Month: May 2007

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Boring Stuff, Nothing of note to Report

…so not a lot of update-worthy stuff happening.

Unlike my fren DSD, who took the plunge and moved to London on a UK working holiday visa (Why we dun get those here, I’ll never understand. Must be a union thing), I’ve been up to ABSOLUTELY NOTHING that’s worth recording in photo or in words.

Over the next few weeks, here’s what’s up with me (as of 1 June):
Fix my black car’s headliner Done!
Fix the washing machine (stupid electrical stuff) Done!
Begin replacing windows in one of the buildings Signed Paperwork to authorise work
Begin backyard renovation (a lot of weeds to pull)
Begin hunting for new used couch & chair
Begin cleaning out the garage
Explore bathroom remodel
Explore repainting the house

You will notice that NONE of these things involve travel, EQM or flirting with SQ girls. How boring!  I did take a brief roadtrip to the Napa Valley and paid a return visit to the Silver Oak Winery. You will recall, last time I made the trip up there was for the February winter release party that was to be the last one there because they’re tearing down the old, fire damaged building.  I found out on my recent visit that Silver Oak will continue to have release parties in Oakville. But the question is, how?

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The temporary (2 years!) headquarters of Silver Oak. This is it.
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It has a purty parking lot though. Wonder how they’re going to pull it off?

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A brief visit to the SFMOMA

There was a long line. Some of it was because of the early Picasso exhibit, but mostly it was because the SFMOMA is open late on Thursday night (to 2030!) and it’s half price starting at 1800.

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The SFMOMA is in the middle of the block and there were two queues one off to the left and the other off to the right…

Unlike many of the other museums I’ve been to (Tate Modern, Louvre, MOMA, Musee d’Orsay), the SFMOMA forbids photography in the main galleries. WTF? I guess they REALLY want you to buy an overpriced exhibition catalogue. As a result, there won’t be a lot of pix in this post.

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See the line that goes up the stairs? That’s for the Picasso exhibit. We’re looking at floor 2 and the exhibition is on floor 5

As with the other “modern art” museums I’ve visited in the past, much thought was put into the design of the building. SFMOMA is no exception to that. When you first enter the museum, your senses are assaulted by both a bright airy space and a very shiny patterened floor. It works.

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The entrance from three floors above

It’s a nice building, the permanent exhibits are interesting and it’s half a block down from the W San Francisco and its XYZ bar. What more do you need?