September 12, 2005
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I spent the afternoon at the Ghiradelli Square Chocolate
Festival, sampling such yummy things as chocolate stout
beer, a chocolate tiramisu sundae, and chocolate dipped
madelines, among other things. We also got to watch a bunch of 10
year olds pig out in an ice-cream sundae eating contest. Of
course, the fat italian kid beat out the diminutive red haired
girl, and it brought back a memory of being at the county fair in
the milk chugging contest. (which i won when i was nine!)
In fact, i think the milk chugging prepared me for Elder Hall’s
MLTs, a fun tradition which lasted for at least a couple years while I
was at Northwestern. (for those who know me, ask and i’ll
explain further) Afterwards we grabbed a quick bite at
in-and-out, and headed over to Pier 39 to enjoy our
lunch/snack. While checking out the sea lions, a seagull
divebombed us, taking a swipe out of miss m’s burger. It
grazed me, but i think it hit her fairly hard. As the tourists
surrounding us were laughing at what happened, I joked that
the bird was only going after out-of-towners, which was why M was a
target. Of course, as i was saying that a second seagull
(or maybe the same one, on another mission) swooped down on us
again, this time tagging me in the back of the head. If the gull
had been any bigger, it surely would have been “concussion by
seagull.” Now that is one thing i bet they haven’t seen at SF
General.Moving out of the suburbs and into the City was a huge step for
me, one which I was quite scared of, because of how tough
it is to “start over.” I was worried that i wouldn’t meet any new
people (it was tough when i lived in the suburbs) and wasn’t quite as
happy in my job. Most of my worries have gone away. My job
is fantastic, and even more important, I have new friends
who i see regularly who make me forget about the few worries I
have. I can’t help but smile when I hang out with them; I
get that twinge of “aww, its time to go, now?” when we have to go our
separate ways. But I also smile because I know I will see them
again even sooner than I expect. Am I complete?
Probably not….but i don’t want to ever dwell on those things which i
haven’t found yet, i want to celebrate that which i have.
Okay, enough cheese for now.My latest annoyance with myself? The fact that I sometimes
stammer when I am speaking. Usually I notice it and get very
self-conscious about it. Maybe I just have lots of thoughts
running through my head or something. I can’t quite explain
it. It could be slight nervousness, but i’ve noticed it in
situations where i know i am completely comfortable….anyway.yeah, go eat at Jardineire. Its absolutely amazing.
