San Francisco wrap

Ok I promise this will be the last entry about my trip to San Francisco. The last Saturday was pretty quiet. James and I took the bus down to the famous Haight and Ashbury neighbourhood, which is the root of hippie culture. We were not disappointed. It seemed just as...

Friday, Suzums and Indian

The San Francisco chronicle continues… The day after getting back from the ski trip, I had arranged to meet with Susie (suzums from dA). We met up by the Ripley’s Believe it or Not! museum by Fisherman’s Wharf, mainly because it’s just about...

Skiing hurts

On Tuesday, we packed up Alex’s Volkswagen to the roof, and hit the road to Tahoe. It was a long drive, but uneventful. We had booked a package that included hotel, breakfast, and lift tickets for 2 days for $165 each. Not bad. The room was extremely cramped,...

2007 Begins in San Francisco

New Year’s Day we decided to take the bus to Fisherman’s Wharf and hop on a ferry to Angel Island for a hike. There were no ferries to Angel Island that day though, because it was a holiday. Oh well. We walked around the piers instead, watching people...

New Year’s Eve

Sunday was New Year’s Eve day. Alex, James, Diamond, Dr. Kim (Diamond’s dad) and I took the bus down to Chinatown, and that was interesting. San Francisco’s Chinatown is very old and sprawling. From the age and density of everything, I felt like I...

Mushroom picking Flaming Lips

Saturday, December 29 was a great day. We got up and headed out to Marin County for a hike. Along the way, we found some mushrooms and some photos too. The light wasn’t ideal, because it was a bit late in the day, but the place was still beautiful. I’ll...