A Waste of a Sunday and a Human

So the weekend started off okay. We grilled Mahi Mahi and Pork Loin at a friend's house while drinking beers and vodka and watching baseball. From there we headed to the Mission and drank some free beers at Tokyo Go-Go. A place I still haven't eaten at, which I need to remedy soon. From there we headed to Skylark where some more friends met up with us. by 1 am we had decided that skylark was just on the too crowded side. So we hopped in cabs and headed to R Bar. Late Night was spent at GP's casa, however I don't really remember much of that.

Saturday started off okay with Bloody Mary's and Margs at R Bar in the afternoon. Then my friend SU dropped by the R and dragged me to a yacht owned by a friend of a friend who lives on this vessel. The boat was sick, the beer was free, the people were nice and for some reason I got trashed. I'm not sure how it happened, but everyone was talking about dinner and that didn't sound fun to me at all. I have issues with dealing with a sit-down dinner when I'm hammered. I just can't do it. I get to antsy or something. So I headed into the Marina trying to decide what would be my next plan of attack. I walked by Pita Pit and that sounded like a brilliant idea. I got a Buffalo Chicken Pita, which was okay, but not their best. From there I went to Mauna Loa and suprisingly it didn't smell that bad. From there I headed to La Barca and met my friend MB and some of her friends. We went to City Tavern after that and we lasted on drink and then back to Mauna Loa which by that time was disgustingly crowded. So we headed to Blue Light. Luckily I hit all these Marina Bars all in one night, now I don't have to go to any of them for the rest of the year.

At some point at Blue Light I told my friends that is was time for me to go to bed. At least I think I did. I don't remember leaving the bar. I woke up at noon in my own bed. I hadn't blacked out that bad in a long time and I PAID for it the next day. I completely wasted away Sunday. I hate it when I do that. I laid on the couch all f'n day. I never left my apt. Luckily, this isn't something I do very often, as I'm hardly ever hungover. Yesterday, I just wasn't that lucky. I did watch a lot of baseball yesterday and saw the film Paper Moon, which I thought was good. Ryan O'Neal bugged the shit out of me though.

Today I feel much better and am already looking forward to this weekend. Shasta Baby!

Listening to: Maitland Street by The Living End

From Patrick Bateman to Batman

Well I went and finally got to check out Batman Begins last night. I try to see most comic book films. I'm not a CB dork by any means, I have bought CB's on a regular basis since I was 10 but I'm a sucker for the movies. But most of them suck ass as the last two Batman movies did. They are the best example of how not to make a superhero film.

So onto the newest Batman installment....

In a word: Amazing! I loved it. Christian Bale is by far the best Batman, he was not over the top, but was emotional when necessary, something that Keaton and Kilmer never could muster. Christopher Nolan did a great job of storytelling and the backstory of Bruce Wayne how he became Batman and where he got all those awesome toys is explained in a very informational and entertaing way. The supporting cast was quality and didn't take away from the story like some of the past films. Michael Caine, Morgan Freeman, Tom Wilkinson and Cillian Murphy were all fantastic. Gary Oldman (whom I love, for his seediness he seeminly brings to every character) was a tad miscast but I enjoy watching him on screen that I was able to forgive. Katie, my dear, you just didn't cut it. Not for a 2nd did I believe you to be a D.A. Pieces of April performance = good. Everything else = bad. Well you were decent in "The Gift" but that had nothing to do with your acting really.

I walked out of the theatre with a feeling I hadn't felt in a long while after seeing a big hollywood film. And that was of complete joy. I hope the Chris Nolan signs onto to do the next one as does Mr. Bale. If this proves to be the case I'll be there on opening weekend next time. Grade: A

Before the movie I headed to a new sushi restaurant, Yoshida-Ya at Webster/Union in Cow Hollow. I was impressed. The Decor and Service were good and the sushi was better. The New York Roll with Shrimp and Apples was very good. It's definitely a restaurant I'll hit again.



Currently I'm counting down the hours 'til the weekend. It's my first one in the city in a long time. And I'm excited about it since I have got no plans as of yet.

Listening To: Lusis by Ohgr

Raised From the Dead

Well I'm back, finally. Didn't take me too long to slack off on this about a month. Pretty much the story of my life. But I do have a decent excuse I got back on Monday from an 11 day vacation up in the good ol' Pacific Northwest. The 1st weekend I spent up in Seattle with a bunch of friends for our annual Drink 'n' Drive Golf Tournament. (drink a beer a hole) From there I hitchhiked (begged a ride from a friend) to Spokane and my parents house. A few hours later I was whisked away by my loving life-givers to our lake cabin.

It was one hell of a week up there. I spent a lot of time playing and swimming with my 2.5 year-old niece. I know everyone says this, and I get annoyed by it, so now I guess I know what they mean. But she is awesome, cute, funny, smart all that nonsense. I'm glad my sister had one, so I didn't have to. So between eating great food and swimming. I was able to read a few books. Harry Potter #5 and 6. The Half-Blood Prince was fantastic. The best one so far in my humble opinion. And I read Vile Bodies by Evelyn Waugh. Which was quite funny and entertaining and a lot better than the movie based on it by Stephen Frears that came out last year, Brighy Young Things.

Tonight I'm going to go put some sushi in my belly and go to the moving pictures. It's been awhile since I've walked into a dark room by my lonesome to be entertained by the denizens of hollywood. It better be good! Chirstopher Nolan I hope you're fucking listening!!

and the final thought of the day.... thank god this day is nearly over. This is by far one of the worst days of work I've had in a long while.