Livin' for the Citaaaaay

It's been 3 weeks here in San Francisco and things are going well. I found a place to live, although the internet situation isn't quite worked out yet so I've taken another hiatus from blogging. Having a place to live really helps me feel more centered and settled, which might seem like a big 'duh' but I didn't realize how subconsciously stressed out I was until I wrote a giant check and breathed a giant sigh of relief.

Here's the view from my bedroom window:
Nice, right? Beautiful colors, great amount of sunlight but not enough to wake me up in the morning, the hills in the background (might they be Twin Peaks? I don't know yet)...it's wonderful. My new favorite thing to do is put on some music, drink some wine, eat some cheese, and read on my bed (aka foam mattress on the floor). Relaxing and restorative!

I've been spending some time in Napa also, which is GORGEOUS. A good friend from college lives out there and works at a winery so I can enjoy some of the Napa experience with her, minus the Napa price tag. Check out Whitehall Lane Winery in St Helena if you're ever out there. The girl in the tasting room is preeeeetty cute.

But when I'm within San Francisco city limits this is my favorite place so far. And this is my favorite place in that place:

It's the Poetry room at City Lights Books and it was made for me. It's my quiet little sunbathed spot in the middle of the city. Like, seriously, in the middle of it. The people that live next door are hanging their laundry from the railing and you can see skyscrapers. Or maybe just high rises. Either way, very urban. I sat in this chair and read Allen Ginsberg's poem Howl, which City Lights is famous for publishing. There was this giant, precedent setting trial surrounding it's publication and it is a big part of San Francisco history.

That's all the blog I have in me for now. I'll figure out the internet situation as soon as I can and hopefully be blogging every few days or so.