October 16, 2005
Random SF trips
Went to SF this weekend with Sean and Ave. It was nice. As always, the day was overcast, the wind was strong and chilly, and the air was moist. It might be that I would get tired of the weather in SF if I lived there long enough, but currently I can't think of a place with better weather.
I think I'd been to the Metreon before at some point, but hell if I can remember when that was. Altogether it was interesting to see for the first time, but I wouldn't plan any trips solely to see it again. Sean did get a nice pic of me in front of some PSP advertisement though.
Oh, also saw some kids playing with the eyetoy. I kinda wanted to give it a try, but the kids lined up to play did not let me make a fool of myself. I guess they figured if they let a Chinese person start playing the ping pong game, no one else would be able to play for the rest of the day.
As per normal, we also swung by the Sutro Baths. Really, just wandering around out there is enough to keep me occupied for a while. The rocks in the area were slippery with moisture, so we didn't do too much of wandering around besides the main ruins. I did a bit of wandering around on the rocks, getting as close to the ocean as I could while trying not to fall in.
It was awfully nice just sitting there. I've never spent much time in coastal towns or even towns that are close to coastal towns so it shouldn't be too much of a surprise that I don't get to see the ocean much. In fact, I've probably seen the ocean from above more often than I've seen it from a beach perspective. That being the case, it was just nice to see the waves crashing into rocks with the sun setting in the background. The clouds were lit brightly, but not so much that you couldn't look at them without being blinded. There was a rock that I probably could have jumped to where the birds would gather, take off, and return to once in a while.
It was so nice in fact, that I decided to go down to a small cove where there was a bit of sand and a bunch more rocks to experience the coming of the tide. I stood on the rocks as the water crashed around me and pooled not quite high enough for me to become worried. Ave was playing his usual game of tag with the waves on the sandy beach.
So, as I was standing there taking in the scenery, the waves, and all that nature crap, I didn't notice that a wave larger than the others was coming in. I did notice it in time that I was able to scrabble up some rocks and receive just a mild wettening of the left side of my pants and wet socks and shoes for the rest of the day. It's a good thing I didn't actually get ripped out to sea, since I very well may have drowned considering my limited swimming ability.
After that, we got some dinner at Gordo's and started heading out of the city and back home. All in all the process took us maybe an hour.
Getting out of the city that is.
Apparently everyone decided to leave at once and the roads were moving at an ungodly slow rate. A mind-numbingly slow end to a spontaneously fun journey.
