i am so over living next to the fire station. not only is it a loud, obnoxious fire station - it is also the san francisco fireman training grounds. every f'ing weekend at 9am the firemen decide: let's turn on our loudest generators and play with our electric chainsaws. WEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE. except today they decided to start early and turn on those ( Read more... )

on a side-note this morning was fun. after dropping off my car i decided to walk four blocks down van ness to have breakfast the 50s-style Mel's Drive-in. yummy. i sat down at the counter and ordered coffee and a waffle. 7:20am and it was only myself, an older couple from england, and a couple yuppie girls in there with really mellow waiters & ( Read more... )

i just got a call from the dealership and the repairs on my car are only going to cost me $260. phew. i was afraid it would be something dramatic and expensive. the problem was every time i filled up my gas tank it would fill a gallon and then stop like it was full, then i had to keep doing that until i got enough gas in. very annoying. i tried ( Read more... )

i am bored. there is just nothing to do right now. i'm debating going to lunch. it's noon, and the lunch-rush is everywhere. hmmmm. do i deal with the groups of people now or wait an hour for it to lighten-up. i have to return something at urban outfitters (jeans don't fit right). so that would kill some time. maybe i'll go in 15 minutes ( Read more... )

i've been feeling my body age and it is very strange. i am 27, and already i have chronic pain. twenty-seven is not old at all, but i can feel the beginnings of the slow decline. ha ( Read more... )

( monterey trip )

I'VE BEEN ACCEPTED INTO PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY!!!
i will be majoring in psychology and enrolled in the post-bacc degree program. then onto grad school once i get my solid psych-foundation and professor connections. i'm doing it right this time around. no more slacking. not more poor study habits. no more not getting myself super involved. i am ( Read more... )

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Monterey aquarium releases great white shark

ARG!

why couldn't they wait until next week to release her?! i really wanted to see a great white up close.


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powell street and union square during spring break. so many tourists with their noses in their touristy guidebooks. a couple of women with thick english accents trying to find their way on a little map taken from their hotel room. the neverending line for the cable car (which i still haven't ridden). kym - we have to do that when you're in town. ( Read more... )