Sea Chanties, etc
Brandi's birthday was a week and a half back and was very fun and memorable. We went to the Hyde Street Pier aboard an old boat and sang sea shanties led by the park rangers. These songs are old songs that shipworkers would sing, and apparently the song and/or tempo would be chosen based on the desired speed of the work or rowing. They are call and response songs, or if not have a chorus that repeats enough times so you can figure it and and sing along pretty quickly. The songs were fun and often hilarious (just imagine a crowd of 100 people aged 5 to 80, booming "they rant and they roar, like two yankee women!"). As it was cold, they served cider and hot chocolate. Allison brought some hard tack (flour and water, which preserves very well and was eaten by sailors back in the day. We explored the boat. I learned what "beating the dead horse" means.
All in all this was the most fun I've had in a while. They do this the first Saturday of every month from 8 to midnight (after 11 they allow R rated songs) and I think it's just about the most fun sober evening in the city I can imagine. Brandi pointed out that all sorts of random folksy music gatherings happen around the bay area, and pointed me here : http://www.sffmc.org/
Me, Jane, Liat, Chris, Delena and sister went to an Obamarama a month or so back. It was pretty cool. Before then me, Chris and Cory saw Hillary. Less awesome but still interesting.
Work has been super busy. Busier than ever before.
I had one of the more intellectual conversations I've had in a while on Sunday. It was with a 7-year-old. Go figure.
All in all this was the most fun I've had in a while. They do this the first Saturday of every month from 8 to midnight (after 11 they allow R rated songs) and I think it's just about the most fun sober evening in the city I can imagine. Brandi pointed out that all sorts of random folksy music gatherings happen around the bay area, and pointed me here : http://www.sffmc.org/
Me, Jane, Liat, Chris, Delena and sister went to an Obamarama a month or so back. It was pretty cool. Before then me, Chris and Cory saw Hillary. Less awesome but still interesting.
Work has been super busy. Busier than ever before.
I had one of the more intellectual conversations I've had in a while on Sunday. It was with a 7-year-old. Go figure.