Yes, I Am Still Alive

I apologize for never updating the blog. After having several emails and phone calls to see if I'm still alive, I decided it was finally time to get on this. Apparently previous posts about crack central and the like may have left some people doubting my ability to survive the summer.

Well, I am alive, and fabulous as ever. I am absolutely loving this city, and my summer here. Work has been busy, but interesting, and am simply amazed everyday what people will do and say. The entertainment I get by watching 6th street from my window at work is also quite fabulous. It promises to get even more entertaining since the mayor just declared his candidacy for governor, and suddenly this city sees police officers actually patrolling the streets and picking up all the sketchers. I'm gonna miss the guy that lip syncs James Brown songs while he's high and unable to match his words with the actual music.

Riding the T on a daily basis has been more than educational, as I'm now fairly certain I now know how to use any type of drug I wish. I've also been asked out by San Francisco Police Officers who informed me that even if I hadn't paid to ride the T, he would have let me go without a ticket, and just wanted to have lunch with me. Sunday morning I was proposed to. So now, if I do leave San Francisco as an addict succumbing to my ridiculous surroundings, I know that I can at least find a man to marry me.

The city has shown me that I'm not quite as open-minded as I thought I was, and has made me realize that I'm not quite sure I really want to be that open-minded. Anything really does go out here, and am constantly shocked by what I see and hear. I love that people are free to be who they are, and to express themselves...but does it have to be on the busiest corner of the city for everyone to see?

It's also the only place where I know that one minute I can watch a man blatantly do a line of coke, and the next be having a conversation about the Murakami novel I'm reading with said man. San Francisco loves its books, and I have shown remarkable strength in resisting the urge to enter every amazing bookstore I see.

Other than work, I have been playing quite hard as well. I have found a few great people to hang out with, and am enjoying my nights and weekends immensely.

That's all for now. If something interesting happens, I will be sure to post it. If not, don't worry, I'm still alive and kicking. Pictures coming soon.