I think most stores will be open tomorrow. I certainly hope so. Their website doesn't say anything about hours, dang it.

I wonder if the one inside MF will have the full line. There's only one thing I really need and that's Dream Cream, I'm nearly out. Anything else is gravy.

How long are you gonna be in town, Sail? I'm thinking I should try to work a half a day or something, so maybe I can join you guys for lunch or dinner.

It was a lovely brunch at Perkins house today. In attendance: Perkins, Maidengurl, Beth and Matt, Deb and Nic, Me and JZ, Consuela, Katerina Bee, Hilary, and some new girl from Minnesota.

We helped drive Juliana's gear to her new place, and scored a luckier than lottery win parking place right on her block. Woot!

Juliana's sweet little new apartment is smack dab in the middle of North Beach. This is roughly akin to being smack dab in the middle of the French Quarter or Greenwich Village. Within a five minute walk of her place she has two world class bookstores, two record stores (one directly below her), multiple dive bars and far too many restaurants to count. (But literally in the the dozens.) The air is redolent of garlic from all the restaurants - but in the good way.

We stayed with Juliana for a bit while Deb and Nic went to get her some pots and pans, and Juliana let it be known that "Divorce sucks" and we concurred and petted her and rubbed her shoulders and her cat came out from his hiding place behind the toilet to make sure she was okay.

We left her to have a little alone time before Deb and Nic got back, and then JZ and I went out to celebrate our parking spot by getting a drink at Vesuvios.

JZ and I went out to celebrate our parking spot by getting a drink at Vesuvios.

Whenever I'd go to the bathroom in Vesuvios, I'd think, "Kerouac peed here."

Whenever I'd go to the bathroom in Vesuvios, I'd think, "Kerouac peed here."

You are obliged to think that!

We sat in the James Joyce booth. Which just made JZ pine for the Lady Psychiatrist's Booth across the balcony, and the nice wicker chair downstairs. But the gaslights were on and the ancient magic lantern did its slide show.

tommy, I plan on being in town around 6 hours or so. The weather is supposed to be pretty wet and it's colder in WI than in your town and I don't want to run into problems on the road home. Lunch would be great! Then, if I decide to split before dinner time rolls around, we will still have had a good amount of time to visit.

Awww. I just got this in my gmail:

this is my first email for 2006 i miss you i would love to chat in the near future....

phil

*****

He can be a pretty sweet goober when he wants to. He's probably posting from his Sidekick. He's going to be in SF in January so we can hook up for lunch. I told him I watched him lose $800,000 on tv last night.

He's going to be in SF in January so we can hook up for lunch. I told him I watched him lose $800,000 on tv last night.

He'll probably expect you to pay for lunch.

Cutiehead Phil.