dear acorns

you are adorable and cute, two of my friends have your picture tattooed on their arms, and you herald the arrival of the fall, my favorite season. many cultures have linked you with fertility and life, but this year i am scared of you. as i bike down the vfw parkway i feel like you may be conspiring to end my life. there are so many of you covering the ground i try to bike upon. i think you would have sent me tumbling into on coming traffic if it weren't for my fancy hybrid bike's thick tires.

i know this is a problem for the city of boston. they should have more bike lanes and better road maintenance, but i've got to work with what we've got and right now that's a lot of you little guys. lets just try to stay out of each others way, and i hope that everything will be alright. i am planning on whimping out about biking just as soon as it gets real cold anyway.

warning people: this is a real problem in boston right now. and if you don't believe me...

http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2009/09/26/acorn_crop_explosion_has_people_running_for_cover/?page=1

Rambling Man

This is me and my cousin Elaine enjoying some quality time in the car.

Scralifornia

My visit to the Bay Area was almost two weeks long, but it flew like nothing. The fact that I go crazy after being in NYC for over four days and can chill in SF with no end in sight means a lot. Mostly that I freaking love it there. Here are the highlights:

1. Lying in the Dolores Park: It's still a clusterfuck of trustfund layabouts, but I don't let their vintage sweaters or 40s get me down any more. That's right. After a year in Boston I no longer discriminate against hipsters in my people watching. I was simply delighted to see sexy people in cute clothes (and no khakis) I just sat back and enjoyed the view.
2. Food, food, glorious food: So many tacos. I tried to eat at least one a day. In the end I feel off, but I did my best. The restaurants of the Mission are better than my momma's kitchen (by a lot). Soyrizo I miss you already.
   
3. Walking: Right now I live on a tree lined street, and can walk my dog for hours without stepping over turds, used condoms or syringes. This is lovely, but nothing beats a nice walk through the city. So many sights and sounds; coffee shops to stop in and little stores to browse. Sigh.
4. Friends: Ok, these folks clearly come first before tacos and people watching, but it seems annoying to start my list out that way. All I will say is that once upon a time I had friends, and I had enough friends to feel apart of a community. I had enough acquaintances to feel like I was a part of a scene, but that was much less important. There are so many people I love in the Bay Area, I don't know how I ever left. I also don't know when I'm coming back.
5. Redwoods: You are so giant and magestic how can you be real? I went camping in Guerneville and Pescadero and the trees made me feel like I was living in a hobbit land.
   

SHORTY!!!`

Shorty's got class--oh behave!