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Monroe don't cook or clean but I dress my ass off and my walk is mean

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APRIL 13, 2010 @ 05:18 PM


I cheated on Pittsburgh this weekend with San Francisco. And you know what? I think I may have fallen in love! Everyone knows how much I love my hometown, but Senor Francisco was on a mission (haha I'm punny) to steal my heart, and I think he may have succeeded.

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Friday, we farted around in the Mission (where the above photo was taken) and got amazingly delicious burritos:

We met up with a friend from home at Zeitgeist for Happy Hour, and ended up running into one of El_Scootro's brother's good friends who also lives in SF now. Crazy, right!?

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That's the view from hotel #1.

Friday night, we went to Mike Giant's art show with Scooter's friend Elliot, who is yet another Pittsburgh transplant. I swear, like half of Pittsburgh has moved to SF. Some guy came up to me while I was waiting in line at H&M and asked me where I got my hair cut. I told him I was from Pittsburgh and it turned out he was from a suburb of Pittsburgh that's like 10 minutes from where I grew up, and had just moved to SF a couple months ago. Crazy! Anyway, this is the view from Elliot's roof:
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Pretty incredible. And this is us on said roof, although the setting on the camera sucked and you can't really see the awesome view:
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Elliot took us to some bar in Chinatown that used to be an opium den, but by that point we had been awake for 24 hours and sleepiness was inevitable, so we had to bounce. We got up early the next day, and drove out to the redwood forest, where I found a baby Sasquatch lurking in the woods:

Then that Sasquatch led me on a "stroll" up some "ocean view" trail that turned out to be a treacherous uphill hike, and of course I was dressed absolutely appropriately for the occasion:
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Then I danced with some bears:

and we left to go check out Haight St. Obligatory Golden Gate Bridge pic:
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We ended the night, by checking out Scooter's friend who we ran into at Zeitgeist's band, Awesome Party, at Benders. I saw this on the walk home and it made me happy:
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Sunday, we checked in to the ultra chic Hotel Vertigo:

Part of the classic Hitchcock movie was filmed there, and the whole hotel is themed accordingly.

The ever so awesome Bob and her camera came to visit, and we may or may not have have whipped up a little tribute to the "Hitchcock Blondes" that you will be seeing sometime in the nearish future:
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We spent the last night in bathrobes, watching Discovery channel and drinking $6 champagne in our room at Vertigo:


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Ballin on a budget....chu know.

The only thing that sucked about our trip was that our flight out of SF was delayed, so we missed our connecting flight in Chicago. Because it was "weather related," Southwest wouldn't cover our hotel cost. Luckily, my parents travel a lot, and have an excess of hotel points which they let us use, so we were able to get a hotel for free. I had wanted to stay in SF another day, but didn't think I should use another vacation day. So I ended up having to use up another day anyway, which was spent waiting in the airport instead of having fun in SF. Ohhhhh well.

As I said before, I really loved San Francisco. I don't typically like the West Coast, because I think of it as brown and barren and full of cheesy douchebags. But SF reminded me a little of New York, but with less pretentious assholes. San Franciscans seem pretty down. It also reminded me of home a little, because it's green, and hilly, and rainy.

I guess that's all. I'm exhausted and hungry, off to go stuff my face!

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Candy

Candy

SUICIDEGIRL

California, USA

APR 13, 2010 05:26 PM

was the "ocean view" trail at muir woods?? We went there with some friends when visiting SF and they tempted me with that damn view, but all it was just a crazy hike! it was pretty there though.smile

McKenzie

McKenzie

SUICIDEGIRL

California, USA

APR 13, 2010 05:28 PM

ooohhow I missliving in the city, I was just there with my dad last Thursday, we browsed the fishermans warf for my dad's birthday. hope you enjoyed your stay, let me know when you come back, I love to get any excuse to hit up the city.

Ashbury_

Ashbury_

HOPEFUL

Columbus, OH

APR 13, 2010 05:29 PM

LOVE YOU! MISS YOU!

merlowe

merlowe

HOPEFUL

Pittsburgh, PA

APR 13, 2010 05:40 PM

WOW cheating on the burg...I wouldn't of believed it if I had not just seen it for mine own eyes!! eeek But that city is lovely I cannot blame you a bit!! OOOh very excited to see another new set from you ..I am still trying to recover from the last..I hope you go easy on us!! wink

jonnytrrrash7

jonnytrrrash7

Vatican City
February 2004

APR 13, 2010 05:51 PM

San Francisco steals everyone's hearts, mine was stolen years ago.

mjb67

mjb67

USA
October 2009

APR 13, 2010 06:02 PM

san fran is great--you'd probably like san diego too

Drama

Drama

Columbus, OH
January 2003

APR 13, 2010 06:26 PM

San Francisco is effin' awesome. I love that city! Did you guys make it up to Haight/Ashbury? I love that part of SF...great shopping and super cool shops!

And you've always been ballers...you just have the wheels to go with it now!

kthxbi

kthxbi

Gulf Breeze, FL
November 2006

APR 13, 2010 06:28 PM

my bf moved to SF last year, and has been trying to convince me to move ever since. God I need change so bad!

The_matt79

The_matt79

Glendive, MT
July 2007

APR 13, 2010 07:38 PM

Awesomely weird!!!! biggrin I guess it's an only child thing or something. Apparently I named all my fish after my grandparents and other relatives, we ran into an older family friend at the store or something and she asked me how I was and I said Grandma Doris died which of course horrified her for a brief moment until mom explained my naming habit.

I had one of the best burritos of my life when I visited my friend Aimee in San Francisco, it was from El Super Burrito and it was fantastic. It's a cool city, definitely wouldn't mind going back one of these days.

Gilby

Gilby

Bridgeville, PA
October 2004

APR 13, 2010 09:53 PM

I love your hair.

legman

legman

Portland, OR
February 2006

APR 14, 2010 02:35 AM

"Then I danced with some bears:"

is dancing with BEARS more fun than DANCING BARE? biggrin tongue

_Max

_Max

Australia
March 2006

APR 14, 2010 05:50 AM

i have the rebel8 tee your bf is wearing... its my favorite !
i spent one night in san francisco... it was incredible !!!!!

Parish

Parish

SUICIDEGIRL

USA

APR 14, 2010 08:48 AM

looks like fun! Oh, so very jealous!

King

King

SUICIDEGIRL

Ohio, USA

APR 14, 2010 09:41 AM

I heart you. this looks like a jammin good time.
come to columbus and party with me.

DrHamburger

DrHamburger

Rochester, NY
October 2004

APR 16, 2010 05:32 PM

ballah!!!

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