pretty pathetic when you post about your weekend when it’s already the next one. oh well. regardless, it was more or less perfect. got errands done, walked a lot, spent time with friends, ate well, danced (thanks dj nako!), AND got plenty of solo moments in.

thursday night. peg and i went to the opening of the contemporary chinese art exhibition at the moma. we made the rounds at least five times to stalk all the art luminaries, as well as observe the wealthy, tall gallery folks. afterwards we went to anchor & hope and got high off clam juice

friday night. ambled over to j-town after work and took my sweet lil’ time soaking it all in. it really is one of my favorite recuperation activities. you climb that slight hill on geary, right on gough, left on post, and you come down on nihomachi. it sorta takes my breath away every time. at super 7, i caved and bought a new skinner design tee (yay!), which i’m sure you’ll be seeing a lot of. in the mall, there were wish trees everywhere. this particular “i wish” note made me sad

and this one perked me up…right on brotha!

i ended up at halu, where coincidentally dan lee (scrabbel), goh, and gary were dining in the corner. they kindly incorporated me into their group. serendipitous and congenial. then, sleepover time with my buddy!

the ultimate therapy, no? it’s like sleeping with a warm sandbag. dude loves to crawl under the covers, but then he gets really hot and pants like crazy, which stirs me from my slumber. i lift the covers to offer him some relief, but he still seeks refuge under the blankets. repeat throughout the night

saturday. went back to halu (right in the neighborhood) to photograph it for eater sf. cozy mom n pop spot run by the sweetest couple you can imagine. he’s associated with the mermen, and his band (also surf guitar-esque) is the shitones. wonderful folks. their daughters work there. and guess what? the food’s good! yakitori, ramen, donburi, that kind of fare. they play great music too.

then i meandered on over to park life. took my time looking around. whenever i’m there i am reminded of how friggin awesome david shrigley is. say what you will, but i think we’re humor soulmates. he’s wickedly spot on, so droll and strange. matt palladino show was up, that was okay. nicole had seen his work earlier in oregon. i like this piece, cuz i’m a sucker for anything anatomical/physiological and creepy

later that night, after starting summer palace (a devastating piece of ambivalence and meditation on futility of relationships, with a gorgeous male protagonist) and gorging on four bowls of cereal (i’m a pig), we went to the hyphen issue release party (they used space ghost on the flyer, i was sold)

i love it when everyone’s just flailing about and having a crazy fun time, like dr. lam here

forcing friends to do your bidding (thx alex, peg, and hyphen!)

singing along

being scary and weird (what?! she played the smiths and james for godssake, so naturally i went nuts)

(pix by peggy)

sunday. ahhhh yes, the big day for…

loved it! saw it at the four star. wasn’t perfect per se, but mostly what a movie experience should be. i’ve always said that i’d be perfectly content with just watching hellboy and BPRD doing day to day domestic stuff.

then, walked to penny’s going away at the park chalet. came out on sutro heights park, greeted by a pretty view of ocean beach. the scene was quite lively. families, bicyclists, couples, dogs, the whole shebang.

penny’s going away to alabama for grad school, so susie threw her a very nice going away. park chalet gets a LOT of action. i can see why it’s a popular place. it opens up to gg park, serves rib-sticking food (didn’t actually eat much there, but the buffalo wings and homemade chips were fine), and is quite atmospheric.

after that i just walked through the park, exploring this and that. there was a lot of sweat buildup in my jeans; that was a bit unpleasant. cool, gnarly (get it?!) trees.

frothy water babbling around stepping stones near a small waterfall

kismet! peg and i were both in the park at the same time. we met up in front of the de young, then proceeded to park chow for dinner. an appropriate close to a robust weekend

perfect fries sitting in a shallow pool of flavorful steak juice. AMAZING

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