This afternoon Randall and I ended up at the scooter shop. We were
actually going to the mini dealer, but when we got there the power was
out. So we said we'd come back later and went helmet shopping instead.
After 10 years of "not getting around to it", Randall and I are
finally taking the moto class and getting our moto licenses. Wait, you
might be thinking to yourself, don't you already drive a moped? Well,
yes I do (hence the reason I didn't need to helmet shop), but let's
just say it might not have been 100% legit.
I thought about going home with a cherry red Vespa 150, but Randall
says we should do some pricing research first.
And yes, he bought an orang helmet. He liked the shoei the best and
they had it in stock in orange, black, or yellow. I would've gone
black, but he went orange.
Afterwards we headed back to the mini dealership where I testdrove the
convertible. While I've been in convertibles, I don't think I'd ever
driven one before.
It was fun.
I don't know if were going to get it though. Personally I drive once
every three weeks, so I'm going to defer to r on this one. To be 100%
honest, I'm surprised he didn't already come home with one. I can't
say I would be upset if he did.
Ps. After all this shopping and driving we made a quick stop at
costco. This was mostly so Randall could check out one more vehicle:
the cart that he rides down the long ramp.
this evening, after what seemed like the longest week ever, i met anneh at the latin american club for a quick drink. it had to be quick because she had to pop back online for the independent spirit awards.
afterwards randall and i went to dinner at loló where we ate some delicious foods. i particularly liked the pistachio encrusted salmon, as well as the complimentary harissa sauce and bread. i also really liked the fact that we were seated immediately, even if it was because someone had canceled their reservation at the last minute.
on our way back to the car, we stopped by fabric8, a gallery/shop in the mission district. i splurged and bought a painting from husband and wife team scuba. this painting, called fall collection, is love love love. i mean, just look at this bear, and owl. they're so great, and so fashionable.
ps. one of the cutester things about loló was their check. when it came, instead of being in a small folder, they put it inside of books about dogs.
this evening, i jetted out of work and missed the train by 2 seconds. So i took a cab, caught up with the train and headed down the peninsula. tonight was the scheelbarrow quarterlyish dinner potluck hangout fun time. it was supposed to be a couple months ago, but the scheel's just had a baby (say hi to new cutie mikela!), and first she was sick, and then we were. but tonight, tonight we were all in good health and ready to hang out.
we were also ready to eat. which, was a really good thing, because there was some frigging great carnitas, homefried tortilla chips, beans, rice, and delicious guac. after a short digestion period we then topped it all off with tres leches cake topped with whipped cream and strawberries.
like i said, it was a good thing that we were ready to eat.
the scheelbarrows are old pals of ours (randall thinks he's known dave for 13 years and eric for at least 8), and the relationships sort of feel familiar (as in family, but more like cousins you don't see that often). you know, just this sort of comfortable whatever feeling.
and while we've been hanging out for a while, it's been particularly interesting to see how our lives are changing as we get older. the parents now out-number the non-parents (translation: randall and i are now the only ones who aren't willing to grow up), but it doesn't matter. we're all in this journey together.
