Language - Pirate

One of my friends on FB posted on her status about Pirate talk being available as a language for the site:

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1) Scroll to the bottom of your Facebook page. 2) On the bottom left corner, click English: US. 3) When the language selection appears, click English: Pirate. 4) Enjoy48 shots 'o rum ago

Let me tell you, I'm not sure if I'm ever going to switch it back. This is pretty funny and entertaining. Adds a little "umph" to my addiction.

Beerfest Recap

This past Saturday, I attended San Francisco's Beerfest at Fort Mason for the second time. As always, the beer poured endlessly for three hours, the crowds were drunken, the random cheers continued to roar, and everyone had a pretty awesome time.


One surprise of the evening was the Sierra Nevada guy remembering me and my friend, Kim, from last year. Not only did he hook us up again with t-shirts, but he also snuck us a few (six to be exact) additional bottled beers after the festival was over. Did I mention that he remembered my full name? Yeah, a little bit creepy and stalkerish.

The two downfalls I noticed from the festivities this year were the lack of food and claustrophobic shoulder to shoulder crowds. I'm not sure if it's because I was definitely slightly more sober and aware at Beerfest this year and noticed these two minor mishaps, or if I am accurately depicting the difference in a subpar crowd and lack of food.


Would I go again? Most definitely! Who can say no to three hours of tasting 100's of different beers, [maybe] tasting a few appetizers from local SF joints, and enjoying the craziness my friends and I create. Cheers and drink up!

Check me out - Lola

Today my grandma, Lola, spent a decent amount of money on new clothes at Marshall's and loves throwing on a fashion show, as any female would.

While studying in the living room, my grandma came out of her room, lifted her shirt, slapped her stomach and said, “Look at my new pants.” She was so excited she could not stop smiling and decided to try on and show me the other two pants she bought in different colors.

After asking her why her tan pajama pants were so short, she replied with, “Well… it’s the style now.” I was soooo close to saying, “High waters are back in fashion?” But I decided she would not get the joke or sarcasm.

One pair of pants, the white capri's with a fashionable belt (pic to the left), were actually pretty cute for her style. Sadly, after realizing that the zipper was broken in her new black pair, she told me she's going to return it and buy a new pair with pinstripes. She also said the pockets in the black pants are great for going to the casino and saving her money and kleenex. :)

Mad props to Lola for changing up her wardrobe!

Bucket List Update: Wave Organ and Baker Beach

Check out the wave organ in the Marina: The wave organ is located right past the Marina yacht club. You have walk out onto this little peninsula and down a couple of steps until you hit the wave organ. Being at a little point, the organ had decent views of the City, Marina, Alcatraz and the Golden Gate bridge. Other than that, I was not too impressed with the organ. Although the organs were built with the idea of sound being created by wavelike motions, the tide was too low while I was there for the organs to make any sound. If the tide was higher, MAYBE I would have heard a little bit of sound, but it seemed unlikely since the few organs I looked at seemed to be stuffed with barnacles. Still kinda cool to check out and worth the bucket list of fun.



Play bocce ball at Baker Beach: Although I've been to Baker Beach before, I have never actually had a chance to play bocce while visiting the beach. This beach is tucked right between the Presidio and Sea Cliff which makes it an ideal little quiet spot in the big city. Despite the nudes the closer to the bridge you get, this beach is always beautiful and a perfect little getaway. Aside from the Golden Gate bridge off to one side, you never really feel like you're in SF. As always, an amazing beach and a must see for SF on a sunny day.

Oh Baby, Baby

Last Wednesday, I went with a few friends to the Circus in Oakland. If you're a fan of B.S., you understand that I attended the Britney concert! The four people I've always wanted to see in concert are Britney, JT, Madonna and Michael Jackson. I bought Britney tickets for my 21st birthday a few years ago, but of course that was the tour she ended up cancelling due to a "knee injury." So you can imagine how excited I was last Wednesday to finally see her perform.

The concert as a whole was amazing. Completely worth the amount of money I spent on nosebleed seats with a few just as excited friends. Since her latest album is titled, "Circus," in between songs she had a few performers from an actual circus entertain the crowd. From the Pussycat Dolls opening number, to elaborate costumes and routines, to Brit busting out her infamous/timeless tunes, I had a fantastic evening.

Bucket List Update

During the past two weeks I have successfully completed about half of my bucket list! More to come later, but here's a quick little video of me and Kim on a GoCar tour passing by Baker Beach.

Bday Shout 040909

A HUGE bday shout to my friend, Kimbo Louie! She started celebrating her day with a few shots and margaritas at Tres Agaves. Continued on to the Giants game, 21st Amendment, Zeki's and Ambassador.

Happy bday, Kimbo!!!!! Hope your beernoculars are on with pride.

Bad Habit

I saw this "Smokers Pole" the other day outside of one of my neighborhood corner markets. There are two holes which I'm assuming are for smokers to put their sticks, but there was also smoke coming out of the pole. It made me think of a person and their lungs filling up with a ton of smoke.

I don't know what you think, but this pole was pretty humorous at the time and seemed to be pointless. People kept walking by and staring at the pole with confused expressions.

SF Bucket List

I know, I know. The term "Bucket List" means I'm about to kick the bucket, but I'm actually referring to the fact that I'm kicking the bucket out from under SF in two months! I've lived in SF for about two years and realized I have not taken advantage of the City and done many touristy things. With this in mind, I created a list that I call "Bucket" and refer to as SF "Fun" List for friends who oppose the original title. The list basically consists of tasks, landmarks, or silly things I would like to do in SF before I move out May 31st.

I've included the current list of tasks from my Bucket/Fun List below. All and any suggestions for additional tasks are more than welcome.

Wave organ

Concrete slides (Seward St)

Twin peaks

Hike Mt. Tam (from beach and back)

Baker Beach

Find the beer garden + hike

Bike ride across GG Bridge

California Academy of Science

Visit Grace Cathedral

Irish Coffee at Buena Vista Cafe

Ghost Tour of Pac Heights

Vampire Tour of Nob Hill

Brunch at Top of the Mark

Brunch at Lime

Brunch at Sam’s

Coit Tower

Lunch at the Cliff House and check out Sutro Baths

Walk through Chinatown

Rent a GoCar (self explanatory)

Bustin' Moves

I apologize for completely slacking and not updating the blog often during the past couple of weeks. Filling out applications, going through a group interview in Spanish, and taking the ridiculous CSET with only a week and a half to study all in the month of March, you can imagine how crazy things have been lately.

Well, now everything is done. I am still waiting to receive the "official" word that I have been accepted into the program, but I have received the unofficial official word from a professor so I'm beginning to get ready for my trip studying and student teaching abroad in Guadalajara.

I have two months to get all of my papers organized, take two online prerequisite courses, become certified in adult and child CPR, take a Spanish refresher course, move out of my SF apartment, and fly down to Guadalajara by July 19! Phew. Still a ton to do and I know that I will be in Mexico before I even know it.

I am incredibly excited to have such an amazing opportunity and am looking forward to the trip/program immensely. I guess Down the Rabbit Hole will now focus on my crazy everyday life in Guadalajara come July. I am absolutely certain that I will come across silly, shocking, and life changing experiences while I am abroad.

Salud!

Awwwwk

When in awkward situations, I have a slight tendency to make the situation even more awkward. The other day I skimmed my "Groups" on Facebook and noticed that I joined an "Awkward..." group back in college. I can't believe I've always hated, yet equally loved, awkward situations.

The description reads: "This group is for anyone who often finds themselves in awkward situations, conversations, or circumstances. This group is also for anyone who believes awkwardness defines their life, or anyone who finds awkward situations entertaining."

Awesome.