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wow - I went to the Asqew Grille off Market at Noe last night for the first time. Yummers! I had the seared ahi skewer and a fruit spritzer out on the patio. It was delightful.

I have to say that the conversation that's been going on here on my journal the last few days (if you missed it, it's friends only, so you have to be logged on in to check it out) is why I'm on live journal. Sure - gaggin on the overthetopness of bearforce videos and personality test memes are fun and all - but REAL conversation - and the connection of kindred minds is why I'm here. (and why I came back after a hiatus this past spring) The conversation is great - because it helps to know there are other folks that struggle with the same issues - be it how gay men express their sexuality or managing being alone vs. loneliness or food/diet and workout topics.

Work is running at a furious pace - we debut the new logo and marketing pieces for KDFC on Monday - and I'm cramming to get the website ready for public consumption. I'm programming a real cool option in PHP that lets users buy the piece of music that is playing on air - live in real time. I loves me some PHP! (yep - total geek!)

Starting over on the opening premise of novel #2 is proving harder than I thought - and is just going to come to me when it does. I so enjoyed opening the first novel with a romantic date - and this one has to open from the starting gate with conflict; and it's proving harder to write and 'think through' than I thought.

I signed up for a dialogue workshop at SFSU this fall. It's a workshop specifically for novelists and short story writers to work on improving written dialogue skills. That'll be fun to go through.

Oh - saw Transformers. Easily the worst scifi movie of all time - it makes Lost in Space with Matt "Friends" Leblanc - look Oscar worthy. I thought it was dreadful. It takes a lot to get me to walk out of a movie. and I almost did. Everytime the "teenage" love interests go to touch - they go to slow motion with rock ballad music. *vomit* and once you've seen the robots "transform" the novelty quickly wears off - it plays just like the cartoon. And Megatron - the best character in the whole idea - is wasted as a "secondary" thought. I was SUPERDUPER dissapointed.

My workouts are making me impatient. The weight loss sustained - I've started working out towards the goal of bulking up my arms and chest - and while I can feel muscle developing; I'm finding myself impatient to be more of a visible musclebear. My trainer says that my body is preconditioned genetically - to build muscle slowly. (*shakes fist at self* DAMN YOU BODY! CURSE YOU!) I really would like to wear a tanktop at Folsom and have my chest and arms have more definition. But - I know that Yoga is improving my posture and balance and that I just have to be patient for the rest to follow through.

My trip to Yosemite for Labor Day got kyboshed. (the guys planning it neglected to mention that dogs aren't allowed on the trip) So I'm trying to decide what my alternative plans might be - I am most definately getting out of San Francisco.... I'm just not sure where to. I might drive up the coast and see my Mom (Florence Oregon) and drive back. although that'd be long days on the road - it might be a fun trip to do. Who knows.

BALANCE BAR GOLD protein bars ROCK my world!

I have worked from home this morning - it's been a quiet day with just me and Miss Kate. The clock ticking on the living room wall - and the sounds of the city out the window. I need to head into the office here in a bit and its going to be a shame to let go of this serenity.

I have something to admit - since I moved to San Francisco - I take my laundry (underwears and all) to the laundry and have someone else do it. Weekly - it's about $10 more than I'd spend on the laundromat - but it just feels more efficient. there is NOTHING I hate more than doing laundry. I take my stuff to Little Hollywood Laundrette at Market and Buchanan. They use fragrance free softener - and environmentally friendly soap. and there is nothing like running by - and picking up your laundry - all folded and ready to put away.

I drink coffee flavored sugar water. Two splendas - and 1/4 cup fatfree milk - THEN coffee.

Despair has afflicted a couple of my friends - and I feel powerless to help them. I wonder if when I hit my "months-o-despair" (April and May) this past spring that my friends reacted the same way. Emotions suck when they get dark enough to take over and render you beaten and feeling powerless.

I'm having my big food shopping delivered tonight. Safeway.com delivery rocks my world. I stop by Golden Produce on my way home most days - and the butcher. but - it's nice to get that monthly delivery of staples, cleaning supplies, and snacks delivered between 7pm and 9pm on a weeknight. and then i can keep my parking spot until the gym in the morning.

I've added a few new LJ friends recently - it's been nice to get some new voices on my friends pages.