Go Giants!

On Sunday I went to my first baseball game!
The San Francisco Giants beat the Saint Louis Cardinals 7-4. My friend Joel was kind enough to provide some explanation of what was going on: balls, outs, strikes, innings, etc.
I even saw a home run! I was hoping to see the "bottom of the ninth", after hearing that expression in countless American films and tv series. Alas, the Giants were winning after the top of the ninth, so there was no bottom of the ninth played*.
Fun, sun and hot dogs was had by all.


* Don't worry, two days ago I wouldn't have understood that either.

Shoes I have bought with my employee discount

They are not all for me...

Britpop and Indie Jams

We went to Annie's Social Club yesterday with some friends, and spent a couple of hours dancing to brit pop + indie music. Not at the same level as "Batô" (there's no place like it!), but a great time was had by all. Music played included Pulp, Blur, Clash, Joy Division, James, Radiohead, Stone Roses, Smiths, etc.
It was a young-ish crowd - I felt a bit old; students of different tribes all dancing in harmony. Or at least jumping a lot.


If you're thinking of coming to visit us in San Francisco, remember they organize events like this on the first Saturday of every month.

Yosemite

My parents were visiting us for a couple of weeks. After some local sightseeing around the Bay area, we went a bit farther to Yosemite National Park during Easter weekend.
We hiked on snow and rock, enjoyed the great weather and the magnificent scenery. We were amazed by the rock formations, the waterfalls, the giant sequoias and the clear lakes. (Vasco says: "And breakfast!")

Coisas que acho que nunca verei em Portugal mas gostava (2)

SEQUOIAS!

The Sandwich

In the cafeteria at work today, I saw the most beautiful sandwich ever made: Nutella, banana, peanut butter and marshmallows. On whole wheat.
Unable to loosen the shackles of society's convention of what "lunch" should be, I cowardly had a salad; The sandwich that could have been my lunch is still lingering in the virtual taste buds of my brain, though.

In the immortal works of Francis Lawrence 'Larry' Kubiac III, "Eat now?"

R.E.M. - Accelerate

R.E.M. will release their fourteenth studio album, Accelerate, on April 1st(US) / March 31st(rest of the world) . Meanwhile you can listen to it online with iLike.

It's great! Go listen!
It's on my Amazon.com basket already.

Alas, we won't be able to see R.E.M. live this year. They're scheduled to play in Berkeley on May 31st, but we're leaving for Europe on the 29th.