Keeping busy w/o wifi

I’m so internet dependent. The wireless just crashed at Coffee for the People. Now what? Listen to mp3s? Check. Create text version of resume. Check. Write in Word what will soon be published in my blog? WIP.

Yesterday was mad awesome. Erin and I walked from Haight, through Golden Gate Park, to and through the Presidio, across the Golden Gate Bridge, and wound up in Sausalito. We took the ferry back to the Embarcadero and ended our adventure at All You Knead where Will speedily delivered us chicken sandwiches. We were on tap to eat our own flesh had he not. That kind of hunger makes for good chicken sandwiches. All I needed was something sweet and found a cake in the kitchen once we got home. Go Grandma Ryan. All in all, we walked nearly 10 miles in beautiful San Francisco weather. Outside of being accosted by undercover Krishnas at Vista Point, walking along side speeding cars on a highway with no sidewalk for about a mile, not knowing where we needed to go to catch the ferry, and encountering a cracked-out schizophrenic who attempted to take Erin’s ferry fare, we made out pretty good - even if we gave some poor kid bad directions along the way. Hey, that’s why you buy a metro map. A lesson Ross and I learned after two days of wandering the city, stopping near every bus stop to regroup.

BTW, here’s the roommate breakdown:

Erin
My adventure partner, Penn State grad, and barista extraordinaire (if anyone needs the best cappuccino everyday – acquaint yourself with Erin). Anyway, Erin is an incredibly happy, well adjusted, intelligent, confident and fun woman. Yay Erin!
Will
Will + TV + Couch = Satisfaction. Outside of being the principle clicker controller, Will is our household multi-instrumentalist. A Berklee College of Music grad, Will has an opinion on every genre and every band. Will works at All You Knead, a restaurant a block away from our flat. He’ll be a rock star one day.
Josh
Our neurotic science teacher. Josh can tell you more about marine life than anyone I’ve ever met. And if you need advice on what martial art to pursue, Josh is your man. I am secretly devising a plan to somehow transplant his hair to my head. I’ll let you know how that works out. Josh’s dream is to film science documentaries and sell them to various PBS stations. Eccentricities are abundant and entirely entertaining for those who know him.
Ryan
An ex-broker turned waiter, Ryan is affectionately called Grandma. He cooks, cleans and asks if you have enough warm clothes before you go outside. Even if you plan to clean something at some point, chances are Ryan beat you to it. Homemade therapy. Incredibly generous, he drinks Bud, grew up in Georgia and will have dreads as of next week. We’ll see how that goes.

i don't care what anyone says

legwarmers are the best thing ever. we're talking function here, homies.

i take an eternity to do anything

so i finally created it. i had grand ideas for a blog, but figured having one is better than having good ideas for one. so here's my cat blog. yes, i'm using a template. yes, i'm using blogger. yes, i am so incredibly generic. but aren't you glad you can see what i've been up to?

SO SHUSH!

anyway, i'm here. i'll keep you posted with shayla life happenings. when i get a real site going with a real blog, i'll keep you posted on that too. for now...i have loads of pictures i need to post. i'll keep you posted on that post as i will most definitely post them soon. postity post post.

i just got sidetracked and did the above. posts happen so fast!
look to your right - pics on flickr from me! --------------->

oh yeah - for those of you who i haven't talked to since i've been out here, this is the quick update:

1. i live on the corner of haight and ashbury. there are a few hippies around here. *sarcasm*
2. i am still unemployed. it sucks. if you think it would be wonderful to not have a job, you are delusional.
3. i have watched more tv since i've moved here than in the last 2 years combined. see number 2.
4. i have 4 roommates. they are all stoners. see number 3.
5. the weather here is insane. sunny & warm --> cloudy & cold can happen within a matter of minutes and quite unexpectedly.
6. i LOVE it here. everyone i've met is incredibly warm. there is good beer - yay! i drink it from time to time. i am also convinced that this is the most beautiful city in the states. i can't wait until i have some income so i can fully enjoy all this city has to offer. for those with no income - it has amazing green spaces and bay parks that keep you entertained for hours. beautiful.

i know the tone of this post is sort of "eh", but it's cloudy outside and that's what happens to my mood on cloudy days. next one will be more exciting, i promise.

love to you all.