Shows.
I saw the Swans which was insanely great. A lot of weed smoking and near the end he started yelling at someone to stop being so into it which I was really into but not the weed. It was more of an auditory experience than a musical showing. I have terrible pictures and videos however I would like to maintain the standard of quality of the media on this blog to slightly below average.
Jesus and Mary Chain this was so great. I had been on the fence about going to the show since I helped Brian move all day (it's my fault they are moving in the first place) and was so tired but there were still tickets so I went and we had a nice meal during the opening acts. Brian was going to come in because he was going to drop me off on his way to Santa Clara after so instead of waiting around for me to be done we asked if there were still tickets the security guy at the front gave him a free ticket! Then when we sat in his seat (it was better than the one I bought) the couple beside asked which seats we were and how much we paid... I kinda was sketchy about it until they were like these were our seats and we wanted to give them away to someone because we got fucked over last minute. They were just making sure the guy didn't charge us! So nice! Brian bought the guy a beer as the lady declined. Also I like sitting at shows now... I'm too short to see anything usually and I'm old. It was so great. Here is a great video..
I finally saw Negative Approach after bailing on seeing them and Jesus and Mary Chain in 2007 when both groups had reunited. I kinda regretted it but now all is well. Here is a terrible picture...
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| CHECK IT OUT I'm too short to get a good picture |
I discovered there are a lot of stats in baseball so I really like it now. I think there should be more stats in sports. My favorite players are Angel Pagan because his at bat songs are sick. Next is Joe Panik because he looks like Buster Posey and always plays the same metal song at bat. Buster Posey for the following reasons, great at his job, his name, hit a home run that I saw with my own eyes, and lastly Southern. Also obviously all three players have very cute stats. I also like baseball because having sunflower seeds is acceptable. I realized this may also be the reason I also like fishing. Sunflower seed eating is really gross if you think about it but I love it.
Giants vs. Marlins
They lost and that's sad. I ate chicken fingers and garlic fries as well as sunflower seeds.
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| Posey doing stuff |
They won which is very cool cause there is serious rivalry between the two teams. I even caught my self giving the dodger fans the side eye. There were also specific chants like "beat the dodgers". Buster Posey hit a home run and that was neat. Pagan caught a nice out and I'm sure Panik did something cool as well. I ate a bacon wrapped hotdog and had sunflower seeds again obv.
Touristy things.
There is a free day for some of the museums which included the Conservatory of Flowers, De Young and the Legion of Honor. I did them all in a day and walked about 10 miles then got a beef tongue burrito from La Taq and ate it alone in a bus shack while waiting an hour for the train, so actually I get a train shack? Trains seem more refined so let's say enclosed train waiting area. Here are my top views from each place.
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| Conservatory of Flowers |
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| View from the De Young Tower |
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| Afternoon on the Sea, Monhegan by Rockwell Kent at De Young |
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| The Wild Swan by Alexander Pope at the Legion of Honor |
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| Boar's head tureen made by the Chelsea Manufactory |
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| eat here |
We went to wine country on the weekend with my aunt and since I have the alcohol tolerance of a toddler got so drunk during a tasting. I would suggest going to V. Sattui if you are ever in the area. We also went to Maverick's again and here's the view in case you forgot.
Hikes.
San Carlos - Big Gorge/Eaton Park
Santa Clara - Saratoga
Foods.
Tony's Pizza - it's supposed to be award winning. Had to wait 1.5 hours to get a table and the taste was alright but not 1.5 hout wait good. We also had a philly cheese steak sandwich which was received immediately and came with free entertainment of a crazy drunk person that left his bag behind. It was good but again I would not wait 1.5 hours for it.
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IHOP - I have a gross obsession with this place... I think its the price or the portion size I dont know but I will always say yet to going there. I'm sure you think less of me now and I don't care at all.
Korean Food - We tried to find some authentic tasting stuff twice both instances fell short. One place by a lot and the other the flavor profile was on point but the consistency was not. I'm pretty sure I just have to go for a vacation there if I ever was to satisfy this craving.
Homemade Japanese Kitchen Kura - This place was great and have specials with beer. I also crave real japanese often but said trip with have to include a hydrofoil ride to Japan. Regardless this place came a lot closer than the koreans did.
Milk Tea - Shengkee bakery on point! though I also got one from a food truck called Hunky Kong I think?
In-N-Out - I always find an excuse to stop in. Great taste and value. Something you should know prior to entering http://hackthemenu.com/in-n-out/secret-menu/
Town - Brunch is so good. Dinner kinda only okay unless you are getting steak but the warm napa salad is fucking insane. I know yeah its a salad but I'm not a liar.
Refuge - Famous for their enormous pastrami sandwiches. Meat is cured in restaurant and is nice. Surprisingly other great taste - barbacoa nachoes.
Bi-rite Ice Cream - Yeah pretty good. no complaints?
Other.
Dog Fest! this was as good as it sounded and was hosted by the author of the Lemony Snicket series Daniel Handler. He is very sarcastic and I liked it.
My favorite dog was this corndog. She moved sooooo slow it was unbelievable. I love how weird this middle dog looks! Check out this baby corgi as well. puke.
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| Slow dog |
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| Weird faced dog |
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| Baby corgi dog |
This next section I am devoting to various things I have seen and the emotion they evoked from me.
Excited
Annoyed
Angry
Nervous
Disappointed
Tranquil
Cultured
Intrigued
Jealous
Scared
Satiated
