The girl's name Letha \l(e)-tha\ is of Greek origin, and its meaning is "forgetfulness". Greek mythology: name of a river in Hades that causes the dead to forget their lives on earth.
AskMen.com - #3 San Francisco - Top 29 Best Cities To Live In This is not my preferred website to prowl, but I had to see if Hong Kong and San Francisco is there. (Both are! And San Francisco is even number three!)
The important thing about this article is what it says at the end.
"...[And] by the way, when in San Francisco, do yourself a favor and don’t ever call it ''Frisco' or worse, 'San Fran.' It’s always 'San Francisco,' pronounced more like 'Sanfren-cisco' than 'San FRAN-cisco.'”
Natalie, you're a very cool housemate and all, and I'm totally happy that you're coming over from Cincinnati to visit your relatives in the East Bay (which is not San Francisco) - but for the love of everything good about San Francisco, please don't say "San Fran" anymore.
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I dared myself to not eat meat or ice cream and drink no soda or juice for a week for the first week of April. It wasn't the best start, since I just polished off a can of beef ravioli, but my excuse is that I didn't want to leave a can of food on the shelf for longer than I have to. And my Vita Lemon Tea is an exception as well. I only have four left, so I should be left with some pleasures. To make up for the beef ravioli, I'll go until the 8th.
Let's see how long I last.