Я очень, очень горжусь верховным судом и правительством что наконец-то торжествует хоть какая-то справедливость. Америка далеко не совершенна, но уже намного лучше чем была. Сегодня в СФ ежегодный Парад Гордости (да, именно так он называется, люди гордятся своей культурой). Мы на него не пошли, но не потому что я не хочу что бы мои дети на "это" ( Read more... )

Слушайте, а может это загадочное место - Таллинн? Я никогда не была в Эстонии, но летом в Латвии и Литве мне в детстве понравилось!

I had a crazy day punctuated by an impromptu trip to City Hall. I should add that I've been driving in that neighborhood nearly every day this week, yet I didn't bother to visit it then, and it hadn't occurred to me. Anyway, I had a small city business transaction to conduct, but I procrastinated to the point of being the absolutely last person to ( Read more... )

For us, it's a Vietnamese Pho place. And it's probably one of the best options in the neighborhood. It's literally under our building, even though we have to walk around the block to get there. Tasty, cheap and fast - the only problem is when it's closed on Tuesdays.

Вот я живу в Сан Франциско. Мне здесь очень нравится, потому что ( Read more... )

I am bemused at how the assumption is that San Francisco, the Silicon Valley and the Bay Area are widely presumed to have superior consumer and other technology. I keep recalling two comparisons to the place we used to live - DC and Northern Virginia suburbs ( Read more... )

...почти видны Цельные Продукты, которые открываются 29 августа. И ведь то здание в котором они будут обитать (а также пару сотен новых соседей в двух квартирных блоках) было сдано еще ранней весной, но на магазине висели плакаты что он откроется осенью 2012го. Вот бывает, что открывается он за 3 дня до общепринятой осени, и за почти месяц до ( Read more... )

In the tradition of Judge John Hodgman, whoever gets the first two references in this post (without significant googling) gets a summary judgement in their favor.

Of the people that are either from San Francisco or live there, give me the Good-Bad-Ugly.

And also, the Marry-Fuck-Kill.

As we are in need of a new mattress, I've been reading the online reviews for the local stores. Of course, I only read the negatives, and they're pretty fucking negative. I have pretty much decided that the only reason I'd set foot inside these places is to try out the product (and maybe practice my zen on the salespeople). But I'm sure shipping ( Read more... )

My grad school is having an alumni reception in SF, and I've signed up for it, mostly because I want to network just in case the perfect job just wants to fall into my lap. Andy offered to come with, but I decided that I socialize better alone (we've gone to some embassy receptions in DC where he mostly wanted to talk to me and I mostly wanted to ( Read more... )