kick some...
just went to check out this free -- yes, FREE -- taekwondo class in SF. lotsa kids in the class, so it was a little unfocussed, but I really enjoyed it, and am hoping to be able to get off work at least once a week to be able to go to class. always feel a little foolish doing my yelling thing, but feels great so far. S'ok, I'll be sore tomorrow.

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super size it

turns out that I'm a big mac. tanks [?] to jill for the link [c'mon, you know you gotta trry it]. somebody send her work, she's obviously losing her mind.

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free
this weekend included a couple great dog walkies at butano state park and stinson beach (sorry no link, the nps site is down for some reason...). we saw the california newts at butano -- weird and gross and cool in that amphibious kinda way (newts always surprise me -- even the tall british ones that help you move). i even got a cool wetsuit at this great shop in pacifica that has all kinds of diving gear. tried to put it to use at stinson, but managed to get in to about my ankles, then ran screaming back to lisa and salami, brie, and my towel. oh well, i didn't have the boogie board anyway.

butano was gorgeous and wooded -- with lots of cool trails and fire roads (dogs area allowed on the fire trails). we didn't see anyone on the trails, and got to muck about with the newts. lisa even spotted an owl in a tree who was memorizing the terrain below. it's right near pescadero, and even has a trail all the way to ano nuevo, so i'm psyched to go back and explore.
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spendy
but then, to balance out the free fun offered out-of-doors, we did a little shopping (the wetsuit, some head thingies for lisa and bendy who like to swim in cold water above their ankles, shoes...) and had tons of sushi (sushi-making with kav and hill, then sushi sunday with work folks).

and my cellphone is here. now just to cancel my old service, and to wait wait wait for the activation of my new phone. damn this online ordering thing. takes too damn long. oh well.

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:: Friday, January 25, 2002 ::

waiting... { } }{ { }

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:: Wednesday, January 16, 2002 ::

grumpy
but home at last. and thanks to some spam fried rice (gotta go grocery shopping) and a tecate with lime, i'm fairly content after a grumpy day. kehoe is snoring deeply on the bed, and i'm all happy about her cuteness. she and bask provided valuable socialization to the pups at the shelter today (such sacrifice). especially bask as he's a bit bigger and less likely to wiggle. had the odd experience of meeting a dog that looked uncannily like my childhood dog.

been a little unfair to kehoe -- either i'm distraught thinking about what she might have that might ail her (now or in the future), or i'm startled that she's not as grown up as satchmo. not sure why i'm all daydreamy about moley wole. suppose i'm missing her, and my ovaries are just fueling the fire. this doesn't seem to be my hyper productive ovary. which means it's my sure emotional wreck ovary. oh joy.

and just what is it that causes the lapse in memory? it seems like *every* month i'm shocked by my friendly monthly pal. i mean it's only been 144 months since it started (really -- i was nine). hum.

and mighty slim pickins by way of recently updated friendly blogs/sites. will they hurry up and post something all ready???

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:: Tuesday, January 15, 2002 ::

try this now do all asians look alike to you (i only scored ok, so no pressure from me)? find out for sure...

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what izzat?
was sent on a search to find the definition for izzat [Urdu for honor, esteem, glory, reputation], and found the great link above.

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:: Friday, January 11, 2002 ::

probationary end
well, 3 months under my belt at pets. now the wonderful world of benefits opens to me. ack. time to floss. i now make about $16 more a week. before taxes. woohoo! just 20 weeks till i can afford a new palm, and 20 more weeks till i can afford a new cellphone... what's that, a year or so?

wait, what the hey with being in front of the computer so often lately??? and mabelly mabelly mabelly. uh oh feeling that urge to have another dog! must be my age -- that biological clock or something. but mabel is a pitt-bassett mix, and she has that good cornchip smell that i love, and tho the ENTIRE world frightens her, she bravely faces a little more of it every day (and believe me, our end of fillmore -- "i wanna be in specific whites" end -- *is* frightening). and she loves me. really. sigh.

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:: Thursday, January 10, 2002 ::

best
oh, and shtanks to jill for the best of craig's list -- another laugh out loud visit (yes yes, i need to get out more). yes, i am just passing on links, you should visit these people's pages too, of course. [and also shtanks fer the festive card, jill -- i've one in the works for new year. uh, lunar new year... really!]

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get a life?
well, here's a computer rendition of me. couldn't find any asian enough-but-not-too-much-hair features, so this'll hafta do.

ran outta patience for the java applet thingie, or i'd've tried more outfits on. and no shoes, as they just didn't work for me...

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:: Wednesday, January 09, 2002 ::

better: spent a little time tooling around on bendy's site, and found a link to notmydesk.com -- check out the fitness week link. i laughed out loud! i even stopped playing mah jong (i've been winning against the computer for some zillion hours now).

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tuttifrutti di mare
phew. had a bit of the pacific up to my eyeballs today. tried crawling *under* the pipes at fort fun (in the name of assisting pedro), and found myself facing a huge oncoming wave. managed (barely) to keep my footing, tho i was soaked literally from head to toe (the wave was strong enough to pick me up and throw me back into the pipes!). pedro somehow recovered without a hitch, and kehoe swam by as tho she'd been doing it her whole life. i got some weird stares, and had to trudge all the way back to the parking lot with sand/ocean coming out my ears, but the worst thing was my very non waterproof cellphone got thoroughly submerged and is now making an odd crackling noise... big bag of downers.

well, at least i got to try out todd's (pedro's) car's heated seats (no lie!). and i can't help but laugh at it all -- especially the vision of kehoe serenely swiming past me. the cell phone is a bit of a hardship tho. and i'm a bit useless tonight (kehoe's been passed out since our walk).

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lost...
spent a good bit of my ride home lost on twin peaks. alternating bits of gorgeous views and blinding fog. weird continuously surreal moment of feeling lost in time/space. kehoe must've sensed my tension, cuz she sat bolt upright and didn't pester me till we were on familiar ground.

funny little ride. got myself all pumped to drive through my old neighborhood without allowing it too much purchase on my soul, then got lost, but ended up bypassing my old turf on a more efficient route. then got totally lost in the fog around twin peaks, surrounded by bad architecture (what IS this, daly city?!?) and had several "it's a wonderful life" moments. and all the while, i was amazed at how many people were out for the "view" on a tuesday night (why are they parked in the dark, mommy?). of course, it being sf, perhaps they were just parking as closely as possible to an apartment a coupla neighborhoods over.
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and found
but thanks to boboli (and sausage, cheese, garlic, tomatoes, and olives), i'm all better.

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:: Saturday, January 05, 2002 ::

phffft...
sheesh. it's my 10th reunion for college, and the alum rag has nothing but baby baby baby. sheesh. guess no matter where you go, for some people, procreation is all. true, i haven't tried it, and also true, that might be one of the biggest reasons why i avoid it. why become a sleep-deprived drone? at the very least, adopt and save our overburdened planet a little work. but then, what do i know? i've got friends, long term relationship, job(s) (working on the career), and the art thing puttering along. not to mention a dog to dote on. and really, aren't the baby folks really just looking for a good dog to fill their lives?...

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:: Thursday, January 03, 2002 ::

point of reference: what i was doing last year around now (thanks for the idear, bendy). 2001 in summary: quit my "real" job, lost my dog, lost my apartment, got a new doggie. hum. bring it on, 2002.
Labels: mayfly, mayfly project

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partydog

well, well, new year at last. spent the last week or so overeating and the like. as usual, i'm about 2-3 months behind, so i can't believe it's already 2002, but you've all heard that before.

had a fab little shindig on new years day -- lots of people mingling successfully (tho there was some inadvertent herding of people at one point, and some odd posturing re: the fireplace) -- the only photo that came out was of pedro (that's him partying above). the timing was impeccable, the dogs all broke loose right after my allergic friend departed (she's more than just the sum of her allergies, but she's departing from sf shortly, so we'll just refer to her as the allergic friend for now...), there was time for mah johng, cranium, *and* taboo (yep, we won cranium, which is why i know kavita will forgive the earlier disparaging comments).

bendy came by and talked no shop all evening, despite being in geek company (what a nice boy), and a few people even swapped cards (oh, those regularly employed folks crack me up). and of course, there was plenty of good food to go around (hoppin john and greens for good luck and money, according to my roommate).

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