Girl And The Sea

Me, Ali, and Amira are headed to The OC tomorrow. That's really all I've got.

California

I had never been to the West Coast. Hell, I had never been further west than Pittsburgh, PA, so to hop on a plane and head to California was quite exciting for me. I got there Monday afternoon, a day after Serena, who was there for a work conference, and made my way from SFO to meet up with her while she was on a lunch break from sessions and presentations. I'm not sure what I pictured in my mind when I thought of San Francisco, but while I was there, I kept feeling like I was in Philadelphia for some reason. Palm trees and the Pacific Ocean helped me acclimate, though.

A good time was had in San Francisco, the Windy City*. I feel like we hit the appropriate amount of everything we set out to do: shop, touristy things, eat, randomness, and Berkeley.

Shopping:

• Amoeba in Haight/Ashbury (or "The Haight" as I guess I'm supposed to call it) where I found the most amazing imports and out of print CDs. I had to put blinders on to get to the cash register.
• KidRobot and Giant Robot (did I get those names correct?) I bought the little "No Smoking" guy.
• Whatever store that I found Cold War Unicorns for Ali!
• The vintage store where I bought a skirt for $1!

Toursity Things:

• Fisherman's Wharf- Cool for the boats and seeing Alcatraz**, but a bit overrated and also mfing hot when there!
• Cable cars- Yes, we rode one. Almost ran over some guy, too. I kept wanting it to go faster, though.
  
• Lombard Street, the most crookedest street- Holy hell do legs burn after walking up this! I felt like jelly on the walk back down.
  

Eat:

• The BEST Italian food and cocktails at a restaurant in North Beach with an incredibly sexay waiter.
  
• Mexican in the Mission area.
  
• Iced coffee wherever we could find it.
• Carl Jr.s in the middle of the night (See "Berkeley")

Randomness:

• Vesuvio
• Specks- Don't go there. Definitely don't order a Jack and Coke there!
• Sneaking into a fancy hotel for the restroom and then asking at the front desk how to get to the Bart.
• The Bart
• San Fran Barnes & Noble!
• Bums. A lot of them. Who like to talk to you. And come right up if they think you're a tourist.
  

Berkeley:

• What happens in Berkeley stays in Berkeley, but I will say that it was a kick-ass time.
  
• Oh, and we got stuck there.
• And had to find a way back to the city.
  
• And I found out I like feta!
• Party People!
  

All in all a fun trip! Take a look at my pictures.

XO,
SVR

*Just kidding. I know that's Chicago, but my mom kept calling it that and it cracked me up.

**Cue Mr. T!

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XO,
SVR

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Pueblo (Beach Boys)

I spoke too soon yesterday-Ali may work Tuesday, but she does not work on Wednesday! So, if you're looking for a Rose Girl on Wednesday, then check The OC, bitches. The thing about Ali/Scarlet trips is that no matter where we go or what we do, we have tons of fun. We're going to leave at 330am (4am), lament the fact that we get to Sonic before it opens, hang out on the beach, eat Thrasher's fries, ride some rides, swim, gossip, make lists, and crack up...a lot.

Random memory: I took Ali and her friend, Molly, to the The OC one year and while laying on the sand we saw these guys totally checking out this girl. She kept going into the water only up to her knees and then would splash water on herself. The guys ate this up so I, on a sort of dare (?), mocked her, in view of the guys, and with big movements started to splash water up on myself. She wasn't there anymore, so I wasn't making fun of her. It was more like we were testing the guys...and they failed. Ha, hilarious!

Oh, I am so excited!

XO,
SVR

Swallowed

I kind of want to get out of town. Not in a lame, "Woe is me, I need to escape" way, but more in an "Elsewhere would be nice, too." Notice the "too." Nothing is wrong, I'm just itching to go somewhere. Hit the open road. Make some mix CDs and just go. I asked Ali if she wanted to go to the beach on Tuesday, but unfortunately, she works.


XO,
SVR