August 7, 2006

• back on the bench again so time for an update.  i should write the obligatory 'i haven't updated in ages/i hardly update anymore' spiel, but that has to be the most common opening line to xanga posts so i will avoid doing so (even though i indirectly already have for this post).  but since i'm back at home doing what i do best (i.e. nothing), i might as well provide my dwindling number of readers with an update.

  an update is in order rather some than some introspective rant since a few rather significant events have occurred in the last 2 months.  mainly, i bought a place and moved up to san francisco.  i've been up in the city for just over a month and it's been hectic but great.  as always, timing has been less than perfect - just moving in is tiresome enough, but i've also been busier than normal with work and travel obligations.  combine this with my attempts to buy new furniture and move all my belongings from 40 minutes away and i'm barely left with any time to explore what the city has to offer.  but hopefully things are calming down to the point where i can get a sense of my surroundings and finally start to settle in.

  so here are a couple of shots of the new pad and its meager furnishings:

  
  taken from upstairs loft.  notice the great view of the costco parking garage.
  
  pseudo-bar area avec mondrian.

  with the minimally required furniture in place, i went ahead and had a little housewarming shindig this past saturday.  surprisingly it's the first time i've hosted a true housewarming event or anything remotely close to a weekend house party.  needless to say i was ill-prepared for a couple of things - here's a list of things to remember for next time (or for anyone else about to throw a house party):

  • must have a corkscrew.  there were a few girls who would not drink anything but water or wine.  i think they left early.   at the every least, i've got plenty of unopened wine bottles left over.
  • must have LOTS of ice and water.  these ran out quickly mainly due to the heat.  air-conditioning isn't the norm in san francisco, since it rarely gets that hot.  but try to cram 50-100 people in a loft and it'll get steamy real quick.
  • buy some fans.  for the same reasons as above.
  • must provide more food.  a number of people didn't have dinner so a number of people were pretty hungry.

  as usual, i neglected to take many pictures, but here are a few i remembered to snap while i was upstairs:

   
  
  

  despite the heat and resulting mess afterwards, i had a great time, and hopefully everyone else did as well.  one of the strange things was that half the people that showed i didn't even know...which can be
  a good thing or bad thing.  but everyone i met was very friendly and i've already cleaned up my place with no lingering damage or issues.

  so there begins my new life in the city.  i will still be heading down to the south bay often since so many people i know are down there, but hopefully i can save a little gas mileage on the weekends and take
  better advantage of what san francisco has to offer.  and for anyone who comes up to sf or is already in the city, feel free to stop by for a drink or just to say hi anytime.

  more of my usual self-aggrandizement on my next post.

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