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l33tminion) wrote2010-02-15 12:57 am
l33tminion) wrote2010-02-15 12:57 am
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Valentine's Day
Woke up, sorted out all the loose ends from yesterday, got a solid breakfast at David's Delicatessen. Spent most of the day wandering around town.
First, walked to Japan Town. Very pretty. The whole walk was quite scenic. The weather is beautiful, warm enough to go without a jacket during the day, though still quite chilly at night. I wandered the neighborhood, then sat and read for a while. Was a bit jet-lagged. Wanted to be more social, but felt very shy and out of it for some reason. My mind was ill at ease. Perhaps had something to do with the holiday.
A group of cosplayers passed by dressed in elaborate Goth-Loli style and some old men complained aloud about our "postmodern" society.
For lunch, I ate at On The Bridge, which is a very odd restaurant in the Japan Center Mall. Japanese-Western fusion cuisine, the decor I can only describe as "otaku kitsch" (anime posters on the walls, shelves of manga, all sorts of Japanese knick-nacks, humorous decorations that seemed really out of place among the other decorations, TVs showing episodes of Sentou Yousei Yukikaze and Full Metal Panic? Fumoffu without subtitles or sound).
Spent the afternoon wandering down Haight Street, window shopping, mostly. A fair number of people begging for change, a few begging for drugs. One guy asked me if I was in the market for the local favorite; I found it odd to see someone dealing by the "ask random strangers" method.
Had a beer at Noc Noc (a nifty joint), drank some coffee at Coffee to the People. Browsed the selection at a volunteer-run anarchist book store. Ate a burrito for dinner (was perhaps as good as Anna's, but not that different and much more expensive). Did strike up a few conversations along the way, but just the usual small talk.
Tomorrow: Take the cable car to the waterfront, contemplate the future at the Long Now Museum.
First, walked to Japan Town. Very pretty. The whole walk was quite scenic. The weather is beautiful, warm enough to go without a jacket during the day, though still quite chilly at night. I wandered the neighborhood, then sat and read for a while. Was a bit jet-lagged. Wanted to be more social, but felt very shy and out of it for some reason. My mind was ill at ease. Perhaps had something to do with the holiday.
A group of cosplayers passed by dressed in elaborate Goth-Loli style and some old men complained aloud about our "postmodern" society.
For lunch, I ate at On The Bridge, which is a very odd restaurant in the Japan Center Mall. Japanese-Western fusion cuisine, the decor I can only describe as "otaku kitsch" (anime posters on the walls, shelves of manga, all sorts of Japanese knick-nacks, humorous decorations that seemed really out of place among the other decorations, TVs showing episodes of Sentou Yousei Yukikaze and Full Metal Panic? Fumoffu without subtitles or sound).
Spent the afternoon wandering down Haight Street, window shopping, mostly. A fair number of people begging for change, a few begging for drugs. One guy asked me if I was in the market for the local favorite; I found it odd to see someone dealing by the "ask random strangers" method.
Had a beer at Noc Noc (a nifty joint), drank some coffee at Coffee to the People. Browsed the selection at a volunteer-run anarchist book store. Ate a burrito for dinner (was perhaps as good as Anna's, but not that different and much more expensive). Did strike up a few conversations along the way, but just the usual small talk.
Tomorrow: Take the cable car to the waterfront, contemplate the future at the Long Now Museum.