San Francisco

So I'm here... sitting in my sister's new apartment with her dog going crazy.

It is weird, having her live here and not back in Michigan. I wish I'd be able to come out here more often, but I fear my financial situation won't allow that but once a year. Luckily this year it was on my parents.

The flight out here was uneventful. I expected to get bumped up to first class, but alas there were too many people that showed up. Damn. Luckily my mom switched seats with me because there was no one seated between her and my dad. The plane was chocked full of dip-shits who put their coats and small bags in the overhead compartment instead of under their seats, which forced my mom, dad, and I to check out carry on bags which we so carefully pack so as to avoid this exact request. We got our bags back ok... but I feared it would be a repeat of the famous "Wait For My Luggage For 10 Hours Disaster" of 2004.

On the plane, the flight attendant approached a middle eastern looking man who had shoulder-length curly hair and said, "Have you ever seen the show LOST? You look like Saieed... don't worry, it's a complement." What? He looked like Saieed because he was middle eastern? I was just surprised by the comment in this day an age with all our awareness of political correctness. The ironic part is, I felt myself judging her for saying something like that, but remembered before we got on the plane saying to myself, "Damn... that guy looks like Saieed."

We arrived at my sister's apartment at 10:30pm PST (1:30am EST) and we were promptly greeted by her crazy dog Sadie.

I don't even know how to begin describing this cute dog. She is a Labrodoodle (Her mom was a full sized poodle and her dad was a golden lab). This new designer breed was created to bring the non-shedding-ness (hahaha not a word) of a poodle and the cute looks of a golden lab together to create this wild-haired cute mess of a dog! She looks like a golden lab who stuck her paw in a socket. Her hair on her back is a crazy wild mohawk, her ears are floppy and adorable... and her face, I can't describe it. There is one drawback to this adorable animal...

See, Sadie has two settings... Off and Crazy. There is no in between for her. She either is running around trying to jump on you and lick you, or she is dead asleep. It is hilarious because she goes between these two setting with a moments notice. Right now, she is Off... a second ago, I could barely type because she was jumping on me. I'm going to blame all my misspelled words and typos on her today ;-)

Today we will all be going to San Francisco (my sister lives just outside the city) to go to Alcatraz (the old prison) and to go to dinner and a comedy show. I'm excited because I haven't been to San Fran in a while. I will be enjoying the food, wine, atmosphere... for another day and a half...then it's back to my life in Mich... boring as usual.

Hope all is well with everyone... and I'll see ya on the flip side!

~Peace~

p.s~ There was a girl at the airport (in her 20s) wearing a SCRUNCHY!!! I a scrunchy folks... isn't California supposed to be somewhat of a fashion capital? Hahahaha! If I see any Banana Clips, I'll let you know!