Another Fabulous Day in SF: Jeff's First Park Day! [san francisco, friends]

Meg's good friend Jeff from Iowa just moved to San Diego and is visiting us this weekend in the Bay Area, so we are doing our best to show him a good time. Yesterday was his first day here in the Bay, so we tried to give him a classic SF experience.

It goes without saying he needed a "Park Day" if he could truly say he experienced San Francisco, so as soon as we got into The City we got off downtown at Montgomery BART station, picked up a phone charger for Jeff and then headed to our favorite Taquería (La Zapata, if you're curious) in The Castro and got super veggie burritos (another SF requirement!), and then headed to Dolores Park for Jeff's inaugural Park Day picnic.

Jeff enjoying his first SF Park Day.

Yours truly, doing the same. But with wild and crazy hair!

I'm fond of my flower shirt. And my Wayfarers.

And my girlfriend.

Cheers!

It started to get super windy in Dolores a couple beers in (not to mention, we all had to pee!), so we decided Part I of Jeff's Park Day inauguration was sufficient and that it was time to move on to Golden Gate Park in The Haight. After a ride from hell on the 33, we arrived in The Haight and headed over to Skates on Haight before going to Golden Gate Park to pick up new wheels for my skateboard and so Jeff could see the skateboarder's wet dream that is Skates on Haight.

Drum circle on Hippie Hill in Golden Gate Park.

Closer view of the drum circle.

Cute giggly sister moment.

Meg flying through Golden Gate Park trying out the new wheels on my skateboard!

Meg cruising, Jeff & Zoe looming.

Sisters who skate together get baked together!

Skateboarding Queen (and queen of my heart)!

Superamazingwonderful SF Bay Area Trip [day trips, photos]

Driving over the Golden Gate Bridge.

View of the city from Marin County.

View of Twin Towers & the bay from Marin.

 The Bay.

Clouds casting shadows on the bay.

I present: The City of San Francisco!

Cheesy smile a la SF-induced high.

Live with intention.

Getting a little skating in while in the Marin Headlands.

Doin' what I do.

Random couple enjoying glasses of wine overlooking the bay & Golden Gate.

Triumphant.

Saw Palmetto and Sex [life, video]

Tonight while shopping for groceries for M. and I, I purchased some Saw Palmetto; it is supposed to help with hair loss. I can't believe out of all people on T, I am going bald! I love my hair and I am sad to be losing it; hopefully the saw palmetto actually works! I'm growing out my hair for M. now and I hope the bald spot that is starting on my head doesn't look too terrible. It's a sad thought that this could be the last time I will ever be able to have long hair in my life.

Random thought: I am trying to make a conscious effort to eat more healthy and prepare more meals at home. I also want to plan for meals better, including items for M.'s work lunches.

I just want to be more organized (and therefore productive) in general. And that is happening slowly.










Oh, I have a slight "problem" I have been dealing with; details in the video below.


On another completely random note, I came across an article on soap grafting while reading through my green living blogs on my Google Reader last night. It's so random and comical to me that an article came up on soap grafting as it was just what I was doing when I was spring cleaning this past week.

I thought it was just one of my random/quirky/aspie/nerdy habits; I'm glad to know I am not the only one who does this!