockefeller center (pic from my cellphone) 0 . . .
I heard the devastating news on the radio at my Dad's house. For the record, I don't own, and have never owned, a beach house. Although I've rented one with friends. Also not rich, but working on it. 0 . . .
Dad's on a nostalgia kick, which means we got to watch slides. 1204/dad-slides5010.jpg Dad loading up the projector 1204/eggs-slide5010.jpg My brothers & sister dying Easter eggs. Che0 . . .
A few thought before I head East tomorrow. Really I think it boils down to finding something you're passionate about doing, and someone to do it with. Someone in the same time zone would be nice, b0 . . .
Just got the scoop from Dad. Guess I'm not the only one making last minute travel changes. Does this seem complicated or is it just me? I fly into Charlotte, NC to my sister's tomorrow. We'll meet 0 . . .
During the e:estrip illegal character stripteasepaul,2506last night, this FAX came in, probably only the third FAX I've gotten all year. I have no idea why it was sent to me. I couldn't make this stuf0 . . .
I dreamt I was visiting e-town and having dinner with a bunch of e:peeps. There was a constant commotion going on while the waiter came over to tell me which of the specials were still available and 0 . . .
A few details I left out of the first dance saga,twisted,106 if you can believe it. It was the morning of the wedding (scheduled for 4PM) and my sister was still searching for the right song. My b0 . . .
(12-13) 08:57 PST SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Oracle snaps up PeopleSoft for $10.3 billionhttp://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/news/a/2004/12/13/financial0917EST0493.DTL Ending 18 months of bad bloo0 . . .
It's funny how the mind works. I was recently reminded how I played a part in determining the "first dance" song when my youngest brother got married a year and a half ago. Now, I would neve0 . . .
From the SF Chronicle's Pink section today: NAUGHTY SANTA'S BLACK MARKET This most irreverent crafts fair of the season has established a two-hour "family period" that is st0 . . .
...coastal, that is. I still go to elmwoodstrip.com first thing in the morning - home for the past 67 days. But what a thrill when estripwest.com comes up. Thank God it wasn't just a dream! So n0 . . .
OMGosh! This was my best birthday ever. I still can't believe it. Have you guys checked out the west coast http://www.alamedalink.com/ version of estrip? It's for real. If any of you have0 . . .
So Brenda and Kathy invited me over to help decorate their tree this morning. I knew something was up when Kathy said "why don't you arrive around 9:45am?" Since when are we scheduling 0 . . .
The apinews,544really is awesome and easy to use. Maybe I'll just populate estripwest with estrip posts until my separation anxiety diminishes. I thought the api would be a good first step toward i0 . . .
Brenda and Kathy took me out for sushi. 1204/me&bb0112.jpg Me and Brenda at our "usual" table 1204/sushibar0112.jpg The sushi bar 1204/sushi-bridge0112.jpg Our sushi bridge0 . . .
OMG, I can't believe How the Grinch Stole Christmas is actually on tomorrow night. For the past umpteen years I've made it a tradition to watch the Grinch on my birthday, ever since I gave up trying t0 . . .
Hello, I am contacting your on behalf of Angela Y. at PeopleSoft. PrO Unlimited partners with PeopleSoft to payroll their contract workers. So, I will be working with you to complete your new0 . . .
My neighbors go a little nuts at Christmas. No wonder we had a freakin' power outage. 1204/xmas-lights-house1714.jpg I used this for my holiday cards last year. I didn't actually send any out, b0 . . .
Got the "official" Halloween pix from my sister so I can get going on next year's family calendar. 1204/pumpkinpatch3354.jpg My sister with her brood in the pumpkin patch. Yeah, this one0 . . .
Sure 'nuff, you can spotajay,205the beach house, looking sadly abandoned. 1204/driftwood-beachhouse1647.jpg This is the house "immortalized" in my Postcard from the beach twisted,8 pos0 . . .
You have no idea how happy I was to find these today. I've been trying to replace this color for a long time. 1204/turq-cons2142.jpg 0 . . .
Seems like everybody's moving, changing jobs or both. I just got back from an interview at PeopleSoft. I did some contract web production work for them about a year and a half ago. It would be so awes0 . . .
I had a great time with my sister the past 4 days. I can't believe she left her husband, three kids and home business behind to come out and see me. It would have been a helluva lot easier for me to g0 . . .
I've been thinking about this lately, and I guess I don't need an excuse to work it into the conversation, since this is my journal and I can write whatever I want whenever I want. How liberating is t0 . . .
When an old roommate and I went to France, her then-boyfriend made her two tapes to get us through the two weeks travelling. One was Skinny Puppy drchlorine,66 (I'm guessing it was "Mind: The Per0 . . .
Power just went out for an hour, at least on my part of the island. Luckily I have my trusty non-electronic Lego phone for just such an emergency. I love my Lego phone. 1204/lego-phone2310.jpg It 0 . . .
1204/close-up23946.jpg Sometimes it's fun living on an island. 0 . . .
Come to think of it, my brother saw TMBGpaul,2467in Atlanta many years later and said the show kinda sucked (harsh words for my brother). Who knows, maybe it worked out for the best for him. But the t0 . . .
Hmmm. There could be something to that.drchlorine,63 Can't comment further at the moment - have to pick up my sistertwisted,56 in 10 minutes. ;-) I wish I could be there though. I would be if I c0 . . .
1104/BKM-sharpen12338.jpg Ok - I can finally make this public. Kathy sent it to me to sharpen up, but I coudn't post it at the time because I would have "scooped" their Christmas card. Is0 . . .
(I can't take credit for the title, I stole it from this article about the lack of gay sex in movies. Grilled cheese reference is at the bottom. http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronic0 . . .
Just talked to my ex for 52min52sec. Weird, huh? Thank god for free night & weekend minutes. He got my bday packagetwisted,71 today. As part of my new "it doesn't have to be complicated an0 . . .
Thanksgiving at Brenda & Kathy's 1104/turkey0427.jpg Prep / Presentation 1104/table0324.jpg Brenda's magnificent table setting. (Nice curtains!) 1104/maggie0324.jpg Maggie visits &quo0 . . .
After my estrip binge yesterday, I'm now on a restricted diet. Probably not a bad idea anyway going into the holidays, since I'm already late opening Santa's little workshop this year. Not good at tim0 . . .
Something weird is happening with my phones. Just thought it was a random fluke last night when I hit some key combination that locked my cell phone. Which was a pain because I had no clue what the un0 . . .
Phone pix reminded me - I forgot to tell you about my Rave experience last Saturday. I was in this all-day class 10am-midnight Thurs-Sun (I don't want to talk about it), and ended up getting invited t0 . . .
Stopped at the local hardware store on my way back from the farmers' market. They have everything. 1104/paganos11649.jpg 1104/paganos21649.jpg 1104/paganos31649.jpg Let me know if you need0 . . .
The right mix tape drchlorine,59 could surely drill a link to my reclusive heart. For what that's worth. ;-) I've been a mix-tape giver and receiver since way back when the needle met the vinyl. I 0 . . .
I know - a fat lot of help I am chiming in from the sunshine state (or is that Florida?), but just the thought of estrip going away makes me abandon all hope for my world. Maybe there's some perverse 0 . . .
Thanksgiving at B&K's this year. Last year we went to Kathy's parent's house, and her grandmother hosted the year before. Now that was a spread! I've never seen so much food. We usually stay o0 . . .
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I've got to figure out a gift for my ex's bday Saturday. I got off easy the last few years because he requested some custom-sewn thing. A tea cozy one year (whatever impression you get of him from tha0 . . .
Thanks, e:southernyankee. Keep up the southernyankee,109great stories, with or without pix. I love exploring new cities, and seeing DC through your eyes. estrip should have a roving reporter in every 0 . . .
(overheard on BART) 1st homeless guy: "can anybody spare 75 cents? any spare change?" 2nd homeless guy: "hey dude, stop doing that. you're giving homeless people a black eye doing t0 . . .
at the farmers' market 1104/farmersmarket10035.jpg 1104/farmersmarket20035.jpg 1104/farmersmarket30035.jpg Biked back along the beach and stopped for a sip at the water fountain.0 . . .
Weekly phone call with Dad. They're on their way to Augusta with bikes strapped to the bike rack (last year's "big" xmas present) to bike along the canal. I think this was just a not-so-subt0 . . .
...before you start spilling your guts about things you aren't ready to spill yet? I would say five. I left after four. My friends already have enough ammunition on me. 1104/norm-kathy-candy1136.j0 . . .
cellphone pic on demand 1104/12173933.jpg view from Coit tower 0 . . .
>10 entries since the last midi=time for the next selection. (I hate leaving media stranded w/o a link. such a waste.) The Look of Love / ABC 1104/The_Look_of_Love2150.mid And a couple mor0 . . .
1104/popscene4502.jpg Clearly I have to get a cell phone with a better camera. Or a flash attachment. ;) God, I love living here. I had the best time last night at Popscene. Only $5 to get in if0 . . .
Went to Brenda & Kathy's for Netflix night and they're already setting up for Thanksgiving. I think B's been watching too much HGTV again. Sucks to be the only straight chick in the group and stil0 . . .
This Saturday I'm signed up for: HealthWatch 2004 with keynote speakers Dr. Deepak Chopra and Dean Ornish, a comprehensive health and wellness event providing a rare opportunity to explore a wide v0 . . .
Part of me still wonders if I'm really just an unwitting participant in some mind-control experiment. So having successfully infiltrated the background landscapetwisted,53 of my dreams, the next phase0 . . .
New venue (to me) this week. I'm pretty psyched about this. One of my new music buddies is rabidly into indie music (mostly brit) and old punk. I don't know why I'm even trying to quantify this guy's 0 . . .
I'm now famous in Backwoods, SC. I'll spare you the whole 'news' story, but here's the photo of me, Dad and Jean hauling wine out of wine country for an SPCA benefit. 1104/famous-spca0005.jpg I0 . . .
My sister is flying out here for our traditional pre-xmas shopping expedition. We started that ritual years ago so my grandmother would know she had dedicated shopping time with us marked on her calen0 . . .
This pic showed up on the November page of the family calendar. It cracks me up. My niece loves to dress up. She's also got a thing for shoes and bags. 1104/dress-up2554.jpg 0 . . .
It's hard to describe the little island I live on. One of the local bartenders wrote this song. It's at least 1/2 a stanza too long to listen to if you don't live here. Alameda, Alameda, you're the0 . . .
So, between the mini-vacations to secondlife http://secondlife.com/ and there http://www.there.com/ plus my usual loitering around the 'strip, I've been spending a fair amount of time directly or in0 . . .
Not surprisingly, quite a few people biked to the Green Festival. Between 9AM-1PM we valet parked over 200 bikes. 1104/bikes15853.jpg 1104/bikes25853.jpg (low-res cell phone pix) The SF Bike0 . . .
I "heart" midi. Happy Together / The Turtles 1104/Happy_Together5727.mid Historical note: I'm busting out the seven midi's originally in this post so IE won't crash. I'll string 'em a0 . . .
Not everyone living in the South is a conservative. My Dad's been sending this around to his Dem buddies (most of them also native NYers, though): The Republican National Committee announced today0 . . .
I am utterly devastated. I couldn't believe it four years ago, and I can't believe it now. Once again the popular vote is split down the middle with the gap between each side wider than ever. How c0 . . .
In its quest to identify the programming elite, Google recently inserted an unusual aptitude test in such magazines as MIT's Technology Review, the Linux Journal, Mensa, Dr. Dobbs and Physics Today. 0 . . .
(If things don't go well tomorrow.) Not really up my fjord, but might be of interest to some peeps. Hash smokers' heaven gets grounded / Denmark out to corral commune http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin0 . . .
My neighbor's kid was dressed like a wind-up monkey. This was his first stop and already he has a stunned expression on his face. 1104/monkey2339.jpg Most alarming costume: ~11-year-old girl dre0 . . .
1104/muni-platform1321.jpg Waiting for Market Street lines re-routed underground. 1104/crowd1321.jpg Looking down Castro Street toward Market 1104/main-stage1321.jpg Main stage on Market @Cas0 . . .
#000000Ok, this doesn't look that different from what I ordinarily wear. Except for the skull mask, of course. 1004/trickortreat3800.jpg Getting down to the bottom of the candy barrel, then it's0 . . .
My W. Nile exterminators twisted,39 are bailing on me. I really hate that. Might downgrade my costume to generic mystical-style spook. My heart's not in it the same way. Better keep it simple. I0 . . .
Dang. It's getting depressing talking to my Dad each week (Sunday ritual since college). His life is way more exciting than mine! This week alone he announced new plans to join friends on a sailing tr0 . . .
good lord. how many watches do I have? 1004/watches5946.jpg I don't even wear a watch any more. The two on the far left were gifts. I also went through a ring-watch phase. Hey, they were orig0 . . .
virtual or real? Hallow'd rift when worlds collide through the looking glass Ok. Along with sketching, add poetry to the list of things I suck at. ;) e:haikuster I'll look for a bong-toting p0 . . .
I think I'm going to be my favorite psychic personality for Halloween - Jambi the Genie from Pee Wee's Playhouse. My only production requirement is that at least 95% of the materials required have 0 . . .
A few other tidbits about the SF Green Festival http://www.greenfestivals.com/ -- Ride your bike and get $5 off admission After-party Sat night includes: Full bar, Organic Munchies Free Bio0 . . .
I tend to harbor the same sentiments paul,2321 as your student. Why potentially ruin a good thing over something as trivial as "real life?" ;) Oh, and did I mention I'm actually a 93-year0 . . .
USB memory shaped like tuna, sea urchin and salmon roe sushi as well as seaweed rolls. It comes in 32MB and 128MB sizes. Wasabi not included. http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/object.cgi?object=/news/pic0 . . .
I have those same fish sheets holly,115 (scroll down) -- 1004/fish-sheets1735.jpg That's my ex. My friends are mystified that he doesn't sleep with me when he visits. Frankly I was miffed about th0 . . .
#000000Trick-or-Treaters: 33 Me: 7 1004/krispies1954.jpg Somebody better hide these. 0 . . .
1004/eclipse-oakland5754.jpg Moon over the Oakland Coliseum. I have to get a better camera. And the photographer could use some improvement too. Should have brought the tripod. The last lunar e0 . . .
Woo hoo! I got my first choice. Bike valet. Hello Lisa, Thank you for volunteering with the SF Green Festival, Nov. 6 & 7. It is a large event and the volunteers make it all possible, so you0 . . .
Exotic Erotic Ball review. http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2004/10/27/DDG2V9G25920.DTL Like so many things that start out cool, mainstream popularity is ruining it0 . . .
Due to an IE bug, I'm splitting up the playlist of MIDIs I originally posted heretwisted,51. For you historical purists, MIDI wasn't really supported on the site until 11/5, but through the miracle of0 . . .
jill,149Thanks, e:jill . Harold & Maude http://imdb.com/title/tt0067185/ is quite possibly my favorite movie. Definitely in the top 10. I love the soundtrack, Cat Stevens' weirdnesses aside. Wh0 . . .
Stopped at the produce stand on my way back from the library. Wasn't expecting to find Halloween costume inspiration there, but... 1004/sprouts1743.jpg Brussel sprouts $2.99/stalk Not sure yet 0 . . .
1004/volcano-in-progress1635.jpg Final Verdict: Foregoing the ash cloud hood, more lava added since this pic, volano is currently residing my nephew's room per his request. Thank goodness for the ima0 . . .
haikuster,30 No way e:haikuster ! Cool, I'll look for you guys there. My first ever in the flesh e:peep encounter. I'll email you when I know what my disguise will be... This year, Halloween in 0 . . .
Damn, those Halloween picturesmatthew,422are cute. Why couldn't my nephew want to be a fairy princess for Halloween? I'm supposed to meet my friend at the local sports bar (you won't hear that from0 . . .
PJ Harvey show was pretty great. The crowd really loved it. Didn't turn me into a fan, although I definitely have a better feel for her sound now. Reminded me most of Siousxie, although that could be 0 . . .
Winamp TVradio,68 is seriously fun. Thanks e:radio. Just what I needed - another way to waste time on my computer. Thank goodness they don't have a Golden Girls channel. Now if I just had that 23"0 . . .
Hey, estrip dream journalists - Check out http://www.slowwave.com/ www.slowwave.com, a collective diary of dreams submitted by different people from around the world and drawn as a comic strip by J0 . . .
Pre-movie commercials don't go over well in the Bay area. I saw F9/11 at the Grand Lake (which publicized on the marquee they would not enforce the "R" rating), so I didn't have to sit throu0 . . .
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One bad thing about living in California is the threat of wildfires in the fall, especially when the northwesterly winds suck all the humidity out of the air after five months of virtually no rain. 0 . . .
Hey e:Maidencateyes ! Small world! maidencateyes,193 :) Yeah, there's something about this time of year there especially. Here's a link to pix of last year's Rhinebeck Halloween festivities: ht0 . . .
Time to get motivated for Halloween again. That week at the beach threw off my seasonal time clock. I really do miss having a full-fledged Fall season. At some point, in the spirit of balanced reporti0 . . .
That's a big pumpkin. http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/object.cgi?object=/chronicle/pictures/2004/10/12/ba_pumpkin.jpg&paper=chronicle&file=BAGNA97C7P1.DTL&directory=/chronicle/archive/2000 . . .
I'm going to see R.E.M. at the Greek Theatre http://www.berkeley.edu/news/media/releases/2003/09/11_greek.shtml in Berkeley tonight. I can't wait. It's a great place to see a show - I saw the Pixies t0 . . .
Whoa. my friends just called me on their way back from the beach. They said I left too soon - they got to participate in the rescue of one of the sea lions that were frolicking with us. It was really 0 . . .
Well, I'm back from my extended stay at the beach. My friends seem to think my presence keeps their relationship on stable ground. I think it just gives them a reason to avoid getting into it, which i0 . . .
Sorry e:Ajay ajay,154 . I'll go easy on the pix. Or, come out and visit! I'm off. 0 . . .
No, I didn't bring my laptop. Just a quick pitstop at home, then I'm driving back up to Stinson after a thing in SF tonight. 1004/beach-left2129.jpg Looking left toward SF from the beach house. 0 . . .
Time to get the hell out of Dodge and clear my mind. My friends are trying to convince me to stay for the whole week, and I just might do that. The northern California coast is really beautiful an0 . . .
My mother always registered as "unaffiliated," saying she voted for the person not the party. Anyway, I liked the premise enough to start doing that too, although it's a pain in the ass0 . . .
e:paul, paul,2031 wow, you aren't kidding about the social-techno freak thing. And I mean that in the most complimentary way. ;) Has anyone read http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/03800 . . .
I didn't get to make any costumes for Burning Man http://www.burningman.com/ this year because my ex-boyfriend and his brother didn't go. I sewed two huge banners for their camp last year, along with 0 . . .
My nephew wants to be a volcano for Halloween this year. Last year he wanted to be a tornado (he's got a thing for meterorology). I put my money on hurricane for this year, but volcano won out. I'm s0 . . .
Northern California. This site rocks! I've never seen anything that even comes close. Now, what was I going to say? Oh yeah, in response to e:stephenjames -- it's no Hollywood stephenjames,10 . . .