Category: San Francisco Life (2002-2005)

Today, Andrew, Steve and I went down to South Bay for some electronics shopping. At first, I thought we were only going to Fry’s (which I didn’t know where one actually was in SF) so when we got into the car and I asked where the Fry’s was, we were surprised to find out it was down in South Bay. But, what the heck, it was a beautiful clear day, and nothing else to do on a Sunday. Plus, I wanted to look at tv’s, and help Steve with his electronic purchases.

So we headed down to South Bay, found Fry’s, which was a building that looked like an old Mayan Ruin. It was so cool–the inside was done up like Indian Jones type facades, and a huge selection of all sorts of electronics. It was so fun!

After looking at the TV’s, I found a Philips one that I liked–27″, CRT screen, and $299. I figured this would suffice, but it turns out, they didn’t have one. I also wondered if the 27″ would be too big. So, we bought some stuff, and I left without the TV.

We then went to BestBuy, and I saw a beautiful 24″ Toshiba, Flat screen for $329. I figured I’d pay the extra money for something that I was excited about–and once we got to the register, it turns out my TV was $296–on sale! What a great day!

Did anyone watch this show last night? Absolutely hilarious. I loved how genuinely the girl laughed practically the whole time. Not familiar with it? Here’s the low down:

A girl has been chosen to participate on a reality TV show. She’s been sequestered for 3-weeks, no contact with her family friends. During this 3-week time away, she is to make her friends and family believe that she has met the man of her dreams, and they are getting married in 14 days. If she can get her family to attend the wedding, without revealing that it’s a con, she will win $250k and her parents will win $250k. The catch?

It’s a huge, sloppy, nasty, crude man, who’s being paid to act to the point of her losing the money.

Has reality TV gone too far? I think not, I totally dig this stuff!

This weekend, my friends from work and I trekked up to Tahoe for the weekend at our Corporate cabin. When I received the address of the cabin, it said Truckee, CA, which is an area near Tahoe city. The interesting thing about that however, is that an old friend dating back to elementary school, Anya Miller, had just sent me her new contact information saying that she moved to Truckee, CA. So, I got in contact, and we were able to meet for the first time in almost 6 years, in Tahoe. So, when Kate and I got to ‘Soul & Sushi’ for dinner, we waited for Anya. In walked Anya, and it was like we hadn’t lost contact at all. We had an amazing night catching up, chatting, and getting to one another better. She’s dating Charlie, who is from Washington, as is Kate. It turns out that Kate’s best friend from college went to high school prom with Charlie. Aren’t these connections just amazing?

Anyhow, we went to Northstar for snowboarding. The slopes were pretty good, I have been on better ones to my liking. It was a rowdy weekend, and we actually only snowboarded one day due to extreme tiredness after the entire day previous. Next time though, I really want to do Squaw Valley–it looked great!

So, I found out yesterday that the most perfect job for me posted by Apple has already been filled, most likely by an internal employee. This is such a disappointment, mainly for the fact of having a personal Apple reference, online submittal, hard copy FedEx’ed to them, and an e-mail to Steve Jobs. What DOES it take to get an opportunity to land a job tailored to my skill set?? Now for my next target: GAP.

Steve, his friend, and I all went out to dinner at Sinbad’s to celebrate Steve’s new job. This is a kitche place on the Embarcadero, with a spectacular view, and good seafood. I had escargot, calimari, and lamb sirloin for my meal. It was good. I then followed it up with a nice creme caramel! Talk about fancy dining! This is yet another reason why I LOVE San Francisco!

I’ve now joined Club One, and it’s been really great so far. What’s nice is the fact that there are about 6 different clubs in close proximity to me that I can go to–each with some type of different facility that I’ll find useful. For instance, last Sunday I went to the Union Square one for a workout and swim. Then on Monday, I did the Body Conditioning class at the Nob Hill one. Then on Tuesday, I was at the Oakland City Centre one for racquet ball. Then on Wednesday I did Rock Climbing at the Citigroup building in the Financial District. So, the changing of clubs keeps it interesting, and available to meet lots of people. I’m so glad I joined. Here’s to a healthy 2004!

As anyone who ever reads any of my journals, they’ve seen that I have the weirdest coincidental meetings. Well, tonight, was yet another one. Andrew, Sean and I were sitting down at Eliza’s, one of the most unique Chinese restaurants in a very residential area near Fillmore street, when I noticed that someone looked like a guy that I had gone to school with in Tokyo. It was so uncanny, and impossible I thought, that now in San Francisco, I had randomly run into 2 other class mates during my year abroad in Tokyo, that it couldn’t possibly happen again. So, I went up to the table, and said, “This is going to sound strange, but did you go to school in Tokyo?” Sure enough, it was Travis, who was in my J5 class the first semester in Japan. So funny, the thought of having met so many people randomly in my life. Anyhow, it turns out he was just in San Francisco for New Year’s, and was living in New York now. Anyhow, it was cool, and we exchanged our contact info, and maybe we’ll be in touch.

So, tonight, Sean from Marin, Andrew my neighbor, and I are going to go eat dinner, then on to the Sunset District to join a girl from my graphic design class who is throwing a party. We’ll then proceed to go out and dance the night away, only to do it once more the next night!

Happy New Year! Best wishes for 2004!
明けましておめでとうございます！今年も宜しくお願いいたします。

New pictures of the apartment. Andrew (my neighbor) and I went to Macy’s to find a new rug for his apartment. So, lucky me, I got his donation of his old one. It actually looks quite good in my apartment, making it a little more homey. Gray seems to match all my Ikea furniture, so we’re good to go!

So, tonight I went to Joi & John’s house for dinner–a NICE huge t-bone steak, mashed potatoes and asparagus. The meal and company was absolutely fabulous. I ended up staying over there until 10:45! Joi and John have got to be the most perfect everything. Their personalities are amazing, their open-mindedness, wit, and humor all make the time fly by as if nothing could ever be dull. It was great to have a nice home-cooked meal, a glass of a TINY bit of wine, and wonderful conversation with two of the best people I’ve met since moving to California. It’s times like these where I just think, I am so glad to be alive.