I Have to Make a Confession

I have an addiction...


to playing Tetris on my phone. This isn't your run-of-the-mill phone game though. It's gotten to the point where I'll whip it out mid-conversation, mid-tv show, mid-work day. I can't help it! I even think about it when I'm not playing!

It reminds me of when I got really into Solitaire for about 3 weeks, culminating in me beating the game in 81 (yes, 81) seconds. I haven't played since.

Thus far I've made it to level 11, but who knows where it'll go from there!? Tetris is like my sweet mistress, lurking for me in the dark corners of my mind.


Embarrassing? Maybe. Scintillating? Obviously.

What's This? A New Post!?

Finally! I'm going to update you all, my dear readers (all....4 of you) on life here lately.

Hmmm, where to begin. Oh right, the move. Pictures haven't been taken yet, and there are still shelves and posters to be hung, so as soon as I get that taken care of I'll put up some pictures of the new place. Despite the lack of pictures and shelves, it's been awesome. My roommates are all great, and moving wasn't tooo terrible. The weekend was filled with consumerism, making stops at Bed Bath & Beyond, Ikea (SWEDISH MEATBALLS, HELLO!), Best Buy, Target, and probably something else that I'm missing. I'm hoping to have some sort of Oktoberfest house-warming party, or at least an afternoon of grilling, in the next couple of weeks. I do love living here though, being away from the hobos and having a room that doesn't get bright in the mornings or is deafeningly loud at night (no more skateboarders going by!). The neighborhood is also pretty nice, with your standard array of coffee shops, bakeries, restaurants, and overpriced boutiques (really, a rusty couch frame for $500? That's not chic, you just bought trash). I'm basically moving up the ladder of yuppiness. Whether that's good or bad is yet to be decided.

Moving on....

Mommy's visit! It involved lots of great breakfasts, lots of walking around the city, as well as getting out of the Bay Area for a day. We spent 2 days and 1 night in Santa Cruz, which was super super relaxing. We stayed at basically the most charming bed & breakfast ever (complete with afternoon wine & cheese!), spending the first day down by the beach and at the wharf, and then going downtown for a bit the next day to find my mom some Birks (yes, Birkenstocks in Santa Cruz. We love cliches). After that it was on to The Mystery Spot! Which was amazing. It's basically this strange little area set in the redwoods outside SC where gravity is completely screwed (it might also kind of be an optical illusion). Please see:

(Thank you to this dude for letting me post a picture of him)

Essentially you stand on the weirdest angles ever, feel totally dizzy, and look alternately shorter/taller based on where you're standing. Bizarre. At one point I saw a crooked beam that was actually level (they had a level on hand to demonstrate) upon which a pool ball rolled uphill. Or what looked to be uphill. I highly recommend it to anyone going to the Santa Cruz area, if anything because it's a total trip.

After Santa Cruz we returned to the city to do some touristy sight-seeing. However, I was super tired on Saturday so we ended up just getting breakfast, relaxing at the house, and getting Thai with Alex. OH! And going on a field trip to get Mitchell's (best ice cream ever), where Alex was a fool and got 2 scoops. Ridiculous. Sunday was a huuuge day of sight-seeing, including Union Square, Chinatown, North Beach, Coit Tower/Telegraph Hill, Pier 39 & Fisherman's Wharf, and the Golden Gate bridge. In.Tense. Momma flew out Monday morning bright and early. It was great to see her, and Mommy-time was definitely needed.

Work has been meh, fine. I was working on a super lame report for basically all of last week and up until yesterday. It could have been done in a day, but I was basically given the wrong instructions about 4 times. BUT my laptop did arrive! Work laptop? Money, very money.

Ah, and maybe what's been contributing to my total lack of posting and complete exhaustion the past few weeks? Mono. Again. Mini-rant: My co-workers have been all "Ooooh, don't get me sick!" or "Maybe I caught it from you and that's why I've been tired." Listen: Unless we have, or will, engage in a heavy makeout session or I spit in your drink (don't put it past me), I highly, highly doubt that I will give you mono or I've already given it to you. So just shut up.

Friday is a work Fun Day, so expect a post on that. Fingers crossed I won't see my boss naked again (female boss, FYI). Also on deck is an apartment picture post, and hopefully lots more updating once I start feeling awake again/not like I'm going to fall over on the sidewalk I'm so tired.

Okay, that's it for now, dedicated readers.

Exxxxxeunt.

I Know, I Know

I haven't posted in almost a week! What can I say, it's been very busy here in San Francisco. Actually, that's probably pretty untrue, except for all of the moving/apartment shenanigans this weekend. I promise a longer post, complete with pictures of the new place, very soon. Then it'll be another longer hiatus as my MOM is coming to visit on Wednesday!! Yes, I'm extremely excited. It's a big week.

Ups and Downs

It's been a roller-coaster of a day.

It started when the J-line got backed up by about an hour. Two packed trains passed my stop without letting people on, and the third got to my stop at 9:02am...it's a half hour ride into work. The train itself was already getting full, which is pretty unusual. I grab one of the last seats, but little do I know that I'm directly behind a frankly terrible smelling homeless person. Like, people were covering their noses. I endured the smell of old cheese/wet dog for the 45 minute ride (yup, lots of delays, so exciting) and was realllly relieved to get off that train.

The up was that it's free breakfast day in my building, so I had an apple fritter. Delicious. Then, 5 minutes after I sit down at my desk, I get a call from a job I'd applied to last week. They want to interview me! After a bit of schedule investigating we decide on 5pm tomorrow. It's a communications job at a sustainable agriculture/organic produce distribution company. It looks awesome and in-line with my anth/public health interests, so naturally I'm pumped.

2 hours later, I get a call saying that we have to postpone the interview til October because my would-be supervisor is going to Spain for a month at the end of the week and is totally swamped. Booooooooooo. October will be here soon enough, but still! I'm not a very patient person and this definitely didn't help out in that regard.

Now I'm just waiting for the next "up" to happen. Chances are it will involve food.


Ah, what else is new? Tonight starts the adventure of packing all my stuff up for the move on Saturday. Uh yes, I am completely pumped, thank you for asking. I also played tennis for the first time ever on Sunday, which was...okay? I didn't suck completely, and now my right arm is sore as hell, but I think I'm going to take some lessons and get a little bit better. Maybe a replacement for ultimate? Lastly, my momma is coming next week to visit for 5 days, and I am completely and totally excited to see her. Our agenda includes trips to Santa Cruz, being touristy, and doing wine tasting in Napa. It's gonna be awesome. (Hi Mami!)

That's really all I got for now. I think I might take a 20 minute nap at my desk soon, seeing as my coworker is leaving for an hour and I'll be alone in the office. I feel like my brain is moving in slow motion.

Earthquake?

I'm sitting in my bed and suddenly felt a little wobbly. I thought maybe it was the really big truck driving by, but then the truck went away and the wobbliness continued. Then I looked at my wall and the mirror was shaking. This whole episode lasted maybe 10 seconds.

Interesting.

Update:

Suspicions confirmed!

http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/09/06/california.quake/index.html

Minor quake jolts Oakland, California

SAN FRANCISCO, California (CNN) -- A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck east of Oakland, California, at around 9 p.m. ET Friday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

The quake's epicenter was about 10 miles (16 kilometers) below the surface, the USGS reported.

Residents said they felt a sharp jolt, saw plants sway and dishes rattle.

There were no initial reports of damage or injuries.

It Just Keeps Getting Better

They're buying a new work computer for me!

This after multiple near-panic attacks due to various computer douche-baggery and receiving emails 15 minutes after they were sent.

Maybe the job hunt will go on hiatus for a bit....

What Living in SF Does To Your Brain

I guess I can tell that my vocabulary is shifting as a result of living out here. Evidence? Today Christina K's gStatus was "Reading with my bear"

What did she mean? This:


What did I think she meant (very, very momentarily)? This:


If you don't know, please see items #1 and #3 here:

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=bear

Buying My Love

I just got word of 2 new company policies:

1. September is now going to be all casual dress code. Fucking sweet.

Want to know what's even better than that? Why, it's:

2. Starting this week my job is conducting a 3 month trial of everyone getting one work-from-home day a week. I get to choose the day, and all I have to do is install VPN software on my laptop.

All of a sudden things are looking up, and I feel a little something like this....