History Channel @ MindSay 
Yesterday was wonderful. I got to spend pretty much the whole day with Laura, and while I love Natalie to pieces, Laura handles things and interprets things more similarly to the way I do. So Laura and I went to North Beach and hit La Boulange and got cafe--or in my case, chai (first picture). We ended up sitting outside La Boulange for at least an hour, just talking (pictures 2, 3, 4, and 5). We got talking about school (as we always do; school preoccupies the majority of our conversations) and what we wanted to do. I've already told her of my decision to pursue my degree in psychology, but I wasn't really sure where I wanted to go to school with that. But as we got to talking, I kept saying maybe I'll check out Boston U. She's considering going to the east coast in a few years, and we remarked how fun it would be if we were both on the east coast and could still get together rather frequently.
Anyway, the day continued, and we walked up to Coit Tower, which has a BEAUTIFUL view...I should have taken pictures there. I may have to go back. But we took a different route through the beautiful neighborhoods between Coit Tower and the waterfront. Their gardens are just...rich and flora-smelling and lush...and everything a good garden should be. Again...where was my camera?!
We got down to the waterfront and just...walked along, having more great conversation. I can't remember when the last time I had such...wide-ranging and deep conversation with anyone. This is partly why I love Laura so much. I know we think about the same things a lot, both have some of the same insecurities, and see life in a very similar way. It's so easy for me to explore my own thoughts, listening to hers.
We walked down the biggest tourist trap in the city (Pier 39) and watched the biggest attraction (the sea lions and the last picture) for a while. I love the sea lions. They're like a huge family. They squabble, they annoy one another, but they ultimately end up cuddling together and basking in the sun.
We pressed on, going to catch the cable car a few stops up from the waterfront stop, and rode the cable car back to Union Square. I love the cable cars. I've never ridden one before, but they're so much fun. It's so fun to hang off the side of these things and see the city whizzing by, but not so fast that you lose the city. Got back to Union Square, hopped the muni back to Sunset (where their apartment is), and rested our aching bones for a few minutes before walking down to the pizza place where Natalie works. Chatted for a few minutes, bought a slice for dinner, and headed back to the apartment.
I looked into Boston U, and it looks like a very plausible (if not expensive) place for me to transfer after Sierra. I want to get as much general ed done as humanly possible over the next two semesters, and maybe by the end of spring semester, I'll be ready to transfer in the fall of 2010. I've got two full semesters, plus a summer semester, and if it comes down to it, I could take classes the summer of 2010. I suppose I need to sit down with my counselor.
Anyway, whilst waiting for Natalie to get off work, we watched History Channel documentaries like the true geeks we are. We watched one on Roswell, which wasn't all that convincing but was still interesting, one on Area 51, which was much more convincing and even more interesting (note to self: look into the Bob Lazar story), and one on cannibalistic serial killers, notably Albert Fish, Andrei Chikatilo, and Jeffrey Dahmer. I got my geek fix for the week, although I imagine I'll be back for more very shortly. I love History Channel and Netflix's Watch Instantly. It's pretty much awesome.
Once Natalie got home, we watched 40 Days and 40 Nights, which was pretty funny, but still a mindless comedy involving a lot of sex jokes. But still fun.
And that, dear friends, was my favorite day, so far, in San Francisco. I miss home, but I'm still having fun. :)
I saw something on the History Channel about the ancient Greeks and paleontology. They found evidence that the Greeks did in fact find ancient fossils and they were the basis of the various mythological monsters they created such as Grifins. It was pretty cool. If there was a paleontology minor at my school I would take it. I've always loved dinosaurs and I can't imagine how exciting it is when you first see those bones in the ground after a long and hard dig. The thing is that in the Aegean there's a lot of sand dunes and such so usually the bones would show themselves due to erosion or something of the like. The great scolars dismissed these sightings as just hearsay, but when scientists matched up fossil sightings from ancient Greece with dig sites in the Aegean, they correlation was almost 1 to 1. Tonight at 8:00 there's supposed to be something about stuff that's been banned from the Bible. There's proof right there that its been edited by man. If I remember its on and I'm done or close to being done packing then I might catch it, but if I miss it its not a big deal. It just sounds kinda fun.
So in other things...laundry's going and I cleaned the litter boxes. Now I just need to pack and shower later tonight. I don't expect Nam to call me again. I'm not expecting anything out of the phone call he gave me last night. If he wants to call me again then that's fine and we'll just talk some more. I felt kinda hurt at how naive some of you seem to think that I am. I don't want to get back together with him and I'm not expecting him to try to win my heart over agian. He's the one that abandoned me when I needed him most, so I don't think he's going to be interested in hooking up again any time soon. I do have to say, though, if we do get this friends thing off the ground then I am going to ask him about what Katie told me even though she asked me not to say anything. I just need to know the truth. The more I think about it the more I think that maybe he did tell me and I told him that I didn't think it was possible. I don't know. But in many ways it was cathartic. I woke up this morning and didn't feel bad about it and I feel like I can move on now. Not to say it doesn't hurt anymore, but I guess now I'm ok. Anyway, I think I need to get going because Leela is not only attacking my arm again, but my hair as well. She bit me on the soft, fleshy underside of my arm, and all I was doing was sitting here typing! :( also, just to clear this up again, Nam's not the one who did all the fucked up shit to me. the reason why I call my ex just my ex is because i'm still too traumatized to say his name much of the time, but if you pay close attention you'll catch it on here every now and then. ok, this kitten is really hurting my arm, I gotta go. later y'all.
oh yeah, and here's something strange for you all to enjoy: http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/318854
(lol, i put one of Brian's T-shirts over her head and that kept her busy for a while. :P Now she's attacking me...)
