Things I Did In San Francisco
03.19.2002
From March 12 - 18, 2002, I was vacationing in San Francisco. My goal
was to enjoy the city and absorb the atmosphere. I did some of the touristy
things, but I also spent many hours reading in cafes and taking pictures
with my cameras. While I was there, I kept this simple log of what I did
in my Palm Pilot.
Day 1
shuttle to hotel from airport
got muni pass in union sq
rode cable car to fisherman's wharf
pier 39 seals
saw alcatraz from shore
walked to north beach
golden boy pizza, pink floyd playing
music shop, bought harmonica
went to cafe trieste
girl mentions project/object concert (frank zappa rep band)
used wierd laundromat internet terminal
walked back to hotel
went to project/object concert
could barely stay awake
left early and went back to hotel
Day 2
go to global bazaar internet cafe
catch muni to mission district
burrito at poncho villa
walk around mission
x21 props and weird stuff shop
cafe que tal
mission dolores park
tired, soaked sun in the park
muni back to hotel for nap
go to herbie hancock concert at fillmore
talk with girl next to me
share a joint
go to hotel after show
Day 3
global bazaar
sears' fine food for breakfast
talk with old dyke next to me (val)
she's from flynt, michigan
walk to haight & ashbury with her
have a smoothie
walk to japanese tea garden
take pictures, have tea
walk back to haight & ashbury the "long" way
part with val
stop in people's cafe
muni back to hotel to rest
go to dave attell show at punchline
sit at the bar
talk with older cute woman
saw that guy from "just shoot me"
walked to north beach
quick drink at specs'
walk back to hotel
Day 4
global bazaar
yakkety yak cafe for breakfast
walk to adolf gasser for film
stop at mrs. field's on the way
walk to powell street
take trolley to lombard street
walk up and down street
walk to fillmore street
muni to fort point (golden gate bridge)
take pictures of bridge
walk over part of bridge
muni to palace of fine arts
walk around outside
muni to haight & ashbury
best grilled wrap at blue front cafe
start writing this log
started to read "bored of the rings" (hilarious parody) at people's cafe
muni to taylor street
global bazaar
to hotel for "nap"
end up sleeping all night
Day 5
sears' fine foods
drop off film to get processed
global bazaar
bart to downtown berkeley
walk through part of campus
took a few photos by memorial stadium
walked to telegraph ave
lunch at blake's
read botr at the mediterraneum caffe
buy cds at amoeba music
walk to spats on shattuck ave for a drink
write more in this log
bart to mission
walk to dolores park
take nightshots of skyline
muni to haight & ashbury
drink and read in john murio's trophy room
drink and rockabilly at club deluxe
cab back to hotel
Day 6
global bazaar
lori's diner for breakfast
saw dave attell at counter
said hi and shook hands
sat between dave and cute girl
her name was brooke
she asked dave for his autograph
she's from michigan, grand rapids area
at vidal sassoon hair cutting school
walked through chinatown
had a burrito in north beach
drinks and read at vesuvio
walked back through chinatown
global bazaar
back to hotel
walked through chinatown
grabbed a fast dinner
walked to punchline
saw the montreal comedy festival
went back to hotel
Day 7
pack bags
check out of biltmore
global bazaar
lori's diner
walked through chinatown
stopped in cafe trieste, too crowded
went to vesuvio and read
walked back to biltmore
caught shuttle to airport