my saturday in san francisco

Yeah, this post is a little late. Oh well...better late than never [gotta love platitudes].

So last Saturday, I hung out with Rod at his place in the city [down in Marina Green, finishing line for the "Escape from Alcatraz" triathlon; he is immediately behind the famous Safeway [known as "The Singles' Safeway", for its pick-up scene]. It was a great day...we watched "Godzilla" [never seen it, liked it...campy enough to amuse, great CGI], ate sushi [appropriately, Godzilla rolls from Kioku sushi...with each bite, we had to make the Godzilla noise and stomp our feet], walked along the Bay [amazing views, more on that below], watched ESPN2 [Model Boxing. No, seriously. Models. Boxing. Some pretty hard hits, too, which surprised us. Sure, they were wearing serious face protection, but still...those girls hit fairly hard], ate pizza [Pizza Orgasmica, yummmmm], watched a bit of "Dodgeball" [which I borrowed and watched...also amusing].

The walk was amazing. Rod lives literally one block from the Bay down in Marina Green, with sweeping views of almost every SF landmark: the Palace of Fine Arts, the TransAmerica tower, Alcatraz, the Presidio, the Golden Gate, the Bay. The weather was a bit cool [in San Francisco?? Naaaahhhh....], and the skies a bit overcast, but it was still lovely. Used my cameraphone to capture a few pictures...not the highest quality, but enough for memories. And my favorite: the nicely endowed pedestrian pavement sign [I love San Francisco].

All in all, a very good day.