Return to San Francisco

Okay, so I have to replace/fix Photoshop since it is not working so that's why there have been no photos yet... I am downloading Vuze now so things should be running soon!

To update since being ill on the train at noon:

• ended up having someone from Milwaukee/Montana/Portland sit beside me for the rest of the way, talked for ages ended up ranting about candadian politics lol. Also talked to a lovely woman from Sacramento and a German here for school.
  
• sleeping was quite uncomfortable/difficult on the seats, the sleep mask and earplugs are proving to be essential.
• got the bus into San Fran, went to a coffee shop one block away with wifi in hopes of having a couchsurfing response, got dizzy from sleep dep and walked the three blocks to the pacific tradewinds hostel to sleep
• Slept periodically throughout the day and tried to eat to feel less nausous... woke up at nine and decided I was well enough to go out...
• went to a bar with almost the entire hostel staff and backpackers... someone passed out at the bar (I took a picture) and a very drunk scotsman was making me laugh most of the way back

I woke up today NOT NAUSOUS for the first time in a long while which was wonderful!

Everything has worked out today so far!

I forgot to pack my scandals (turns out was a good thing) but I realized a pair of ballet type flats would be a better choice for wearing with leggings anyway, PLUS can be shoved in the side of my bag better... so after showering, going for a nice walk in the sunshine to an organic grocery store, picking up food, and getting a weekly bus pass, I wandered in search of shoes.

I randomly walked right into a shoe store not far from the hostel, turned out it was a designer-for-dirt-cheap three level bonanza so I was spoiled for choice for actual quality and got a pair with an ankle and top of foot buckle :) It was almost creepily perfect.

After I left, I was walking back thinking about how I needed a bang trim. Bam! There is an Aveda place advertising haircuts - upon asking I found out bang trims are free in the school. Someone had just had a cancellation too, so they just brought me up, cut my bangs, and off I went. Perfect timing again.

The weather here is sooooo much warmer... Almost 20 degrees out - I was wearing a T shirt today and I was warm (suckers!!) :D It's been sunny and clear both days too :p

I have ordered the collapsible hoops to the hostel here from LA so I don't have to go there anymore... it only takes a few days and about 8 bucks for postage as opposed to over 30 to Canada... so I will have them here which is awesome!

No luck finding a host on CS yet, but there is a potluck in a park on sunday and a meet up in the mission district on wednesday that I plan on attending, so I will at least meet some people from there!

Possible photography show by a friend of the friend on the train tonight, otherwise salsa dancing for my first time with two aussie guys from here, or a bar. I may get to get a spin on a motorcyle too if Dave is not asleep... Quadruple birthday party with Nate from last trip here tomorrow too - somehow my whole weekend has exploded into events. This is kinda what happened last time lol. Alright I am supposed to have a pracitce salsa now...