No, my life does not suck as much as I made it sound. Yes the hours suck. Yes I work a lot and sometimes don't really see the point of what I'm doing, but I do have the most fantastic view of the bay through the glass walls and windows of my managing directors office - alcatraz, coit tower, sailboats and whitecaps - plus, when you work as late as I do, you get to see a gorgeous sunset every day!
Moreover, as I work 90 hours a week, 50 of those are paid overtime(ok I only get half pay overtime because I'm technically on salary) and my job satisfaction definitely goes up with every pair of shoes I buy...haha just kidding(Caroline you should see my new red peep toes)!
Actually I get some hours off on weekends and spend them adventuring...I walked up to the Castro, bought coconut juice and strawberries two weekends ago and walked home(3 miles) looking very provincial, sipping on coconut juice and eating strawberries. Last weekend I went to the haight, bough a box of raspeberries, a pretentious used book of Satre's plays and sat in an Organic cafe on a tall stool reading and sipping a soy latte. I felt like I was back home...complete with overly pierced and tattooed anoerexic aspiring artists serving me coffee with sweetly kohl-rimmed eyes(oh how I miss Harvard Square). Granted each of those Saturdays, I worked 6 hours, but hey, yesterday I worked 10...it could be worse.
I mean, if I got out of work at 5 pm, I would probably walk home - it's quite colorful, I go from Chinatown to the Red Light District to North Beach(Little Italy) - and would never meet a 50 yr old photographer from Berkley, a part time teacher/entrepreneur/district rep or a 60 yr old Iranian exile looking for love...at two am...in my cab
Do come visit though, since I know you all read this...I'm planning on having a potluck Saturday evening with drinks as a completely valid food category...Drop by, I am in one of the most fun areas of SF and I live at the bottom of Lombard...anyone up for recreating freshman scavenger hunt?
Lonnie applied to be a stripper at a club 5 blocks from my house...he was accepted.
We all ate garlic ice cream at the garlic rose (4 block away)
human pyramid at the transamerica? 15 minutes walk
the list goes on and on
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