Thomas

I met Thomas through the magic of social networking. Of course, when we met, he was about ready to go home for Christmas. After a couple weeks of SMS and Facebook messages, we finally got to meet for lunch yesterday.

Then we went out again last night.

And out again for breakfast this morning.

I'm really enjoying getting to know this guy.

Magnet

I used to wonder what Magnet was. Eventually, I found out it is an STD clinic. This appears to be a common problem for them. Their new marquee spells it out.

Thunder and Lightning

This year's Christmas Miracle: lightning! Thunder and lightning are a rare event here. In fact, this morning's thunder shower is the first time I've seen lightning in San Francisco.

The Chronicle has an interesting article today about how abnormally normal our weather tends to be. In 160 years of weather records, there are less than a dozen days over 100 degrees. Just as rare are days below freezing.

Let It Snow!

With all the crazy snow storms hitting cities that rarely see solid water coming from the sky, I've been day dreaming about what San Francisco would look like with several inches of snow.

It would be the perfect storm. We have no plowing equipment, steep hills and a large population of drivers who've never driven in snow. There would be Barack Obama snowmen, sex club snow forts in SoMa and thirty car pileups in the Sunset.

Stay-cation To Do List

My vacation accrual has become a formidable mound. With the holidays, I was able to take two weeks off work without using up much time, so I figured this was the perfect time for a "Stay"cation.

My to-do list for the rest of the year:

1. Nap frequently and prodigiously
   
2. Lose several days to "SimCity Creator" and "World of Goo"
   
3. Reacquaint myself with the violin
   
4. Reorganize the closet
   
5. Enjoy the lack of crowds at the gym during business hours
   
6. Bone up on my Objective-C skills
   
7. Add some Christmas carols to my piano repertoire
   

I Own At Least 50 Video Games

While not scientific, it is pretty accurate.

Origami Towel Penis

The Squirrel was in town again this weekend. I took him as my "Plus One" to The Robs' holiday party. Dave and Larry, a Smurfy gay couple who uh.. play well with others, took The Squirrel off my hands for the evening. The Squirrel is hotter than ever. It wasn't exactly hard to find him some loving.

Meanwhile, Brent was making penises out of folded towels. There really should be a better build up for this, but there isn't. It was the natural flow of events after many cocktails.

Finally, A Potential Husband

So what if I'm using him to keep me warm at night?

JD Observations

I think the judge in this trial would be a hoot to take drinking.

The mild-mannered yet hunky assistant district attorney is not wearing a wedding band.

I think I met the muscle bear bailiff before at a softball game this summer.

Jury Duty

The dreaded jury selection notice came in the mail a couple weeks ago. As it turns out, their case loads must be very small this time of the year, because I still haven't had to go in yet. And it's a great excuse to work from home all week!

Laundry Fail

Procrastination has left me with no more clean clothes. I'm wearing emergency jeans, new thermals that haven't been washed and dress socks until Thursday when I get my clothes back from the little Asian ladies up the street.