Shopping in San Francisco yesterday, success. Yes, let it be known that this is the real motive of coming back to California, friends and family be damned.

My favorite purchase (other than my boots), however, is my random bird cage from Ross I got for $10. I now sits in my window and makes me happy every time I look at it.

This is because I saw giant birdcages with ruffle ostriches peeking into them at Anthropology [where all those who shopped at UO go when they turn 30 and are willing to pay 5x that for a shapeless shirt that they could should only wear if they were 3x less fat] and that made me want a bird cage.

Have also been getting quite ridiculously tired of F21 (gasp!) because of their shod quality and clothes that disintegrate within 5 washes in freezing cold water. Can’t get over the fact that I can pay in the mid-$30s for a decent pleather imitation (haha, yes, I know what I’m saying) of an awesomely ripped-up jacked. Mine is in plum.

Speaking of Urban Outfitters, though: $39 jeans sale! Yeah, I’ll shop at Antropology when I’m 30.

Arden B.’s sales people didn’t match their clothes. Amusement abound. Their little cousin Wet Seal had some major understaffment issues and confusingly set up sales rack containing non-sale items, like awesome gray/shiny jeans that I would only pay 50% less for since they obviously snag and break easily, case and point by the snagging of the product in hand. So instead got the Most Confusing Jeans in the World in that the most Real they have going for them is the button and the back pockets. Eat that, $40 jean leggings advertised by Anthropology

Think will ask for Doc Martens for birthday since my cheap (but awesome) combat boots are dying from salt erosion thanks to stupid East Coast weather & the insipid practice it incubates known as salting the roads aka killing my shoes.

Happy 2010!

Tuesday was San Francisco day, when I met up with a couple of old friends I hadn’t seen in forever. We drove to SF (bad decision) and dropped by the Academy of Science. I was disappointed that they didn’t have any really really gimongous creatures.It was different, though, since usually all I do in the few times a year I actually go to SF is to shop.

However, however, this trip is very apt because the next time I blog, I get to fill in the ellipses with New York City. I’m half packed and so excited. (Yeah, this is a scheduled post, so by the time you’re reading this, I’ll be in NY already.)

Pretty Fishies

Jellyfish!

An albino alligator. It looked sad, and never moved.

Group photo up on living roof! Dunno why I had to wear that belt; it's ick. I blame it on being rushed out the door and not having a chance to peek in the mirror (longer).

All lines, all the time. That could sum up the Academy of Sciences to a T.

Jessica & I next to big shiny rock thing at the de Young Museum of Modern art. I don't understand modern art, and I can't aim the camera correctly.

Delicious Thai food place, where we had huge plates of Pad Thai. Yum. 'Was too busy eating to take pictures of actual food.

Does anyone notice the fact that H&M mannequins are eerily realistic? We kept thinking this one blond-and-sun-hatted one was an actual person. You know, it’s kinda funny, since some of them even have have nipples, I’m serious! (No, the ones above are superfake! and from Forever 21.)

These sunhats remind me of the one that Hana wears in 200 Pound Beauty. Too bad Kim Ah-joong is like drop dead gorgeous.

On the way back going about 80 with the flow of traffic, I think.

It is noteworthy to note that the wind was so strong today that a truck overturned on the San Mateo bridge (the one no one hears about) and a boat crashed into one of the supports and got stuck.

We, on the other hand, were on the Bay Bridge – that earthquake inept one that’s always in the news and that’s to get a 5-year “temporary section” on Labor Day before the new bridge opens after I graduate from college or something.