ok, real quick again. . .

so, there was a three day weekend last week. i had to work on saturday, so it wasn’t so three day for me. . . . but i picked up an extra day by calling in sick on tuesday. dave, my boss from santa fe, currently up in san francisco- is leaving his current gig, and i wanted to hang out with a friend, so i drove on up.

i still really don’t like driving in cities, and san francisco has some added challenges. . . really jam packed, and sooooooo hilly! damn, it was tough. . . but i made it in and out ok- note to self- get brakes checked-. . . and i had a pretty good time running around and seeing things. mostly running distraction detail for dave, i think. anyway, here are some pictures.

maybe someday i’ll get a free minute or two to actually write a full post. . . and not just want to fall asleep.

from alzatraz

from alzatraz, originally uploaded by ekissam.

HA! finally got to alcatraz. here's a view looking back towards the city over the decrepit warden's house. . . i think.

down the catacombs

down the catacombs, originally uploaded by ekissam.

this area led to the shop, a museum type area, and an area where they showed a video about the island.

cell block

cell block, originally uploaded by ekissam.

i was kind of surprised that it wasn't bigger.

CD Street

CD Street, originally uploaded by ekissam.

i wonder if the color was always so pepto bismal-ly?

ghirardelli

ghirardelli, originally uploaded by ekissam.

couldn't pass up a chance to pick up a brownie. . . though i was kinda in the mood for a glass filled with their hot fudge, i didn't think they'd let me get it without the ice cream. . . and it was a little too chilly for the ice cream at the time.

window rooftop

window rooftop, originally uploaded by ekissam.

i dragged dave to my favorite place in san francisco. . . the library

dave and wall

dave and wall, originally uploaded by ekissam.

dave's checking out the card catalogue covered walls

san fran library

san fran library, originally uploaded by ekissam.

the back of the fiber optic wall. . . why do i LOVE this stuff so much?

the science section

the science section, originally uploaded by ekissam.

check it out, all the science writers all grouped together

japanese garden and dave

japanese garden and dave, originally uploaded by ekissam.

dave and i tried to find the japanese tea garden the first day, but we were cut short on time. . . so we tacked it on to my last day there.

overlooking japanese garden

overlooking japanese garden, originally uploaded by ekissam.

walking through the garden on our way to get some tea

bridge in the garden

bridge in the garden, originally uploaded by ekissam.

some serenity. . .

bridge in the garden

bridge in the garden, originally uploaded by ekissam.

some serenity. . .