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Dan came to visit right after Iza left. He and Butters enjoy a special relationship. We did an easy hike with him, by a lake, then hit Daisu, a massive Japanese dollar store. Daisu turned out to be a treasure trove for scary halloween gear, such as this transparent mask labeled, "You can be a drag queen!"
We also liked the exploding breasts for drunken businessmen:
We saw the albino alligator at the new, Renzo Piano-designed, Academy of Sciences. The building looks great, but it was too mobbed with people to see much.
IMG_1681, originally uploaded by foxfatalenycIza was here the week before last... we had a great time. Alcatraz was interesting; neither of us had been. And it was the perfect sunny day for a ferry ride across the bay.Tums green, originally uploaded by SummerizedAlcatraz has a kind of stark beauty, actually. It's obvious there's been a lot of pain and suffering there. But the cells, facilities, furniture and objects have a the utilitarian, well-worn, honest quality.
CIMG0606.JPG, originally uploaded by SummerizedJailbird, originally uploaded by Summerized.Iza and Kaho were my booth bunnies at the Sandbox 1 year anniversary party. I set up a table with some of my design work on display, and they kept the customers coming.IMG_1771, originally uploaded by foxfatalenyc.Iza took us to Andalu at the end of her visit. We were sad to see her go.
Last weekend, Jason and I threw our first party together. Ever. It was my birthday party, combined with our housewarming party, if it can be called that after a year and a half of living here. And it was great!
Jason surprised me by flying Brittany and Michael in to celebrate with us, and Kat came in from LA too.
Some of our favorite SF people came over, and everyone seemed to have a lot of fun.
Kat and I had some portraits done for a project we were working on, and did a few fun ones together. Our fabulous photog was David Papas.
About a month ago, we took a cold dip on a hot day at Lake Anza in Berkeley. I had no idea such a place -- sandy beach, slightly warmer than freezing water -- existed within Berkeley city limits. It was lovely. We also visited the nearby Botanic Gardens.
The weekend after was our first trip to Muir Woods. It was very beautiful but a little crowded.
Then a cold and a flu derailed my blogging for a while.
I'm making a groggy return to blogging to tell you, belatedly, that Jason and Skydeck were on the front (and fifth!) page of the New York Times business section last week. Woohoo! While "Credit Crisis Spreads a Pall Over Silicon Valley" isn't the most positive article title, he got a great quote in.
