Last night, a little bored and scrolling through social media, I came across an ad for the San Francisco Half Marathon. Scenic course routes in Golden Gate Park and along the Pacific Ocean. Hmmmm. It’s on February 4. That’s not much time. The next thing I googled was can I train for a half marathon…
Category: Life
Why I keep Looking in the Fridge
There are a lot of reasons I chose to move to San Francisco. I wanted better weather – I was really beginning to hate winters in State College. I wanted better job opportunities – there are only a handful of cities with a lot of nonprofit jobs (New York, DC, Philadelphia, Portland, Seattle, San Francisco,…
Now What?
It’s 5:30am on Friday. I’ve already been up for an hour and I have nothing to show for it. I’m about to start my second cup of coffee. The weather app says first light isn’t for another hour. I’m fighting the urge to make lists: grocery, to-do, other things to buy that would make the…
My Morning at the DMV
As was predicted, yesterday’s trip to the DMV had its bureaucratic hiccups and cast of interesting characters. I ventured out in the morning with my little blue folder in hand. In it, I had a state-issued birth certificate, my car registration, the bill of sale for my car, along with a few other papers related…
Finding Joy in Settling In
Sunday morning 12/10/23 With the blinds open, morning sun floods my apartment. The place is a mess and it’s gonna take some time to get it sorted, organized, and in comfortable, livable shape. Yesterday, after the movers were done, I spent a lot of time walking around the place, opening boxes, and trying to figure…
Officially a Californian
Yesterday, I passed the driver’s license knowledge test (online, proctored, multiple choice) for the state of California. I wasn’t expecting to have to take an exam in order to switch my license from PA to CA. In theory, it’s not a bad idea to re-test people. In practice, some of the questions (knowing what the…
Take My Data, Please
This morning, against my better judgment, I read an article in Slate about how AI is going to make spying easier and supercharge surveillance. The basics are that we already live in a society that is heavily under surveillance. There are cameras everywhere always recording and the data is being kept and queried. We’ve seen…
If Joy Were Pop Rocks
Yesterday I went to the art museum. This morning I read some poetry. I love when I close the book with a sense of flustered awe, almost slamming it down while whispering to myself, “god damn, that’s good!” At the museum, there’s an exhibit, maybe six galleries in all, packed floor to ceiling with the…
Energy and Waiting
The song in my head at 8am is the chorus from Tom Petty’s “The Waiting” … “The waiting is the hardest part… something something something na na na na heart. You take it blah blah and you take it blah blah, yeah the waaaiiiting is the hardest part.” If a significant part of my days…
Sometimes Things Are Foggy
Yesterday, Karl stopped by the city and hung around for a good bit of the day. Karl is the name of the fog here in San Francisco. There’s a twitter account for him. I guess it’s a thing. Yesterday, I renewed my room at the hotel for a few more days. I also toured and…
Running, Looking, Applying
Today I ran. Today I looked for jobs and applied to a few. Today I looked for apartments but didn’t have much luck (I reached out to several but have yet to receive confirmations on showings). As I’m writing this, it’s 20 degrees in State College (where I used to live) with a real feel…