Friday night, despite being tired from the workday, I had fun at the Velvet Lounge in San Francisco. Umang hooked us up with one of the rooms at the VL and we (Iris, Maya, Adam, and me) chit chatted and lounged on stylish furniture. That was until Iris made her move and got her groove on. Then Maya, Adam, and I went into the main room to stop our ears from bleeding. I’m all for some thumpity music, but my god people when you can’t hear yourself when you are SHOUTING, then something is wrong. The main room was still very loud, but a relief compared to the first. After some chitchat and trying not to fall asleep (party pooper, I know) we left the club in search of Maya’s home. After touring SF, Maya finally remembered where her mother lived and we dropped her off. A quick stop at Nick’s Restaurant in San Leandro (where we would have had to do dishes had Adam and Iris not had cashola) and the night was over.

The rest of the weekend was either spent infront of a computer screen, a movie screen, or a big-screen tv.

I saw Sky Captain & The World of Tomorrow with Adam and his ‘rents — FUN movie. I loved.. loved.. LOVED how they filmed it. They tossed in some 40’s(?) style movie details (ya know how they overlap scenes and they’re at wonky angles?) that really added to the movie. The mixture of the era and storyline was very unique. Go see it, I can’t say any more on it. But if you’re only like standard dramas or comedies, don’t go.

As you can see below, I purchased The Sims 2. I was on the Sims patch for some time, but I ripped that baby right off and now I’m addicted again.

So far I have created Adam, myself, Iris, and Maya. Adam and I had two twin girls (Mom, Dad, it’s a GAME. Please don’t freak out on that last sentence, mmkay?) and while Adam was tending to a screaming Samantha in another room, I tried to deal with a screaming Chloe. Apparently you need to make sure to keep your Sim fed and well rested because … well… my character was not and she died. Fell down infront of poor, screaming Chloe. So I did what any normal game player would do — I restarted the loaded game from the last time I had saved it. Pre-children!

Oh and I watched the Raiders game.. and may I say.. WHOO HOO!! EAT THAT CHUCKIE! ::clears throat:: Hee.. Sorry

Damn compulsive purchases.

Now here’s hoping my computer loves me and works well with this game.

UPDATE: My computer hates me.

In my make-believe life, I am not ruler of a world.

In my make-believe life, I do not have a trillion-zillion dollars.

I daydream of a life in a small coastal town (Sea Ranch, Gualala, Mendicino, Jenner) where I wake up smelling the breeze off the ocean, watching fog roll in and burn away by noon.

I sit on my deck and have coffee and read the morning paper, being sure to attempt the crossword and check the daily horoscopes (merely to see what Iris would be up to )

Off to work! Working at a local paper or travel agency, or both. Taking photos, laying out the advertisements, and creating travel brochures, flyers, and other collateral – all bragging about the beautiful town I live in.

Evening brings dinner, evening photography, and walks on the trails along the coast. Some nights I paint on my deck.

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OK, apparently I’m ready to retire.

I watched the sunset from these chairs, four nights in a row.

We had the most incredible view at the house we rented at Sea Ranch. From these chairs, if I took a mere four or five steps forward, I’d slip down a bluff and fall to what can only be described as “quite a mess” onto the jagged rocks and crashing water below.

I will post more photos soon… I promise!