Sierras, Baltimore

Posted by anna on July 26th, 2005 — in Uncategorized

Ah, veering even farther from the initial intention of this blog. Oh well.
The Sierra National Park - for 2 nights, 2 days - super hot in the Sacramento valley (over 100) but beautiful in the park, and a chance to sleep outside in near warmth all night. That’s super fun to do but for some [...]

Union Square

Posted by anna on July 21st, 2005 — in Uncategorized

I did some major damage in Union Square two days ago. It’s a little too close for comfort, or, at least the comfort of my wallet. Some positive job hunting news came down the line and thus that opened the penned up flood of consumerism. Oh, how I want to mix up a few more [...]

Angel Island

Posted by anna on July 15th, 2005 — in Uncategorized

The “walks to work” intention of this blog is expanding slightly. So I walked to work, via ferry to an island in the bay yesterday. Logistically a little challenging as my parents drove 2 1/2 hours to get here, and we missed the earliest ferry because of random traffic in Cupertino (damn that town!) and [...]

Hyde Street Cuteness

Posted by anna on July 13th, 2005 — in Uncategorized

There are a few corners of Hyde Street up on Russian Hill that have that “feel good” feeling about them. Maybe it’s something to do with feng shui, not sure, or spiritual vortices or something, not sure. The “nook” corner of leavenworth and hyde (I think that’s the cross). Nook cafe has nice furniture, varied [...]

Job-Free Day #3

Posted by anna on July 7th, 2005 — in Uncategorized

Free as the wind blows….
Took some time this morning to check out the tai chi ladies in Washington Park. I did some fake little arm swirling but I’m still too shy to march in their midst and do the moves. A hilarious tableau of three or four middle-aged women in another corner of the park [...]