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June 03, 2011

San Francisco with Gurj and Jared

Gurj asked me if I wanted to spend a long weekend out in San Francisco to do some sightseeing and see two of Jared's shows out there. I'm in!

Thursday, June 2nd

Our flight was super early in the morning, so Gurj came over on Thursday evening and we stayed up all night! Never bring more than a backpack!
packing
maddy
Hunchy want to know where you go?
maddy
jeet
4am = time to head to the airport!
jeet
Sunrise at the airport.
airport ˆ sunrise
Awesome.
airport ˆ sunrise
jeet, me
Five and a half sleepy hours later...
airport ˆ jeet ˆ me
...yay, San Francisco!
san francisco
A few weeks prior I emailed Mike D to tell him that I'd be in town visiting with Gurj and Jared. He told me that he and Tanya were going to be out of town that week but said "Why don't you all stay at our new apartment? I'll mail you a set of keys!" And that's how we ended up with a parking spot...
garage ˆ rental car
...and...
stairs
jeet
...Mike and Tanya's brand new apartment that they'd just moved into a few weeks prior!
best ˆ jeet
Unreal! Thanks again, guys! xoxo!
apartment
jeet
More records than furniture. (Mike D is the best.)
record ˆ jeet
jeet
After dropping off our bags, we headed out to do some exploring. Here's Gurj with a tree that looks like a giant pineapple!
san francisco ˆ tree ˆ walking ˆ jeet
Haight Street...
san francisco ˆ walking
jeet
...has some pretty special specialty shops. Oh, hello there crystal dildo!
dildo ˆ point ˆ san francisco ˆ walking ˆ jeet
jeet
Look at Gurj's face when she walked into Amoeba Records!
excited ˆ record ˆ san francisco ˆ shopping ˆ jeet
alysha
On the walk back to Mike and Tanya's I showed Gurj where I first lived when I briefly moved to San Francisco. (The place didn't used to be purple!
san francisco ˆ alysha
me
And then a few blocks further, 166 Sanchez where I ended up living for about five months!
166 sanchez st ˆ point ˆ san francisco ˆ walking ˆ me
jeet
Afterwards we went down to the Mission and got our Mexican on at El Farolito! Mmmmmmm!
food ˆ mexican ˆ jeet
jeet
I took this photo while Gurj was in the middle of saying "This burrito is the size of my head!" Hahaha.
food ˆ mexican ˆ jeet

Saturday, June 4th

jeet, me
We woke up to a drizzly Saturday afternoon and headed down to the Mission...
san francisco ˆ umbrella ˆ walking ˆ jeet ˆ me
...to get brunch at Foreign Cinema (restaurant that used to be an old cinema).
me
I got some kind of crazy out-of-control French Toast!
brunch ˆ french toast ˆ me
jeet
I don't remember what Gurj got but she was sure happy about it! Haha.
brunch ˆ jeet
jeet
Admiring glam shots on the way home.
best ˆ photo ˆ jeet
We decided to walk north up to check out the view of Alcatraz from the top of the hill.
san francisco ˆ walking
Beauty shots!
On our walk down one of those crazy steep streets, we noticed traffic had been closed off..
police ˆ san francisco ˆ walking
...because of some crazy accident. Looks like that car made a left in front of a car that was coming down the hill.
accident ˆ police ˆ san francisco ˆ walking
The other car...
accident ˆ police ˆ san francisco ˆ walking
...had flipped over...
accident ˆ police ˆ san francisco ˆ walking
...and was well over forty feet away!
accident ˆ police ˆ san francisco ˆ walking
Luckily, no one was hurt too badly!
accident ˆ police ˆ san francisco ˆ walking
jeet
After we were done with our rubbernecking, we moved on to Hyde Street Pier.
san francisco ˆ jeet
We were standing on the beach admiring the view and all of a sudden a swimmer emerged from the water!
san francisco ˆ swim
jeet, me
Nice little Saturday.
sunglasses ˆ jeet ˆ me
By 5pm we'd worked our appetites back up so I took Gurj over to Love N Haight deli, my favorite veggie sandwich shop!
san francisco ˆ sandwich
jeet
Around 5:30, we got a call from Jared that he'd just arrived in town and was headed over to Mike & Tanya's place to meet up with us! Yay!
san francisco ˆ walking ˆ wave ˆ jeet
jared
Reunited! The first thing Jared said was "Yo, I need to get rid of this beard."
beard ˆ jared
jared, jeet
We headed up to the amazing roof deck...
roof ˆ san francisco ˆ jared ˆ jeet
...so that we could enjoy the evening....
clouds ˆ roof ˆ san francisco
jared
...and so we could watch Jared slowly shave his beard off by doing different comedy beards!
beard ˆ comedy facial hair ˆ jared
jared
I thought this one should've stayed!
beard ˆ comedy facial hair ˆ jared
After our grooming entertainment was finished, we headed to Target to pick up...
shopping
jared, jeet
...an air mattress and some sheets to make up an extra bed in the living room!
shopping ˆ jared ˆ jeet
jared
"Dude, did you know Walmart has a LARPing aisle?"
shopping ˆ jared
A payphone for people who don't listen!
payphone ˆ phone
After getting my make-shift bedroom all set up...
bed
jared, jeet
...we ordered some Thai food!
food ˆ thai food ˆ jared ˆ jeet
After dinner, we headed over to the venue where Jared was playing later on.
band
Surfer Blood!
band
jeet, robbie
Look who we ran into backstage! Robbie!
backstage ˆ jeet ˆ robbie
Innerpartysystem went on a little after midnight.
band ˆ i did it for science
Awesome.
band
jared
Jared givin er.
band ˆ drums ˆ jared
me, robbie
Post-show Jodeci relaxation.
coldlamp ˆ couch ˆ jodeci ˆ me ˆ robbie
jared, jeet
Headed home! Hahaha.
jared ˆ jeet

Sunday, June 5th

jared, jeet
We woke up early on Sunday so that we could get a full day of activities in before we had to head to the festival that Jared was playing that evening!
jared ˆ jeet
My favorite brunch place in The Castro!
jared, jeet
My favorites.
jared ˆ jeet
jared, jeet
Hahah. So excited for brunch.
brunch ˆ food ˆ jared ˆ jeet
jeet
BRUNCH CHAMPION!
san francisco ˆ jeet
After filling our bellies, we drove up to the top of Twin Peaks Summit to admire the amazing view of the city.
san francisco ˆ scenic overlook
jared, jeet
Couple shot!
san francisco ˆ jared ˆ jeet
Smile!
jared, jeet
I love these two photos...
san francisco ˆ telescope ˆ jared ˆ jeet
jared, jeet
...so much!
best ˆ laugh ˆ san francisco ˆ telescope ˆ jared ˆ jeet
PSSST! HEY! I'M DOWN OVER...
san francisco ˆ telescope
jeet
...HERE!
best ˆ scenic overlook ˆ jeet
jeet
Why yes...
scenic overlook ˆ jeet
jeet
...hello!
scenic overlook ˆ wave ˆ jeet
After we were done admiring the view...
san francisco ˆ scenic overlook
jared, jeet
...it was time for a schnack break!
treats ˆ jared ˆ jeet
Afterwards, we drove down to the Shoreline amphitheater down in Mountain View so Jared could play a show at a big weekend festival called the BFD!
rental car
jeet
We had a few hours to kill before any bands we wanted to see were on so we took a little snooze in the car!
asleep ˆ rental car ˆ jeet
jeet, me
A little over an hour later we were fresh as daisies...
walking ˆ jeet ˆ me
...and ready for the hookup!
tickets
Oh snap.
People maze.
Jared loading in.
Dance tent.
While they were setting up I went over to the other stage to see...
...Neon Trees.
band
They sounded great.
band
Their singer killed it live.
band
After their set I went back over to see...
crowd
...Inner Party System.
band ˆ crowd
jared
Great.
band ˆ crowd ˆ drums ˆ jared
jared, jeet
Behind every good man... HAHAHA.
best ˆ drums ˆ thumbs up ˆ jared ˆ jeet
Festivals are insane.
The crowd was...
band ˆ crowd
...feeling it.
best ˆ crowd
jeet
After the show I was standing outside chatting with Gurj when all of a sudden...
jeet
...I heard Bad Religion playing!
band ˆ the bird
Awesome.
band
Greg Hetson is an animal.
Just givin er.
band ˆ crowd ˆ jump
jared
We go home now?
jared
Crazy how empty it looks from the other side.
Isn't this photo beautiful? I took it while was peeing! Shhhh. We were all so tired! We drove back to San Francisco and went to bed!

Monday, June 6th

jared, jeet, me
On Monday we got an early start to do some sightseeing!
driving ˆ rental car ˆ san francisco ˆ jared ˆ jeet ˆ me
jared, jeet
We walked around downtown for a bit...
san francisco ˆ jared ˆ jeet
jared, jeet
...then made our way over to see about...
san francisco ˆ sunglasses ˆ walking ˆ jared ˆ jeet
...going to Alcatraz, but tickets were all sold out! What?
alcatraz
So instead we headed over to Pier 39...
pier ˆ san francisco
...to see the sea lions!
ocean ˆ pier ˆ san francisco ˆ sea lion
There were so many of them!
pier ˆ sea lion
This lady looked just like Maddy! Haha.
sea lion
Look at your sleep face! Really?
sea lion ˆ woodland creature
jared, jeet
After marveling at the Sea Lions, we went to an museum of coin-operated arcade games!
arcade ˆ bowling ˆ jared ˆ jeet
Hot bowling action.
bowling
"YOU WILL BE RECEIVING A LOVELY NEW SWEATER FOR CHRISTMAS THIS YEAR."
fortune teller ˆ wtf
A litte after 4pm, we crossed the Golden Gate bridge...
bridge ˆ driving ˆ san francisco
...and headed north on the 101...
map ˆ phone
......all the way up to Mendocino County...
driving
angie, damian
...to visit Damian, Angie and their brand new baby, Maddy!
angie ˆ damian
Damian was working at a beautiful vineyard up there!
trees
This tree has teeth!
trees
damian
He took us on an awesome behind-the-scenes tour of how wine is made!
wine ˆ damian
Wine being aged in casks!
wine
jared, jeet
So excited. Look at this place!
excited ˆ wine ˆ jared ˆ jeet
The place had lab and everything!
angie
Angie and Maddy
baby ˆ angie
damian
After we'd seen where they make the wine, Damian took us deep underground...
damian
...so we could see where the wine is stored while its aging in the casks!
cave ˆ wine
The wine cave was gorgeous.
cave
Deep inside the cave were a collection of huge, clay hand-thrown Japanese casks.
cave ˆ wine
Singing mournfully in silence.
cave ˆ sing ˆ wine
Back out in the sunshine, Damian took us up the hill...
...to a nice overlook of a pond.
scenic overlook
jared
Cha-cha-chillin.
scenic overlook ˆ jared
Oh, hello newt!
lizard
jared, jeet
Nothing like a good road trip.
jared ˆ jeet
me
Falling out of the sky!
jump ˆ me
Into the wilderness!
Like a Wyeth!
jared, jeet
Ready to head back down.
jared ˆ jeet
We hopped in the car...
...left the vineyard...
...and headed down the road...
...grab a bite to eat with Damian before we headed back down to San Francisco.
He took us to a pizza joint that was FANTASTIC!
Thanks again for inviting us up, Damian! Great to see you, Angie and the baby!
jared, me
The two-hour drive back flew by. Haha.
best ˆ driving ˆ lifted ˆ jared ˆ me
jeet, me
Gurj and I peeped ourselves some new roadside headgear while we were gassing up.
best ˆ lifted ˆ truck stop ˆ wtf ˆ jeet ˆ me
alysha, jeet, yonatan
Back in San Francisco we met up for a few drinks with Alysha and Yonatan!
alysha ˆ jeet ˆ yonatan
jared, jeet
And we got a hotel for our last evening because Mike and Tanya were returning from their trip!
hotel ˆ jared ˆ jeet
jared, jeet
Goodnight!
bed ˆ hotel ˆ jared ˆ jeet

Tuesday, June 7th

The next morning we walked over to Mission...
san francisco ˆ walking
jared, jeet
...to get delicious burritos...
food ˆ mexican ˆ jared ˆ jeet
mike doyle
...with Mike and thank him for letting us stay at his awesome new apartment! Thanks again, Mike!
food ˆ mexican ˆ mike doyle
Airport shuttle.
train
jared, jeet
Time to head home!
jared ˆ jeet

2 comments

  • ultragrrrlnovember 14, 2013

    omg, my stomach is full from reading this entry! hahah.

  • jodydecember 12, 2013

    pancho villas! best burritos ever