Category: San Francisco Life (2002-2005)

Tonight, Mike and I went to go see the Corrs at the famous Warfield Theater in San Francisco. It was amazing! We arrived in the beautiful theater, and it was more of a very cosy type atmosphere that had tables set up for people to sit, and a main dance area. I couldn’t believe how intimate it was going to be, I mean, I could actually reach out and touch the singers! So, we made our way up front, and I can’t believe I didn’t bring my camera. Mainly because I thought that it would be so crowded, and holding the camera could be dangerous if they were strict about having them. So, I opted not to take one, but I sure did miss some great pictures. They sang so many songs, especially from their new album Borrowed Heaven. It was great! The lead singer Sharon was so cute and fun, and really worked the crowed. This is definitely the best concert I’ve been to, because the eye contact, the crowd, the atmosphere, everything was so nice that it made it a very safe setting. So Great! If you haven’t checked out their new album, it’s a must!

Wow. I couldn’t believe it. I sat on the edge of my seat watching every little detail of this documentary about our ‘leader’. For the first time in my life, it was really scary to think of how vulnerable we are in a country that is doing what it’s doing. Scary to think that man is our face to the world. And scary to wonder what’s being planned. Absolutely scary. I can only hope this documentary stimulates voter participation, and really pushes the American people to become more involved in standing up for what the country was built upon. All the scandal and everything going on with oil relationships and such was amazing to see in such detail and clarity. I can only hope more and more theaters show this, and really allow people to take a chance to see the information provided. Election night should be quite a show.

This weekend, Mike and I went up to Sacramento to spend the night before our trip along the American River at Southfork. After our 3 hour drive from the city (the trip should take 1.5hrs), we arrived at our hotel and got ready for dinner. We were starved, as we didn’t think traffic would be as bad as it was. We had a great dinner at an italian restaurant–actually, Mike didn’t like his, and we gave too much credit to the waitress who we got to the point of deciding opposite of what she suggested. We met two ladies at the table next to us, and enjoyed the socializing. I was laughing so hard so much that night that I was crying for half the dinner.

That evening, we went to a club called Faces, which was supposed to be the hotspot of the city. For how big the downtown area seemed, it sure was speckled with people. It wasn’t really that great, and we left pretty early. We had to wake up early the next morning anyhow.

The next morning we woke up and had a quick breakfast and a mad dash to ForrestHill where we were to load our rafts. There we met a lot of people, and in particular two guys from LA. They were really nice, so we decided to rearrange the rafts so we could raft together. Our leader, John, was a 22-year old, Paul Bunyan type boy that I totally felt safe with–if I fell in, I felt he would just put one hand in the water to lift me back in. :)

The water was freezing, the day was beautiful, and the sun was pretty hot. It made for quite a nice experience for rafting. The water genuinely took my breath away and left me gasping for air whenever it came crashing over the front end. The river was classified as a Class IV out of V classes, so some of the rapids were pretty harsh. Luckily, you had five guys that were smart and completely in sync, and John, our great leader. We never got stuck, we never fell out, we never got all turned around and performed the best of all groups. I think everyone was impressed–I sure was.

Lunch was an awesome deli spread with breads, fresh deli meats, vegetables, and water. It was well deserved, and we all scarfed up our meal. I was SO incredibly hungry. I really hate that feeling.

After lunch, we continued on down the river to where we came upon rougher parts, one including a 6 foot drop! It was really great! We finally ended our tour around 5/5:30ish and headed back to the parking lot by buses. Then, the LA guys, Ray & Ben, joined Mike and me for dinner. They had come to SF for the weekend just to hang out, so it was cool to meet some people our age.

Anyhow, the weekend was a blast, and I should have some pics sometime soon!

This weekend was the weekend of Gay Pride in San Francisco. For the entire month, the whole downtown Market Street area has put up rainbow flags showing the city’s support for the festival. This parade brings thousands and thousands of people from all over the world, and it is said to double the population of the real inhabitants of San Francisco. Needless-to-say, there were tons of people!

The parade had a lot of vibrant floats and music, but the most fun is to go where all the booths and stages are set up with music, live bands, dj’s, foods of all sorts, funnel cakes, trinkets, drawings to win prizes (Toyota, Airline miles etc). It was perfect weather, and it was so fun to people watch!

So tonight, we got Naisho in the tub for a nice bath to help encourage self hygene. At first we totally thought that he would freak out, but he was pretty calm the whole time, especially when we got the hair dryer out–he looked quite content. Anyhow, as cats are hilarious looking when wet, I thought I’d have the camera ready for some fun shots.

So, this is a little backtracking, but I just got the picture from the Adoption Center that was taken at the time of Naisho’s adoption! I’m part of their bulletin board, and there’s Erin who helped give me the courage to take the plunge into pet ownership! Thanks Godmother! :)

This weekend I went to the Ethnic Dance Festival over at the Palace of Fine arts. It was really great! They had dances from Bali, Japan, Puerto Rico, Tahiti, South India, India, and Turkey. We had great seats and really, the color and music was impressive. What a way to spend a Saturday afternoon–I love this city!

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The Lion King at the Orpheum Theater in San Francisco! The most amazing night! The weather was beautiful all day, then night, I got dressed up in a nice button down shirt, black pants for a night on the town with my friend Mike. We got the best seats. 13 rows back almost in the center. The opening scene almost brought me to chilled tears it was so amazing. The colors, the African music, the costumes, it was overwhelming and stunning. The way they brought the movie to life was absolutely incredible. My favorite character? Rafiki (the African Bamboo).

For those of you who were curious how little Naisho is doing, he seems to be growing quite fast Aside from waking me up at 6am every morning wanting to play, he’s been great so far. He doesn’t wreck anything, hasn’t destroyed any wires, leaves my plants alone, and is really affectionate. I’m so glad I finally got a kitty!

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This weekend, Gabriela, a friend from college, was out visiting San Francisco for the holiday. It was so great to see you! And as always, I could count on lots of laughing!