gemini

american gothic cheesecake factory


yadhtrib yppah

Sunday, my actual birthday, was golf and lunch at the Club with fam. Unstuck my sink with my landlord. It was a good day. Didn't even have to use my AK.

cave in

the Nation had a good piece on Nick Cave. i agree with this blogger that it's refreshing to see something non political yet raw in the magazine. makes me want to check out this "grinderman" album. could it live up to the hype? well, judging the Flash-only site, not so much. Who wants Flash? You can't link to anything, steal images/sound.... boring. And it hardly works on Safari. Yeesh people.

dumplings satisfy rumbling monster stomachs

My mom collects children's books. Not books that belonged to kids, but books meant for children. I liked the colorful pictures and creative story lines. I could talk for days about them.

As I ate dumplings tonight on Clement with Mona and Brittany, I remembered this Japanese story, The Old Woman Who Lost Her Dumpling. A talented dumpling entrepreneur chases a lost snack to the underworld. She is enslaved by monsters, who treat her well and love her food. Nonetheless, she misses home, and escapes by boat and magic paddle. Furious, the monsters drink the river to stop the old woman from rowing to freedom. You'll have to read the rest.

I also remembered Tikki Tikki Tembo, but I think the name is more memorable than the story.

riding high

pretty relaxed weekend. walked lake merced and saw Indiana Jones with dort. watched MMA action with James and Tina. fixed a flat and rode with Masa to Sausalito. So windy, the tourists got blown off their bikes. poor tourists.