Milk & Cookies on Castro

I'm in San Francisco! I have been all week. The weather has been wonderful to me but the locals are crying that its cold :) I was the AGU conference all week where everyone who saw I was from Alaska just had to ask if I knew Sara Palin! so much fun ya right. But at least this was a very granola group of people so we all were in agreement that she was on scary woman. Anyways...

With the conference over I finally had a day to just enjoy the city. I went to Delores Park Cafe for breakfast, then to China town, then wandered around lost for awhile, then took a nap at my hotel, then had a fabulous dinner at the Soluna Lounge, then I rode the cable car to the Castro Theatre to watch Milk.



The Castro Theatre was the perfect place to watch Milk since much of the movie takes place on Castro in the 70's. It was a great movie that I highly recommend!! And if you ever have a chance to watch any movie at the Castro Theatre you should definitely go because it was beautiful! There was an organist who played and played then took a bow moments before the movie starts. The audience is enthusiastic and claps through out the move. And there is balcony seating!

After the movie I had the best warm cookies at a little kiosk bakery right outside the theatre. Castro is a beautiful clean developed area of sanfrancisco with lots of cute little shops, restaurants, and bars. It reminds me of a nicer version of the Hawthorne district in PDX which was one of my favorite neighborhoods in portland. I could definately live in San Francisco IF i was south of market around the Delores park, Castro mission district neighborhoods - as long as i could afford a place with a yard for Che. I'm missing my dog!

Tomorrow I'm off to LA by train. I don't think I've ever ridden Amtrak anywhere so this will be a new adventure! Happy Solstice!

Beautiful New Etsy Purchase

I recently ordered some new earrings on etsty.com. The ones pictured to right to be specific. They are even prettier on! I'm so happy with the new find and want to tell everyone to check out April's store: http://aprilkawaoka.etsy.com The organic lines of her jewelry is simply elegant but with that earthy edge that I love.

Unfortunately I almost immediately lost half of this beautiful set. When I told April of my unfortunate loss but that I loved her work she very generously sent me a replacement! With ear buds so that it wouldn't happen again.

So when you are doing your holiday shopping in the next few weeks or just feel like splurging on a pretty trinket for yourself be sure to check out April's beautiful store front on etsy.com

http://aprilkawaoka.etsy.com

Questions To Ask In The Beginning Part II

Well I've come to the simple conclusion that it doesn't matter how many questions you ask or how compatible someones answers sound. In the end you have to Listen to your heart, never second guess your gut feeling, and allow yourself to be confidant enough to walk away when clearly you are talking to MR. WRONG!

Its hard because I want to treat everyone nice and I want to be polite but in an incredibly short amount of time I came to resent the suck on my time, feel repulsed by the idiocracy of his sweet talking BS, and bored to tears by his "intelligent conversation". Not to be superficial but its really hard to find that kopasetic middle ground with someone who's educational/career level is vastly different than mine. I'm not especially smart or successful, nor do I have especially lofty career goals, but I really need to feel mentally stimulated by someone. Its such a huge turn off when theres nothing to talk about.

So I guess it goes without saying that I'm done talking to the guy from the past. I'm feeling strongly that If I don't currently know a potential date in the real world then I have no desire to talk in the virtual world. What a waste of time Mr. Wrong was.