Great Recovery

I had some dental surgery last Thursday which included bone grafts in both upper and lower jaws. Even though I was a little anxious, I couldn't help smiling and even laughing a little when I was presented with my "outfit" for the procedure! Yes the shades are included. I know, I thought it was a joke at first too... but no!

The surgery went very well and 2 hours later I was groggily on my way home. Novacain and some other pharmaceuticals got to work on my body. Later on I picked up some vicodin which basically finished me off for the day - but at least in a painless state. I ate my first solid food yesterday which was chicken. Well it's always chicken isn't it!

And The Winner Is...

And The Winner Is...
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San Francisco. So even after 3 years of intense exposure to America, I still view San Francisco as one of the best cities on earth to live in! Okay so it's a bold and biased statement but it works for me.

Even work is fun. We had a tricycle race over a timed, set course we set up in the office space and got some drinks in and let rip! I think this is going to be a regular event while I'm here at the company.

Other than that, the weather is pleasant and the people are nice - sounds good to me...

Held Still By Her Own Reflection

As I made my way home on the MUNI, a woman passenger turned the space in front of the doors in my carriage into her own personal dressing space. She tried various hairstyles and even experimented with her make-up.

She could have been a make-up artist "working on the train" but whatever she was there was an uneasy nervous energy around her. It was interesting that amidst all of her activity her own reflection seemed detached from her and more relaxed or resigned to the journey.

Full Crab Feasting

The Sausalito plan worked a treat. We had lunch at Horizons with a view of the bay and San Francisco city. I went for the whole crab feast. After that it was walking then top down cruisin'.

A Shadow Of My Present Self

A Shadow Of My Present Self
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It's after midnight and despite a rigourous workout which had me barely able to crawl home from the gym, I've still got my engine running. The weather was lovely today and so I'm planning to spend Sunday in Sausalito soaking up some more sunshine!

Softening The Edges

Fecund
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It was a very busy week at work and socially. The other slighty unsettling detail is that the weather forecasters had predicted rain and cold this week. And although we did see some very light isolated showers, it was actually warm and quite pleasant this whole week. In spite of the fact that I went to work everyday dressed to navigate rain and cold.

Amidst all the grey of my daily commute, there were some women who decided to carry on dressing for the summer and add a soft edge to the lives of everyone who would pause long enough to take note.

A Really Good Pumping & Flowers

Bird Of Paradise
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Last night I had an unexpected opportunity to get some serious pumping action with a girl friend. OK, so you've guessed it wasn't quite what is insinuated here.

I was booked to carry out a Physical Training session with my friend and the routines we are currently working through require the use of an exercise ball. Up to now I'd been making my own ball available, but last night she had her own and was ready to put it to use for the 1st time.

When I got to her, she only had her ball half pumped so I naturally offered to finish the job for her. We worked hard and laughed a lot. There are so many puns and innuendos that I could weave into this, I think I'll just leave it all here :)

I've noticed that my cut flowers that I keep on my desk at work seem to be lasting longer and longer. Even though I buy a fresh bunch at the beginning of each week, I'm still enjoying some blooms from 3 weeks ago! Maybe it's just something in the air but they seem to be so happy and in their own way enjoying this stage of their lives.

The Make Out Lounge

HoopGirl and HoopGoddess performed live at the launch of their latest book "Hooping".

It took place at The Make Out Lounge in the Mission district of San Francisco. A good number of other hooping performers appeared showing off their various styles and interpretations of the beats being pumped out by the evenings' DJ

In The Pink

At the start of every week, I buy flowers for my desk. These pink roses turned out beautiful considering they were a $10 bunch from Safeway Supermarket. (Which I still refer to as Sainsbury's if I'm not concentrating! - Old shopping habits die hard, even after 3 years)!