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Blue Sky Yonder

Today was such an absolutely gorgeous day. Rolling down the window, I felt the mild sting of the crisp winter air, a gentle reminder that southern california was half a thousand miles away. The wisps of clouds overhead peered through the open sun roof, as my head warmed to the morning sun...

Since my calendar was clear this morning, I decided on a whim to see if I could avoid the weekend shopping madness, heading into the city on a weekday morning. I wanted to return a shirt that I had bought... It was rather disappointing, really; I guess the sheer excitement that I had dropped another shirt size (to a large) had distracted me from looking closely at the mirror in the fitting room -- else I would've noticed that the fit wasn't quite there yet. Another few weeks, perhaps?

Despite the unbelievable traffic on 3rd St. (15 minutes bumper to bumper from Folsom to Market!), I found the SF shopping district to be pleasantly uncrowded. No hassle return at the Gap, with a minimal line. I really enjoy winter in the city, especially on days like this. Frigid souls bundled up in layers of hip: scarves, leather, turtlenecks, parkas, wool. Dark colors abound, brief puffs of condensation emanate from huffing breaths.

I need to get myself a place in the city. Eight years ago, eating some sandwich from a deli on Leavenworth while on break from a Cisco router training class, I proudly proclaimed to myself (and my former boss sitting with me): "I'm going to live here". Alas, I still haven't. Maybe I'll just eschew this whole homebuying-invest-in-your-future-nonsense and go satisfy my short term need to be surrounded by people, cars and noise... hey, the paramount sf has a corner 1 bedroom available for a measly (gulp) $2700/month. Hm... I could live without cable. Food. Heat. Internet. hahaha, right. :)

posted by VirtualErn @ 11:10 PM

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