i don't know why i'm giving randall the stare-eye, he must've done something ridiculous. or i did. not sure. either way it was a nice and lazy sunday. chores were done, video games played, dinner grilled, couches surfed (jasper or roland?), and emmy madness dealt with.
self-portraits of someone who hates self-portraits
Randall
lazy sunday
Couch surfing
Let me start by saying that you should put aside your feelings towards
Michael cera and go see Scott pilgrim. If you have ever loved a video
game and haven't seen it, you are truly missing out. Sure there are
plot holes and sure you have to completely suspend belief, but it was
haaawwesome. KO for Edgar wright and team!
This evening chris asked us if we wanted to go see it -- we were
actually thinking of going the night before, but Randall felt sick,
today he is better, so the timing was perfect. We had spent the day
running domestic errands and a fun outing was definitely needed.
The day itself was actually pretty good. I picked up the drycleaning
and then my glasses. The lenses had been crafted and I am now
officially a glasses wearer. I am not sure what I think. I don't love
the frames as much as I did before (let's just say they look really
different depending on how clean my hair is) but they're still fun.
Plus we went to three more glasses shops today and I didn't see
anything I liked more, so I guess that's a good thing. Randall however
did find new ones (he's the reason we went to all those shops). He
almost got a pair of enchanted reindeer horn frames (seriously this
particular line of frames is blessed by a Swedish grandmother or
something like that), but ended up deciding they looked too similar to
his current frames. He went a direction I did not anticipate, but the
lenses are being crafted, so we'll leave that story for another day.
They're good though.
Afterwards we had late brunch at chloe's cafe (cinnamon croissant
French toast with fresh strawberries) and then went to room and board
were we test drove couches for way too long. We finally decided on the
one to get (new couch has been on the list for almost three years)
only to come home and measure and realize that it won't really fit.
*insert gripe about how if only I had 1 more foot of space in each
direction here* Guess it's back to couch surfing for us.
Ps. Chris pointed out that my shirt (a chow shirt with a bunch of
knives on it) was highly appropriate for the film. I wonder if it's
coincidence or if the chow designer was a hardcore Scott pilgrim fan.
(there is a character called knives chau - pronounced chow, get it?)
Michael cera and go see Scott pilgrim. If you have ever loved a video
game and haven't seen it, you are truly missing out. Sure there are
plot holes and sure you have to completely suspend belief, but it was
haaawwesome. KO for Edgar wright and team!
This evening chris asked us if we wanted to go see it -- we were
actually thinking of going the night before, but Randall felt sick,
today he is better, so the timing was perfect. We had spent the day
running domestic errands and a fun outing was definitely needed.
The day itself was actually pretty good. I picked up the drycleaning
and then my glasses. The lenses had been crafted and I am now
officially a glasses wearer. I am not sure what I think. I don't love
the frames as much as I did before (let's just say they look really
different depending on how clean my hair is) but they're still fun.
Plus we went to three more glasses shops today and I didn't see
anything I liked more, so I guess that's a good thing. Randall however
did find new ones (he's the reason we went to all those shops). He
almost got a pair of enchanted reindeer horn frames (seriously this
particular line of frames is blessed by a Swedish grandmother or
something like that), but ended up deciding they looked too similar to
his current frames. He went a direction I did not anticipate, but the
lenses are being crafted, so we'll leave that story for another day.
They're good though.
Afterwards we had late brunch at chloe's cafe (cinnamon croissant
French toast with fresh strawberries) and then went to room and board
were we test drove couches for way too long. We finally decided on the
one to get (new couch has been on the list for almost three years)
only to come home and measure and realize that it won't really fit.
*insert gripe about how if only I had 1 more foot of space in each
direction here* Guess it's back to couch surfing for us.
Ps. Chris pointed out that my shirt (a chow shirt with a bunch of
knives on it) was highly appropriate for the film. I wonder if it's
coincidence or if the chow designer was a hardcore Scott pilgrim fan.
(there is a character called knives chau - pronounced chow, get it?)
Summer in the city
Today was one of those rare warm weather days here in sf. The kind
that are so rare I can count them on two hands (maybe one). Generally
speaking, I love them (although I wish our office had that only needed
a few times a year climate control thing). Mostly because I love
walking around in the evening without wearing fifteen layers. In fact
this evening I was only wearing a tanktop. Amazing.
Sidenote: Randall and I had a nice impromptu date night!
that are so rare I can count them on two hands (maybe one). Generally
speaking, I love them (although I wish our office had that only needed
a few times a year climate control thing). Mostly because I love
walking around in the evening without wearing fifteen layers. In fact
this evening I was only wearing a tanktop. Amazing.
Sidenote: Randall and I had a nice impromptu date night!
one last flight
i noticed that it was really windy this afternoon, so randall and i headed over to crissy field to fly kites. vacation (which i actually don't think last week fits into anymore) is officially over when the day ends, so we decided to pack in a little extra fun. also it was the first time in weeks that i've sort of just relaxed and did nothing - it was windy enough for the kites to fly themselves, and so we just sort of lazed around. i love how i traveled across the country for a little rest only to find it here in my own backyard.
afterwards we wandered over to the warming hut where randall decided it was time to eat san francisco.
Hot in the pot
I woke up this morning to a ringing telephone; it was morm calling for
no reason. We talked for nearly four hours. Afterwards it was time for
some open houses (one pretty good but not a wow), then back home to
talk to my dad. And then it was time for hot pot. We owed samshrew and
chris a dinner and chris wanted to cash in with hot pot. All you can
eat and drink for $29.99, nom nom nom.
Ps. Chris ate so much he's going to be ill all over samshrew. See?
no reason. We talked for nearly four hours. Afterwards it was time for
some open houses (one pretty good but not a wow), then back home to
talk to my dad. And then it was time for hot pot. We owed samshrew and
chris a dinner and chris wanted to cash in with hot pot. All you can
eat and drink for $29.99, nom nom nom.
Ps. Chris ate so much he's going to be ill all over samshrew. See?
xl and I become best friends
This evening Randall and I drove down to san Jose for a scheelbarrow
potluck party. We were running a bit late (the peach puzzle pastry was
taking longer to put together than I anticipated), but arrived just in
time for the eats.
It's always great to see these folks, but is more interesting to see
how their kids are growing. Mikela is so much more expressive than the
last time I saw her, and Xavier is finally coming out of his shell. In
fact, he and i became best pals at the end of the night. Actually, it
was a pretty big deal. His parents were shocked by the breakthrough.
This is the first time he's ever opted to hangout with an adult while
his mom is there. Normally he's attached at her hip. In fact mom's
sisters are actually upset by it and mom wasn't sure if she was even
going to tell them. I told her to tell them not to feel too badly.
Afterall, I have a big round head kids can relate to, and I'm like
only 10 years old anyway.
potluck party. We were running a bit late (the peach puzzle pastry was
taking longer to put together than I anticipated), but arrived just in
time for the eats.
It's always great to see these folks, but is more interesting to see
how their kids are growing. Mikela is so much more expressive than the
last time I saw her, and Xavier is finally coming out of his shell. In
fact, he and i became best pals at the end of the night. Actually, it
was a pretty big deal. His parents were shocked by the breakthrough.
This is the first time he's ever opted to hangout with an adult while
his mom is there. Normally he's attached at her hip. In fact mom's
sisters are actually upset by it and mom wasn't sure if she was even
going to tell them. I told her to tell them not to feel too badly.
Afterall, I have a big round head kids can relate to, and I'm like
only 10 years old anyway.
a couple of shopgirls
in case you missed it, sugar launched our first facebook game today. i get competitive, so head over to facebook and get started, okay? besides, the team made a freaking AMAZING game. it just looks so cool. so at least check it out.
ps. i am so tired.
pps. the blonde afropuff girl is randall. obviously. no really, he made his character himself, he even used real money to buy his fake clothing.
time to get crackin'
tonight i trekked across town to meet randall, cynthia, and our special out of town guest karenlee for some delicious ppq crab. cynthia was the one that suggested ppq, and when karen mentioned it to us, both randall and i jumped at the chance. we'd never been, but reading the reviews made me think it would be a winner. and well folks, it was. they even give you bibs. also cracking tools. and did i mention it's an asian restaurant? those two things are almost never found at asian restaurants. but most importantly they gave us delicious grab (well we paid for it, but still). the crab was prepared in a way that made it taste like a mix between fried chicken and crab. and more than anything it was great to eat a good meal and catch up with good friends.
folks, it's time to get crackin'.
hello? are you there? no? yes? okay. tomorrow? tuesday? wait, do what now?
the past week has felt like an odd game of telephone. every time i think i know what's going on, someone says that's not what was said. actually they don't say that's not what was said, they just say something slightly different. it's like we're all on the same page, but reading from a different paragraph. i think we've just about got it sorted out, but well you never can tell.
all i know is that's making me frustrated. i hate it when things are difficult when they clearly don't need to be.
in other news, the shopstyle team apparently had a huge success last night. they're a rocking team, so i'm glad to hear the whole event went down as planned! randall even represented by stealing my stolen hat. go team shopstyle!
ps. this is what randall thinks i'm like when i get home talking about work he doesn't care about. also, he had my dinner held hostage on the grill and homegirl here was hungry. and talking about herself as a homegirl in third person. obviously.
catch a happy birthday samshrew wave
today was an action-packed, not to mention snack-packed, day full of samshrew birthday fun. first off samshrew, chris, and sushi dog picked randall and i up for a jaunt across the bay. the east bay spca is putting on these special events all summer long, and today was a free kayaking with your puppins day. randall and i sadly don't have a puppins, so we paid our dues and rented a kayak.
afterwards (and before) we gorged on tasty treats from the jack london farmer's market (the fish tacos there = awesome). and then we headed back to the city where chris picked up a cake from his pals at Sugar Beat Sweets. we got stuck in a little bit of pride traffic (fun fact, i witnessed a cop break up a fight, and then take down a dude who wouldn't cooperate -- come on, he took a swing at the cop!), but eventually ended up at samshrew & chris's house.
we had many hours to kill (dinner reservations weren't until 8), so we snacked, played a round of life -- randall won, also it's pretty different to the version i had when i was growing up -- drank wine, and ate birthday cake. for the record, it was a vegan cake, was vanilla with strawberry, and even randall -- who is skeptical of anything vegan and normally only eats chocolate cake -- asked for a full slice. translation: it was tasty.
finally, after goofing about for a while more, we hopped into the car, miraculously found parking in the castro on pride weekend, and headed to frances for dinner. folks, i made these reservations weeks (maybe months) ago. it is the hot new must-eat at place in the city and after eating there, i can totally see why. the food was delicious, the service friendly and on top of it, and they even seated us 15 minutes early. plus, they knew it was samshrew's birthday, so they brought us out the most fantastic housemade salted chocolate cookies with humphry slocombe ice cream sandwiches in the end. oh and did i mention? they serve the house wine by the ounce. they bring a small pitcher that has ounce markings on the side, and they only charge you for what you drink. simply amazing. i can't wait to go back.
happy birthday samshrew!
