Oh November..

aren't you off to such a great start? Sigh.

Sunday night was the first time I've hated this city. I got better though.

I do hate this new time. The days go by so fast and the nights seem to drag on forever. I used to love the dark but right now all I want is sun and running around outside and being in nature. It doesn't help that all of a sudden we're in the middle of full-fledged summer weather up here.

Garrett will be here tomorrow night and then I've got 4 days off, on 3 of which I will be hanging out with him. I hope the weather lasts through then. We will have epic hikes and beaches and exploration and adventure.

Oh yeah....

I saw Dead Man's Bones the other night. It was basically amazing. If
you weren't there you should be super jealous.

Green goodness

So I've been making terrariums like mad for the past few days. Right now I'm using very special found materials to make them, instead of buying plants, but I can't say where I'm getting the plants/bones from because it's super top secret. But I will show you pictures.










Random terrarium inspiration links:
This guy's flickr.
The Fern and Mossery.
Pitcher plant terrarium on a great botany/horticulture blog.
Design Sponge: Found Terrariums.
SFGate article: Gardening Under Glass.

Songs of the Morning

This is right where I'm at today. Listen to get there too.

Breakfast

Sliced fingerling potatoes and mushrooms sauteed in butter, garlic, and herbes de provance and then scrambled with eggs. Finished with fresh mint and crumbled chevre.

Be jealous.

My day in camera-phone pictures

Vulture

Images of the progress are here.

Banana Slugs on the Island

It's that time of year again.

(2:45:35 PM) Marie: So last night I was hanging out on my roof with this guy for a few hours
(2:45:51 PM) Marie: and when I came back in my room this bag of rice cakes had been ripped open and stuff
(2:46:00 PM) Marie: and my roommate said we had mice so that's what i thought it was
(2:46:25 PM) Marie: just now I was walking around and I had noticed this smudge of black on my bedside table which i thought was paint that i had gotten on there and didn't notice
(2:46:26 PM) Marie: but no
(2:46:35 PM) Marie: there are sooty raccoon prints all over my floor
(2:46:41 PM) Marie: pretty sure one came in through my fireplace
(2:46:46 PM) Chris: Bwahahahahahahahah!
(2:46:59 PM) Chris: You has raccoon friends

More pictures here.

Fleet Week

So last weekend was Fleet Week. I'm not really into airshows and planes and shit, and I saw it all last year, but I have to say that watching the Blue Angels fly over us from the roof of the cellhouse was pretty thrilling. Must be my adrenaline-junkie side kicking in again. I got some pretty cool pictures. The grey skies were apparently detrimental to their flying, but I think they add a nice surreal aspect to the pictures.










I took some video too which I'll probably upload soon.

Boats in the water for fleet week

Sunset over Judah

Logan and I are the best kiosk staff ever

This past weekend

Okkervil River at Hardly Strictly on Saturday:

Then Lovefest later Saturday afternoon:


Then an interlude of drinking with Logan, Danielle, and Danielle's friend. Then off to puke in a boy's house. I'm a great date.

Sunday I saw Neko Case at Hardly Strictly with Chris:


...if by "saw" one means "Listened to her sound amazing live while not being able to see her through the huge crowd"

Then Old Crow Medicine Show:

I don't believe it for a minute...

but justification for being self-absorbed is awesome. Ha.

(3:18:47 PM) Kyle: So how are you trying to save the world in your spare time?
(3:19:22 PM) Marie: i'm actually not at the moment. right now i'm working on bringing back my creativity and using it in every possible way i can. totally self serving
(3:19:24 PM) Marie: ha
(3:19:55 PM) Kyle: ahh but creativity has been lost in america, so in a way it is helpful
(3:20:22 PM) Marie: haha that's a nice way to look at it

"Lost Coastlines" by Okkervil River

They're playing Hardly Strictly tomorrow. I am SOOOOO there. Amazing.

Incognito

Cut and dyed my hair. It's what I call my "incognito hair" because it feels like a disguise.

I am such a spy.

Just in time for Hardly Strictly and Lovefest this weekend. It's going to be so much fun. I'm very very excited.

Night tour.

Zeigeist

I am OBSESSED with this group right now. I think we all know that Swedish-electro artsy weirdness is seriously my weakness when it comes to music but they are SO good. ENJOY.

This weekend has been W-I-N

Thus far I have done these things:

1. Went to Nightlife at the Academy of Sciences and looked at animals and sort of learned things.
2. Went to The Silver Spur dressed in my finest cowboy gear with a boy also dressed in his cowboy gear.
3. Got inspired by watching far too much Project Runway and took scissors, paint, and the sewing machine to a bunch of my clothes to make new things out of old things.
4. Painted
5. Went barhopping with Chris and leered at cute boys who I'm pretty sure were all gay but that made it kind of hotter.
6. Went on a solo two-hour hike around Stow Lake, up Strawberry Hill, and through random parts of Golden Gate Park. Took some pictures.
   
7. Bought supplies for collaging

I will probably start on some collaging in a bit. And since I don't work until 1:45 tomorrow afternoon I can totally go out! Now to find something to do tonight.....