Good morning San Francisco!

Radiology inside and out

I finally got my copies of my x-rays from a few weeks ago.  It's a stress fracture that's healing nicely - you can see the callus forming.

Oh, and here's the view from radiology - pretty nice!

Spaceships and Santa karaoke

So Saturday morning started with a trip to the Farmer's Market, and on the way they were doing some work on the spaceship, and further down a guy in a Gap hoodie and a Santa hat was singing Christmas karaoke.

Meanwhile the Exploratorium was testing out some new exhibits, including a giant table that showed fog patterns, and a smaller table with part of the mud library available for your viewing pleasure:

Down by the ice rink I got to watch the Zamboni, while some other folks discussed the housing market:

Then it was people watching...

And commuting on Monday - including a guy knitting a scarf on Muni:



The Orchid Whisperer

A moment of silence for my orchid - he is officially gone.  He wasn't doing well, and just yesterday I learned that we have an Orchid Whisperer in the office, but it was too late.  We think the roots had already started to go when I got him - that fluffy stuff just doesn't drain well.

Fair well, Fred 2.  There's good drainage in Heaven.

Sitting still, reading a book

Believe it or not, I actually caught someone sitting still reading a real book.  I even had time to get some color in!  On the way home I got an iPad reader and a Kindle reader.  There was another real book reader, but not enough room on the page to get the proportions right.  Kindle guy got off the train before I had a chance to get more than a real cartoon-y sketch.

New bike and some sketches

I picked up my new bike this morning - it's a clearance special and I got my $500 worth.  I don't know what I'll want in the city, so I got something good enough - and a U-lock.  It's a comfortable ride, at least for a short ways, and the plan is to go for a longer ride tomorrow.

Meanwhile, here are some more drawings from airplanes, airports, and coffee shops.

Full moon and a Christmas tree

Beautiful moon out there, and I got the mini tree decorated.

Some city moments

Giant balls and organic cupcakes

Yesterday was the official Drawing Jam at Gage.  I spent the morning at the Farmer's Market and the afternoon test riding bikes (I finally ordered the Diamondback online from REI).  I felt obliged to draw something on Drawing Jam day, so I went down to the pub:

Today was my own personal Drawing Jam, and started out by checking out the giant Christmas ornaments that are downtown, followed by lunch at Plant Organic (fabulous chicken salad, sencha tea, and a cupcake for dessert):

Then it was people-watching and taking in the scenes of San Francisco:

...which included some folks fishing off the pier:

And some more people watching at the Marketplace, along with a cup of hot cocoa (Cowgirl Creamery - Blue Bottle is much better!):

For the grand finale, a DJ had set up across the street from the Occupy tents and the net result was Occupy Dance Floor.  The DJ was great, and a bunch of hippies dancing is grand entertainment.

People going places

More planes and trains and the buses that take you between the planes and trains.