1.18.2007

Link Crazy!





I'm feeling a little better now. Sometimes when I hate San Francisco, I go out in it to see if there's anything that might change my mind. I decided to go to a different post office (yes, this is how I create excitement in my life), the one on 23rd and South Van Ness, and it was a nice flat trip down the street. I am also always rejuvenated by the attention I get when riding my bike, especially in the Mission, where blatant hipster bike-ogling is a totally acceptable behavior.

I realized I was in the neighborhood of the famous Philz Coffee, so I dropped in to see what all the fuss is about. Not to mention, I hadn't had a cup of coffee in days due to my crippling recurrent stomach illness, which has put me on a bread and water diet and turned me into an extreme crank. Phil was there, and he was awesome. Their gig is making coffee one cup at a time, and it's DELICIOUS. I also appreciated the atmosphere; as much as I wish I could hang out at Ritual Coffee and do some homework, that place stresses me out to no end. I'm more of a Philz gal, where it's kind of dirty and there's a place to sit down, and where the board of health rating is a shockingly low 93%! I like taking my chances like that. Maybe that's why I have giardia. I actually got some writing done and my self-loathing level dropped a few points.

Finally, on my way back home, I decided I deserved a treat, and parked my bike outside Little Otsu, my most favoritest store in the whole city. I bought this poster and put it up in the kitchen. And thus ended my latest excursion into the outside world.

2 comments:

ted d. said...

maybe we have the same creeping malady.

i've been crushed in bed since monday but started taking ill on saturday?

i listened to a show about herbal detoxifying fasts on the radio, so I think i'm going to be better soon.

try to listen to that radio show and see if your liver function &c improve! -teds

Crystal said...

Hello Pols!
I came into regular work today after a insanely busy 8 days finishing the movie, and it was such a pleasure sitting down and reading all your recent posts. They really make me feel that you live so much closer, in the same city almost! To sum up, I am loving the return of your blogging. I promise to call you soon and we can sit down and catch up, kisses-Crystal