Cat in a Pumpkin

 

: drop off the last of the brochures; wired from coffee; share a bit of gossip with KM; lunch at my desk, arugula with roast beef, avocado, and lemon; paying the bills; read DA’s story for workshop; waiting for Pho from A2; A2 has run out of Pho so I get the rice plate; inhale it at my desk; take the 33 to 18th and Mission; walk to AV’s house; neighborhood in transition; a beautiful evening walk; Spanish in low voices, English loud and shrill; inexpensive clothing stores, plastic toys wrapped in crinkly cellophane; taquerias; sidewalks grimy; cell phone stores; beauty salons lit with fluorescent lights, decorated with red plastic flowers; haircuts $8; preacher speaks of Jesus Christ in Spanish; people walking and smoking; woman with large glasses and bright lipstick buying meat at the butcher shop; glass of wine; LG arrives; I’m tired and subdued, aggravated; workshop starts later; AB comes for the first time in months; we talk about my story first, then DA’s piece, play a surreal game for SG; If… then...

Black Rainbow

 

: get to work at 9am; someone is ringing the bell, it’s a |||| student demanding to be let into the WS “because it’s nicer” than their homeroom; AP comes into the office, we talk of ||; coffee from A2; go to JBs for lunch, roast beef sandwich and salt & vinegar potato chips; SC and I eat lunch in the garden, jalapeno spread drips over everything; finish the envelope stuffing; SC calls me over to her office for Halloween candy; playing with LINECamera; go to Whole Foods for dinner, split a cheeseburger and fries; it’s a cool evening, cars and amber street lights; watch Buffy and start Beyond the Black Rainbow but I feel comfortable and sleepy; go to bed early.

Platinum Sun

Red

To Do

The Wiz

Korean Plaza

Julie Carr

Bag O' Dicks

Rich Tax

: the blackout curtains absorb time; wake at 10am; text D., “When is brunch?”; finish the kale smoothie in the fridge and a small bowl of cereal; chanting as we speak; the ATM stall is stuffy and hot; iced coffee from Peet’s; see D. waiting in line at Cafe Flore; Category: Late For Everything! Category: Invited To Dinner But Arrives For Breakfast! we’re seated but D. found a spot at F____; crammed into a corner; three old dudes talking over empty plates; the wait staff have zero sense of humor; “Do you think we could get platforms for all the plates?” “Ah,” the server earnestly thinks. “I don’t think we have platforms…”; huevos rancheros; D. gives us a tour of the Castro, focusing on Harvey Milk and the location of his camera store where HRC is located; tourists stop and listen to him; “I have a question!” I ask. “How many chicken nuggets come in a box?”; the GLBT History Museum; matchbooks from gay bars and a digital slideshow of the fronts; will our bars also be part of history; pass a yard sale, find a framed pamphlet commemorating the opening of the Hall of Justice back in 1961; buy it for B., it’s too perfect; black and white, photo of the model of the building; the trees are small on the sidewalk; Dolores Park is vibrant in color; “Does that say Vegan Hats?” “No,” D. says. “Vegan EATS.” “I was going to say. Now the HATS are vegan too!?”; grills, dogs, beer bottles, sun and skin; down into the Mission, stop at Needles and Pens; what does the Mission look like to out-of-towners; graffiti alley connecting Valencia and Mission; tax the rich; at the Eagle, I check my picture frame and jacket; take my shirt off in the sun; walking home I look forward to giving Bryan the framed pamphlet; “I got a present for you!” “Oh no,” he says, haha!; he likes it; Project Runway, Veep, The Newsroom.

Ancient Ways

Blindfolded Horse

Food Spirits

Maternity Ward

Breaking Geodes

United Meat

Lightening Crepe

Embarcadero

Harriet

The Kids in the Hall

Lonestar

Bedroom

Minimalism

Eerie

Red Face

Mix

Lana

Bowls

Headphones | Horseshoes

Misusing the Internet

Pellegrino

Anonymous Deer

Birthday Party

Lecture

Party Planning

Downtown Construction

Tomatoes

World on Fire

Intersection

Yellow House

Signori

The Pool

Powerlines

Safety Yellow

Last Beach Day

Fishin'

Flavors

The Wonderful Land of SF

Puppets

Hello Caterpillar in the Sand