living in SF
Bros vs. Those
When we started dating, Joan accused me of being a "bro." I didn't realize it at the time, but that's a low blow in SF. I'm a self-employed writer, a sci-fi nerd, I hang out in cafes, my favorite t-shirt references both
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The Divisadero Art Walk
Tonight was the quarterly Divisadero Art Walk. All the bars, cafes, shops and salons up and down our stretch of Divis open their doors extra late, offer drink and food specials and most feature the work of local artists. Ash and St. Frances were at the San Francisco Gay Men&
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CRC?
One of the things I really loved in DC was pub trivia (DC has a lot of Irish bars) and when I discoverd that there were just as many options, on just as many nights of the week, to do trivia in San Francisco, I quickly made it my thing.
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"Stay With Us"
You know that outpouring of emotion and public tributes we saw after Steve Jobs died? I think there would be even more of that if we lost Ira Glass. I mean, so many of us make it through week only by hearing the soothing, practiced humility of his voice. I
Monday Movie Review
Monday Movie Review: Friends With Benefits
Feeling Monday dragging on us, St. Frances and I watched a movie from Redbox tonight. Friends With Benefits. Here's my review: Outwardly, FWB tries to undermine the romantic comedy formula, getting you on its side with the knowing wink that we-know-you've-all-seen-this-before, but really it marches in
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Date, Marry, Dump
Last night Ash and I bar-hopped around the hood and ended up at Candy Bar playing a PC version of Fuck, Marry, Kill called "Date, Marry, Dump." Candy Bar is one of those SF bars that have board games for you to take down off the shelves and
living in SF
The Bazaar Bizarre
Here's an interesting homophone: In San Francisco, people value craftiness. In DC, people value craftiness. In San Francisco, of course, that means making terrariums, knitting, pottery, painting, gardening, leatherworking, gardening, metalworking, and all the cool stuff kids are into that make this city beautiful and endlessly discoverable. In
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Politics and Pints
Whenever I go to Toronado, I seem to end up talking politics. I almost never get to talk politics since leaving DC and I miss debating shit like the donut hole and SOFA [PDF] over good beer, so I should really go more often. Friday night, I met up Rocco
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Back at Bus Stop
It feels good to be back at Bus Stop watching the Hoyas win. Hope they keep it up. Hope we get ranked on Sunday. For tonight, I'm just glad to have Hollis Thompson and Jason Clark.
living in SF
Have I Mentioned How Much I Love SF?
– in the bathroom at Cafe Abir around the corner from my house Seriously. I fucking love this city.
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Nihilism Over Dark Beers and Pork Belly Donuts
"What's the meaning of it all? Why is anyone out protesting? What am I doing at my job? Why do I even ride my bike home at night?" My friend Levi waxed nihilistic at the Sycamore last night. We'd both had decently shitty Thanksgivings,
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Two-Minute Pad Thai
I had a pretty awful dinner tonight. I microwaved some instant pad thai and tossed in some frozen shrimp. Yesterday at the farmers market I bought some swiss chard and had these aspirations of sauteeing it, but was feeling... ugh... today. So I ended up with slimy, stringy two-minute pad