It's been a minute since my last post, so I won't try to catch up. Let's start with today. Jo went to her acupuncture appointment and had a shitty session with Nancy's backup. A waste of 60 bucks. I hung out at Peet's and read my book, The Gangster we are all looking for. A pretty interesting book so far. Called most of my family members and gave them the lowdown on everything. Talked with Dad about my severe obstructive sleep apnea. We're staying in a room at the W in SF this Thursday and Friday; Accenture is having some kind of function there.
Afterwards, headed to Jack London Square to catch the Ferry to SF. To kill time, we ate at Tony Roma's. Didn't get a chance to eat anything but calamari, so I brought the BBQ pork sandwich onto the ferry with me. The ferry was cool as shit. It was very relaxing. It was also very fast, being that the boat was a catamaran. So we arrived at the Ferry Building, which we checked out for the first time since its remodeling. Very nice. On our way back home, we noticed a bunch of young peeps hanging out at the wine bar. Most everything else was high end culinary stuff and organic fruits. Went to the Embarcadero Center and shopped for a bit. Didn't get anything because the funds are not so mutual. Ate the pork BBQ sandwich, cole slaw and baked potato in the courtyard. Lots of worker bees eating lunch as well.
Walked up Sansome to go to my new job's HR at Earth Island. Met w/ Yvette and Casa (sic). Nice peeps, but I didn't know what benefits I would have since they are changing to a new provider in October. No worries, still got insurance from my other job. God, I feel like a Jamaican with all of these jobs. Remember that Living Color skit? After Earth Island, I realized I had to use the restroom (I think I used the restroom at least 10 times today). THen I came to another realization as I did a squat over the toilet: I had mud butt. Basically, the pork kalua bbq sandwich came out looking like it came in. A big pile of red shit. Felt sorry for the dude next to me in the stall. I was busting a Jeff Bridges in Dumb and Dumber. I had to flush the fucker three times. PIcked up Jo from the Starbucks I left her at. She and I walked up Columbus to North Beach. Passed by my favorite bookstore, City Lights. Went ot the Shrine of St. Francis. Prayed and lit candles for a bit, and it felt very serene and peaceful in there. I hope our prayers are answered. Maybe we'll bring the pups to be blessed in October when they do that stuff there. Funny how St. Francis became the Patron Saint of the animals. He was praying one day in the courtyard and a bunch of his followers though he was talking to the birds. Later, he said that he doesn't talk to birdsand it's all false. But a legend was born and continues to this day. It was nice to go to a church in my namesake.
Afterwards, looked for an Italian place, but gave up thinking that all of it was tourist traps. Went to the border of Chinatown and was planning to eat some Chinese Food, unitl we saw a very authentic Italian place called Firenze by Night. Jo and I had the Gnocchi and Vella all Medici (veal w/ basil, pine nuts, and a light cream sauce). It was delicioso! I think that's Spanish. Then we went to Eastwind books. As jo perused the acupuncture and health section, I bought a book on QiGong and an accompanying video. I really like the Y-Dan exercises we've been doing (although not lately), and I've heard a lot of good stuff about Qi Gong.
Finally we busted it down the hill towards the ferry (thank God it was downhill), and Jo asked how far we walked. I usually have a tendency to overestimate distances, so I said 1/5, 1/4, and if we're lucky, 1/2 of a mile total. Boy, was I wrong. It was actually 2 miles! Now I really underestimated it. I'll get it right sometime. Had quite a scare at the Ferry Building because no one aws lined up for the ferry. I called 511, and found out it would be coming in 20 minutes. WEnt back home, took our meds, played with the dogs, and now I'm at work. The kids have been especially tense tonight. GK's been talking in his sleep, as has JP. RS pissed on himself, so I had to change his sheets and his clothes. He claims he has no clothes, but I was able to conjure up some. I swear his Dad is always taking shit when he goes on his home visits. As forgetful as I am, I'm, glad I'm nowhere near as forgetful as that numbnut. Checked in with the day folk before they left. Gina's chill, Caleb asked about my new job, Sandra's her nice usual self, and Tara had aher last day and will be starting school at Berkeley...a Master's in Social Work. Maybe she'll get paid an extra 2 dollars an hour! There's so much money to be had in this field! And it's not like it's an important field! Nice girl, I wished her well, and told her about my favorite coffee joint, Strada. Bianca Mochas rock.
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