March Madness
It's been one of those go, go, go weekends ...
- Immediately after work on Friday, we raced off to the city for drinks at the Americano, followed by dinner at Shanghai 1930. Okay, let me just say: Jon and I don't do bars or crowds. So dealing with the after-work insanity on a Friday night at Americano was a challenge to our suburban sensibilities. Oh, and there was a lady at Shanghai 1930 rockin' a sweet she-mullet.
- Saturday started off with a trip to the Venezuelan coffeeshop, so we could get properly caffeinated/fired up for the day's college basketball action. We had ticket's for the afternoon's UCLA-Kansas game, and — now that we're at the stage where we're just rooting for any Pac-10 team — we had a fantastic time. My only gripe: Too many TV time-outs! Oh, and I don't get this t-shirt that we spotted on some Kansas fans: "Rock-Chalk Jayhawks." Huh? Also, I do not know what this "8 Clap" is that the UCLA cheerleaders' signs alluded to. Maybe we should have done more research before going to the SJ Arena.
After the game, we went out to dinner at one of our favorite sushi restaurants, where we ran into some teenagers wearing Bruins sweatshirts. (We should have asked them about the "8 Clap"!) Later that night, we forced ourselves to stay up to catch Peyton Manning hosting "SNL." I wasn't rooting for the Colts to win the Super Bowl this year, but I have to give him props. The boy can tell jokes! That United Way spoof was hilarious. - Today started with an early-morning trip to the airport, then an early-morning trip to Target. Since I had some time before my breakfast date, I decided to swing through good ol' Daly City (which is where I grew up). I had to see this revamped Westlake Shopping Center for myself. It's absolutely crazy. There's a Home Depot! And a multi-story parking garage where there once sat a Goodwill drop-off trailer! The guy working at the trailer always seemed to be napping whenever we showed up. And he always had on a different random college sweatshirt.
Anyway! After my trip down memory lane (aka Southgate Avenue), I headed into San Francisco. Breakfast, followed with a house tour for a possible Chronicle story. Since I like to type up my notes and start writing while a place is still fresh in my mind, I've been working the laptop most of the afternoon/evening.