Kokochi

the biggest mystery

So I was finishing up laundry, and yet again, I came up with several lone single socks. And they always seem to be Dav's black socks. I'm a stickler for pairing up socks so they are together in the sock drawer. I mean, we have 2 feet so organizing this much makes sense to me. When I first moved in with Dav, all his socks were haphazardly piled in a drawer. So one day, I sifted through all of them, found the pairs, and decided to use the singletons for rags. But I keep finding more, and today I ended up with 3 more! I do all the laundry (remember, I like this activity) and just don't get how this happens. I double checked with the 'rag' socks and sure enough, NONE of these match! Any ideas??

Simple pleasures

After having a fabulous Thai brunch with Cameo and Dav at Berkeley's Thai Cultural Center and digesting it on the mini steam train ride in Tilden Park, I came home and did some house cleaning. A little vacuuming here, washing the tub there, cleaning up odds and ends, and laundry (my favorite). I realize this can be a chore, but for me, it's somewhat theraputic. I can't tell why, but there's something very fulfilling for me to get the house clean, and paper piled up over the week organized. Just feels good. Though the cats run and hide when the monster vacuum cleaner comes out, even they seem a bit more relaxed once I'm done. If they could smile, I think they would. Anyhow, I'm feeling all good and ready for the week : )

p.s. here's a bonus pic for ya'll. This was from the Reclaim the Streets protest where the dress attire was pirates. I was lazy and wore a bandana that Dav had, but at least I got in the spirit and was saying, "arrrrrrrrgh!" to be all scary and piratey.

choo choo!

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Transcription by mademoiselle a.:
Mie wrote:
Here in Tilden Park in Berkeley with Cameo and Dav, wahoo! Gonna ride the choochoo steam train [smiley face]

Cameo wrote:
Yummy Thai Food & Mango Sticky rice! [dog face] Mie has perfumed hands like a goddess. And how this pen is cool!

[steam train] <-- By Dav

Party in the street

Reclaiming the streets

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See www.rts-sf.org or sfrts.tribe.net for info.

At Somarts

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For a cacophony fundraiser. Lots of art, music and burning man folk...Ahhh, I feel back in what feels good and fun!

now at Jade

Midori Mushi

Transcription by Chuck Swenson:
My first time at this place in Hayes Valley. Totally cool but packed, and I'm upstairs in the bar section waiting for my friend Joy. We all have to take our shoes off downstairs in the tiny restaurant. This place was the "office" part of a motel (which is now a chain motel but they don't use this part.

Joy is a lawyer and was slated to move to Tokyo for one year (we went to high school in Tokyo together). Anyway, I thought she already left, but she called to go out tonight. Turns out she was sick for a month -- broke three ribs from coughing! She's better now and will be leaving next week. Wild though!

Natural Beauty

Transcription by Dav:
Visiting the newly renovated conservatory of flowers. Been wanting to check this out for a while. So warm and colorful.

From my brother Ian:
Loving it out here - first time to see the sun in weeks!

in golden gate park

Walking around with my visiting brother and friends. Found a jazz band jamming in a tunnel.