Soooo today starts week 3 of Back in California. :)
Week 1 was a blur, but a sort of awesome blur.
In my first day back (a Monday) I went to my opthalmologist (uncle) and got a year’s order of contacts and an updated prescription. Was tempted to poke the crabs at the Chinese supermarket. Dumplings for dinner. :)
Tuesday: Drove from LA to SF (5 hours, no traffic), getting to work in time for an afternoon meeting. Tried new Indian restaurant on Castro with friends (two old, one new). Particularly nice since I’d been expecting to go it alone in SF that night.
Wednesday: ate burrito + fruit salad in a one-person picnic lunch. prix fixe dinner at Alexander’s Steakhouse with good friends.
Thursday: In ‘n Out dinner w/ another friend. Picked up dude from airport – late night Chinese food w/ another friend.
Friday: hiking in Muir Woods. Warm redwood bark is an unsurpassably happy-inducing smell. Crossing the Golden Gate bridge and drinking in some ocean views isn’t so bad for the happy levels either.
Saturday: checked out an apartment, Where the Wild Things Are, and a birthday party.
Sunday: mini-reunion with college friends (some actually not seen in 5 years), marveled at quarter-life old age, ate pizza.
All in my first week back from Japan. Heh. Lotsa California-ey stuff there. Feel like that could’ve all been spread over a whole month and I’d still feel good about it.
