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- kult
Going to SF for 5 nights starting the 17th.. staying at Orchard Hotel, looking for fun things to do that only locals know about.
- chossy0
let me know how you get on :D I have a three year plan to either work in San Diego or San Francisco.
- _salisae_0
i'll be in san fran from the 17th onward and upward as well
- is it cheesy to call it san fran? what is the custom? the worst i would think would be 'frisco._salisae_
- Yes, it's cheesy.
It's simply 'the city' or SF.pylon - sanks, pylon_salisae_
- thank god you learned this now!magnificent_ruin
- Sorry, NY is the city ;]kult
- bay locals call sf the city.... but beyond that, ny is the city.refunktion
- agreed, refunktion.pylon
- okay. phew!_salisae_
- hey there i'm from sf and it's really not a big deal if you call it san fran. although most locals call it sf, it's pretty much either you're there or not there. however, it's not like the whole houston st is not houston, tx, thing. i do live in nyc now but miss sf dearly. will be there shortly after you to be home for the holidays :)
zinzee
- dasohr0
i can give you some advice. live here.
- pylon0
Eat at Little Piglet café if you find yourself in soma.
http://littlepigletcafe.wordpres…
They've got somewhat weird hours but have awesome sandwiches.- dude soma is full of junkies. all of the shit on the sidewalk is from humans.Llyod
- SOMA's not that bad anymore...
Okay, maybe it is but there's some pretty decent food and bars down there. And cheap studios.pylon - cheap studio space.pylon
- hah. i love little piglet cafe. use to go there often, then dos amigos opened...robco
- Llyod0
get drunk on valencia. eat near where all the gays congregate. go to alcatraz before it disintegrates. go to a 49ers game. walk around pac heights. walk through golden gate park, see the presidio, walk across the bridge.
- instrmntl0
SF!
- edd-e0
i had a lot of fun when i visited SF.
the NTers there are super hospitable!!!
the food is great and tons of taxis, all which are impossible to get...
ha!also you can walk and smoke pot jsut about anywhere it seemed...
- kkills0
I don't know if it's a secret, but you should definitely hit up the Blue Plate for dinner. Best meal in California.
http://www.blueplatesf.com/
And there's a fun dive bar across the street.
- magnificent_ruin0
what neighborhood, shari?
- haven't chosen one yet but i'm looking to find a starter spot in oakland since that is where i'll be working_salisae_
- you took on a fulltime job?magnificent_ruin
- where?magnificent_ruin
- my friend has a studio and has offered a space to me. i can work with my own clients but with her as well._salisae_
- i can learn a lot from her as well. she's got amazing clients._salisae_
- that sounds fantastic. what is her website?magnificent_ruin
- oakland is a shitholeLlyod
- is it? what about berkeley? i don't want to cross the bridge every day._salisae_
- i'll email it to you, rand. if you promise to respond to my email._salisae_
- if you don't get a response it means it went into my spam filter; I'll keep checkingmagnificent_ruin
- Llyod0
- YES! i love that barapplepirate
- I used to live around the corner from there. great placeLlyod
- edd-e0
i would move to sf as a choice from being from nyc it offers similar options and i would think my lifestyle wouldnt change all that much if i did move out there considering cost of living there is equal to nyc if not more expensive... from what i was told. which i like. the more pricey it is the more options that city has to offer.
have fun!!
chossy you should move there!!
- Llyod0
only drawback is that the bartenders spend a lot of time in the bathroom doing coke
http://www.yelp.com/biz/place-pi…
- acescence0
i like the rosamunde sausage place and toronado next door for lots of tasty beers
- acescence0
academy of sciences just reopened. supposed to be a swanky place.
- acescence0
william stout is a good book shop to visit
- kult0
My agency has an SF office so.. feasibly.. I could move there if I wanted. I think I'm sticking with ny for a little longer ;]
- acescence0
papalote has the best salsa. they also have a dj crew.