Started walking to the station today so that I could get to the city for Carnaval festivities, but then I realized I forgot my iPod. So I told myself I'd just stay in for the day again -- relax, exercise, la-di-da. I'm not sure that I could've sat around for a 2+ hr commute without that music player of mine. I think that's why people go crazy on those trains and buses. Have you seen those videos on YouTube?? I don't want to be that.
Watched a lot of Hell's Kitchen on Hulu. Starved half to death because I don't have anything in my fridge. Ate at a taqueria nearby and was forced for the very first time in my life to speak Spanish. Ya, never had to do that in Texas. Made me so nervous, but I got those simple phrases DOWN PAT. I just don't comprehend that well.
On one of the Hell's Kitchen episodes, the challenge winners went into San Francisco. It was kind of cool to be able to recognize some of the landmarks. Planning of going in tomorrow; hope I'm motivated when I wake up.
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This is the last part of my first day trip into San Francisco last Wednesday.
8: Union Square
A materialist's paradise. Bought some flip flops here just in case my blistered feet couldn't make it. This city is so advanced. They've got this little computer at check out that tells you what register has just opened up. "Register 4 is open" it tells me. The sales clerk thought I was a school kid. It was so cute. I had my earbuds in my ear (not listening to anything though - this was just a tactic to avoid those pesky Greenpeace canvassers) and she saw my messenger bag, so she asked if I was walking home from school. Way cute.
Went into Westfield Centre. But then I felt like I had succumbed to excess, so I left and started questing back to the Caltrain.
On my way though, I saw Jollibee, a Filipino fast food chain and one of my fondest memories growing up as a child. I ordered the spaghetti (an old favorite) and lumpia. It managed to be both disgusting and comforting at the same time. Jollibee only exists in three states and I stumbled upon one of the locations randomly. It's crazy. I would never have thought to actively search for one.
Also saw my first seedy porn theater, which I could not stop gawking at. And finally, I saw a Whole Foods, which made me happy because, once again, it reminded me of Austin. Talked with a nice man named Kyle. I expressed to him my concern for the small size of the store compared to the one in Austin.
"How big do you want a grocery store to be? This is San Francisco -- this is prime real estate. It's pretty big for a grocery store."
He helped me pick out the best blueberries and strawberries. And when I asked for activity/event/trip tips, he gave me a vague answer: "Go do all the touristy things."
"Don't buy crack on the streets," he also warned.
Anyways, after this, I finally changed into those flip flops I had bought and happily walked to the station, where I boarded the Caltrain and headed back to Downtown Mountain View.
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