Foods, Walks and Wandering Hayes Valley

Every morning I prepare breakfast.

Here are some other things in the kitchen right now.

Chocolate Caramel Salt tart from Rose Tea

 I take a walk up the hill three blocks to Alamo Square.

 Leroy is visiting so he comes to the park.

 Later, I walk to Hayes Valley, looking for small things.

 Leaves, a variety.

Then I stop for some lunch.

At Samovar Tea

 I continue my walk into Hayes Valley.

Here, you can buy freshly made ice cream made possible by utilizing liquid nitrogen. You can also buy meat from a butcher truck.

At Smitten Ice Cream

At Avedano's

On my way home, a few things caught my eye.

 A few more things:

1. Quote from the street. Two young, well dressed men are walking.
   "I had a professor that said, 'Think about using Heidegger when working with people with dementia'"
2. Strangers. I photographed many strangers today. First I met Misty and Yoshi at Samovar Tea. Later, I saw Tamika make ice cream at Smitten Ice Cream and I talked to Melanie at the Avedano's butcher truck. When I was walking home, admiring some random things, Mark came up to me and started talking to me!

Laid Off

Today, October 18th, is the two month anniversary of my last day of work. My boss called me today and told me that I was no longer on an Extended Leave of Absence from work, I had been laid off. As I have told others, I'm not too upset about being laid off. Actually, I am glad to cut the final tie to my job. Now I have nothing hanging over my head and the whole world of opportunity is in front of me.

Here are some images from a day in the fog and lunch with a friend in the Inner Sunset.

Foggy Inner Sunset, looking up at UCSF.

Very Purple, along Lincoln.

An empty chair on 7th.

Tea is served at Rose Tea: http://www.roseteasf.com/

Lunch at Rose Tea

A dog as tall as the bicycle.

Some street notes:

1. I added another stranger to my 100 Strangers Project. 
   

   

   Stranger #16/100: Lauren

   To learn more about Lauren: http://www.flickr.com/photos/kathleenyago/6262955590/in/photostream
2. An accidental eavesdrop: "Lose weight? How am I supposed to lose weight when you keep giving me bananas?"
3. An unfortunate event:
   First man: "You better show some respect you f---ing white boy!"
   Second man: "Then you should have some respect for not parking in front of my driveway!"