San Francisco in November

Yay!  I'll be heading back to my other hometown in November.  Thank you so much to Nolan and Tennille for making it happen.

So I was telling Patty all about it, and she asked me, "What do you miss most about SF?"  And she got me to thinking...

What do I miss about SF...
-my peeps.  I miss you guys so much!
-walking everywhere.  And not having to drive home after being out and drinking.  But I guess the less drinking could be considered as a good thing.
-my job at Top of the Mark.  Walking out with a chunk of cash in my pocket was really, really nice.
-local markets.  They just don't exist here.  I have to buy all my veggies at the big box store.  I miss corner stores.
-the water, ocean and bay.  I didn't take enough advantage of just sitting and watching the water.
-food.  I loved having so many choices.  Burma Superstar, I could write poetry about you.  I won't.
-the naked and crazy people.  You made my commute to work interesting.
-hopping on and off the cable car.
-noon on Tuesdays.
-Crossroads.  Good quality thrift-ish store don't exist here.
-recycling and composting being seen as automatic and necessary.
-the enforced liberalism.  I miss the crazy hippies just a little bit.
-Green Apple, poetry could be written about you too.
-green parks everywhere.
-my cleaning lady.
-Pescadero, Sonoma, Pt. Reyes, Hog Island, etc.
-the majesty of the fog.

What I don't miss about SF...
-my Atlanta peeps.  I missed you while I was gone.
-parking.  We have it, SF doesn't.
-my job at Top of the Mark.  What drama!  And that uniform!
-the naked and crazy people.  Sometimes you made my commute too interesting.
-the tourists on the cable car.  The tourists everywhere.
-the enforced liberalism.  I do not miss the crazy hippies.
-people everywhere.  I can walk around all by myself here.
-all the crazy people taking up all the space in the parks.
-no front lawns and rarely back ones.
-needing a cleaning lady because of roommates.
-the oppressiveness of the fog.
-doing laundry down the street.

Plus, I have a house and a dog and a backyard and family.

Minus, I have to take care of a house and a dog and a backyard and the family.  And allergies, I didn't used to have those.

All in all, one year later, I'm happy here and so glad I had those years in SF.

I wouldn't change a thing.