i left my pants in houston

i guess you never realize how much you miss a city until you've been away from it for a while. even just doing the most mundane things seem so much more pleasant out here. andrew and i were supposed to go to lake tahoe today to watch the best of the beach avp tournament but since i got in so late last night i said forget it. 4 hours to drive up, watch for about 4 hours, drive another 4 back. definitely not worth it unless ms. wacholder is taking me back to the players tent for some private coaching.

instead, i woke up late, grabbed a toasted bagel with cream cheese and lox at crossroads with neo, and ate it back at his crib while browsing sf craigslist. a far cry from a typical morning at work. i also had to do a little shopping since i apparently forgot to bring pants for work next week. unreal. i went to j.crew because their pants seem to fit me right and the gay fella working there made sure of it. i tried on a pair while he was looking for a different pair for me. he knocks on the dressing room door and i open it since i've already got the pants on. he comes in and kneels down in front of me as if he's about to give me the business. i'm thinking sweet! jk. he tugs and adjusts the pants and agrees that they fit well. i was suddenly reminded of that episode of "friends" where ross and joey are talking about how they get fitted for pants.

then i swung by the apple store where i checked out the new nanos. pretty sweet, smaller than my current one, enclosed in anodized aluminum, and more memory and battery life for a better price. i was really curious to see the new shufffle but it won't be out until october. next came the camper store. sweet kicks as always but hella expensive. then i walked over to south park to grab a bite at caffe centro. back in the hopping dotcom days that area was kicking. everyone and their mother and dogs would be hanging out there during lunch. when i was working at epylon we'd take turns going to pepitos and caffe centro and lee's deli, the last two are still around. i got a counter panini with white cheddar and salami and asked them to slather some pesto in there. i also got a class of lemonade and threw a couple squirts of honey in there to sweeten it a bit. no need to choke it down and hurry back to work either. along the walk back from downtown i saw a few red suzuki sv650's parked along the street. i miss having that bike.

damn, ain't it great taking a day off in another city, especially one as nice as sf? if you're working today, it sucks to be you. it'll suck to be me on monday but at least i'll still be in sf.