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 early. But it's time to start looking ahead. I'm speaking, of course, about the upcoming "California Here I Come" Days!

Now I know California isn't for everyone. But if you managed to drink green beer last weekend, would it kill you to dig out that tie-dye t-shirt from high school and raise a glass of California Cabernet in the spirit of the holidays?

Anyway, whether you're among the dedicated CHIC '07 Revelers or just observing from home, here are some links to get you in the mood. (Or help you plan your own CHIC holiday...)

Culture
Art
Events
Music
Performance
Art & Entertainment Guide (All)
Half-price theatre tickets
Half-price theatre tickets available in advance

Museums
Asian Art Museum
Cable Car Museum
California Academy of Sciences, 875 Howard St
California Palace of the Legion of Honor, Lincoln Park
Cartoon Art Museum, 655 Mission St
Chabot Space & Science Center
Conservatory of Flowers
de Young Museum
Exploratorium, Palace of Fine Arts
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, 3rd St @Mission
Vibrator Museum, Good Vibrations
Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, Mission St @ 3rd

Outdoors
Golden Gate National Parks
Maps of the Parks
GG Park & Presidio Arial Hybrid Map
Chrissy Field Bird Guide
Wave Organ
GG Park Map
SF Botanical Gardens
Marin Headlands
Bay Nature
City Stair Climbing
16th Ave Tiled Steps
Bay Trail
Bike & Pedestrian Maps
Night Rides

Local News/Events/Club Calendars
SF Gate
Indybay
SF Weekly
Bay Guardian
SF Magazine
Yelp
SF Station
Local Music Calendar
Myspace Music Calendar
Club listings by Date
7x7SF
Upcoming.org

Live Like a Local
Rainbow Grocery Coop
Neighborhood Guide
Castro Theatre
Red Vic Theatre
Amoeba Records
Mass Transit
NextBus

Shop
Flax
Wesfield SF Centre
Japantown

Eat/Drink/Music
Embarcadero / Ferry Building
Bargain Bites
Velvet Cantina
Aroma Tea Shop
NY-Style Nightclubs
After Hours
late night clubs
DNA Lounge
Laptop Electronica
Mezzanine
Mini Bootie

Seafood
Kappa
Weird Fish
Tsunami
Alamo Square Seafood Grill

Intensive Tourist Track
Free Walking Tours
SF 101
SF CityPass

Day Trips:
Monterey Aquarium (2 hours away)
Stinson Beach (45 minutes away)
Wine Country (1 hour away)
Alcatraz (it's really close, but you need to make advance reservations because you can only get there by ferry and it sells out)

Oh yeah, I got invited to this Saturday night. If we wanted to do the intensive Burning man track, this would be the place. Although we'd have to leave early to pick up (e:Hodown), so probably wouldn't be worth it. There's plenty of other stuff to do though!

See you soon!

p.s. - darn it, (e:hodown) why aren't you here tonight? I hope something good comes up while you're here.

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 hard enough to feel my teeth rattle. A couple Ibuprofen will probably do the trick.

The guy's front end was seriously smashed - most likely from multiple previous run-ins. I'm guessing he suffers from ADD. In any case, that's probably what his insurance company would have claimed. If he is insured, that is.

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 has sprung up outside my back gate (see (e:Twisted,23283) for the scoop, haha), and as it turns out, I had to skirt around not one but two bodies in the night tonight. Looks like my resident bum scored a girlfriend! Or redeemed enough bottle deposits for a hooker, I'm not sure. Either way, there was a lot of smoke coming from under the blanket. Which is why I couldn't help looking even though usually I'm all about privacy when it's called for. Anway, this cute face peers out and says, sorry ma'm! I have no idea what she was apologizing for, since I was the one making all the racket with the recycle bins. So I say no problem and apologize for the noise.

Anyway, I'm proud to say I didn't bum a cigarette off them. Although I was tempted too.

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?

Speaking of ironic, I got an email from my ex this morning saying he's coming here April 11 - April 16. I'll be in Italy April 1 - April 18. If he wanted to see me, maybe he should have checked first. Guess that means he didn't really care about seeing me. Ouch.

And to top the week off, I ran into Steve [inlink]twisted,36599[/inlink] coming into my gym on Monday when I was on my way out. It was nice to chat. Not quite as steamy as the yoga room after Jehfree's class (see below), but still.



Which reminds me, I think I have a couple free passes if anyone wants to join me for Jehfree's class next Monday, haha.

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 a show in SF. Well, this isn't what I was looking for, but when I read it, I almost freaked my freak. Mitch Easter/Let's Active is going to be here the Day Before I leave for Italy. And they're playing at the Rickshaw Stop, less than 1/4 mile from my house. How crazy is that?

So that's where I'll be Thursday, March 29th. I really can't recommend the show to anyone else. It's kind of a personal thing for me. And within walking distance of my house! How crazy is that?

p.s. -- usersound is "Every Word Means No" by Let's Active.

p.p.s. -- Note to (e:Matthew): matt, I totally neglected to see if you wanted to come along that night. I just assumed since (e:Paul) was down for the count that you were going to stay in too. although at some point after I got to the show it dawned on my overloaded brain that's probably why you roused yourself. sorry. I didn't mean to be rude/antisocial, I was just brain-dead at that point.