my feet have turned into blisters

dude, it's so fun here. i only have two complaints:
1. i forgot my walking shoes and san francisco involves a lot of walking. whoops.
2. there is definitely inadequate signage when it comes to public transportation. it can be very frustrating.

this place is like heaven. i haven't seen any douche trucks since i've been here. you know, the really ridiculously big ones that have gigantic wheels and angry men driving them? the ones that you can find in abundance in san diego? yeah, they don't exist here. love it.

also, it's the land of cute dogs. we hung out in the castro yesterday and today, as well as in the mission district (i think it's called) and i've never seen so many cute dogs in my life. and i love that a lot of the dog owners are happy men and when you say something like "omg your dog is adorable!" they get excited with you and say "isn't he?!"

another thing i've noticed is that everyone smiles a lot. and says hi. i'm used to accidentally catching someone's eye and then both parties look away awkwardly. here's it's like "OH HAI!" it's nice.

i really liked the nordstrom's cafe in union square. it's really high up and you can sit right by a window and look out at union square. and it's fancy and not really expensive. i got a goat cheese and leek tart with an herb salad... which is not something i'd even heard of before, but it was great. yay nordstrom's cafe.

japantown was fun as always and i may have to go back tomorrow to pick up a few things i didn't buy last time because i didn't feel like carrying them around.

we went to the japanese tea garden today. it was really beautiful but a little bit crowded. it made taking pictures annoying because i wanted pictures of the scenery without random people in the way. oh well.




tomorrow's my last full day here and i'm going to be by myself... which is ok, i guess. i just really don't know what i want to do. i haven't been to the wharf yet, but i always go there so i can probably skip it. we drove by the whole haight & ashbury area but didn't stop, so i think i'll visit tomorrow. i want to see what's going on in the amoeba. i've been told that it's better than the one in hollywood. although it does look a lot smaller from the outside, so i don't see how it could be better...

i kind of want to go back to castro... or maybe chinatown? but only if my feet feel a lot better because chinatown is pretty hilly from what i can recall. ugh i don't know. ok sleep.