Drove to San Rafael for Puerto Rican food with Matt and Brandon
Took 280, because California is beautiful
Got coconut water at Trouble Coffee
Got the perfect vintage Boy Scout shirt at General Store, ending a decade long search
Went to the beach
Napped on the beach
Smelled like sunscreen
Walked into the Pacific
Collected sand dollars along the shore. Wished they'd convert into real dollars.
Ate excellent tacos and drank a first-rate horchata at a Mexican dive right by my house. Who knew? Not me.
Went to the new Palo Alto Pizzeria Delfina with Ben
Laughed at the kid-proof booth material
Died a little over the meatballs
Definitely overdid it with the sundae, but #noregrets
Bizarrely ran into Marc and Dana as we were seated next to their group. They were (MAYBE) a little drunk, which was a little funny, and nice.
Drove to the mall because we are suburban teenagers forever
Vowed not to buy anything at Urban Outfitters when Ben dragged me there (bad quality! expensive! my better judgement protested)
Decided to get matching beanies
100% bought into their scheme of having amazing things to look at and buy near the register. I needed everything.
Miraculously walked out with only the beanie
Drove back to campus, aimlessly
Drove to the lit up Rodin garden
Took silly snapchats with the art
Laid on a concrete table and talked while lamenting the lack of stars
Discovered California Bookstore Day on Twitter
Drove to Kepler's Books to celebrate
Fell a little in love with Kepler's
Spent too much money on books and art, but if you're going to spend money, it might as well be on books and art (and food)
Had a sudden fierce love and appreciation for Northern California (this is rare)
Went to Costco for gas (I'm bragging because I had some adult-ass foresight to do this. I usually wait until my car yells at me and I pull into the nearest station in a panic)
Ate lunch by myself at another Mexican dive. Eating alone in America feels profoundly different than eating alone in Europe.
Drove down El Camino the whole way home, just to see what's there
Stopped at the pop-up Pace Gallery in Menlo Park
Discovered new dimensions to Calder
Pondered a Rauschenberg
Missed studying art history with a burning intensity
Wished I was rich enough to buy the Rauschenberg (it's for sale for the low, low price of 3 million)
Loved that the gallery had kind and enthusiastic guards
Lounged at home
Picked up Ben
Took a bus to SF to see the ballet (for free! thanks, ITALIC)
Was blown away by the costumes and the dancers (and their butts)
Went backstage
Went ON stage
Went home
Decided to try a new (to me) market in the spirit of adventure and the best few days in recent memory
Bought a week's worth of groceries for $25
Mind was blown
Mind was also a little suspicious about how everything was so cheap
Lounged at home
Felt very attractive (no, seriously)
Decided finish my book on the porch at Philz (let's be real, it was an excuse to see and be seen)
Was eventually joined by The Usual Suspects (Matt, Connie, Brandon)
Made flirty (?) eye contact with the handsome man seated in front of me
Noticed his wedding band
Continued to notice his flitting eye contact
... did not look away
Made progress on the book (but didn't finish)
Scandalized my friends with a choice bit of info
Went home; finished the book
Had an extreme bout of Adult, wherein I:
- Listened to 3 episodes of This American Life while
- chopping celery and carrots so I can snack on that instead of chips
- washed ALL of my dishes
- prepared some tofu
- made kale salads for the week
- cleaned out my fridge
- roasted broccoli
I suppose, above all, I felt a deep sense of contentment and independence.
And now, the anvil falls.
