It's grey, wet and blustery in San Francisco this morning. I'm sitting in my reading chair watching the weather vane (a girl holding an umbrella) spin around on the neighboring building.

There are things I should do today but I'm paralyzed with not caring.

Last night I went to the Harold and Maude concert (part of Sketchfest) at Great American Music Hall. I took my friends Eleanor and Jude from Borderland Books (because it is their favorite movie). They were all dressed up and we had a lovely dinner at Cha Cha Cha, Ubered in a timely manner and just as we pulled up to the venue Eleanor got a call from her fiancé.

He was having a unrelenting headache (it happens), with pressure behind his eye (Hmmmm) and one (just one) of his pupils was widely dilated (alarm!). So she went to him and missed the concert, which was a bummer, but at least I wasn't alone and Jude was good company.

(It turns out it was a weird migraine effect, and not glioblastoma or something.)

Concert itself was fantastic with brief staged scenes to follow the movie and they did the entire movie soundtrack (so several iterations of "If You Want to Sing Out").

Margaret Cho played Harold in the spoken bits. Janet Varney (aka, the voice of Korra) played Harold's mom and had a great singing voice. And indie icon Petra Haden (that dog, The Decembrists etc - daughter of jazz great Charlie Haden) lead a superb group of singers in harmonies.

Really fun, the musicians were enjoying doing those Cat Stevens songs so much, and perfect for old farts in that it started at 8pm and was done by 9:48, and there were chairs to sit in and a cocktail waitress. Woo.

Tonight I go back to Great American Music Hall for my last event of my busy January, and see the same ensemble doing music from Twin Peaks with guest performer, Kyle Maclachan.

You have had quite a month!

If anyone needs a recap of the TSwift conspiracy stuff, here is one from Slate: [link]

Isn't TSwift a literal billionaire? People are so... well, I mean, just dumb. Mean, but true.

I am being productive despite my complete non-interest in being a contributing member today. Pat myself on the back.

Also, I super want some sort of Chai now. There will probably be a run later. Holy shit, it's already 2p! Wow.

FTR, chai+espresso definitely sounds better/less weird than chai+olive juice

Panera's "get a cup of soup for $1" deal has claimed me again. Someone in their marketing or wherever is pretty smart.

Speaking of caffeine, are they still selling the Lemonade of Death?

I just had a hot chocolate. Despite maintenance saying "I should be fine" (as opposed to my office neighbor who has no heat at all), my office is still chilly!

Panera? Oh yes. I almost never get drinks there, but I see it on the menu with a little warning about caffeine

You have had quite a month!

It's crazy! But it's also been super fun. San Francisco still has cool shit all the time.

Isn't TSwift a literal billionaire?

Yes she is.

Don't get me started on sad Alpha Nick and his posting that shit. That, in addition to being the kind of dork who calls *himself* alpha, it rocks his worldview that for the most part that J-lo movie where she dates the quiet unassuming math teacher? Is not a documentary. (Although more than a few rich, famous women date and marry internists and periodontists and such.) Must admit to finding both Taylor and her Search For Love uninteresting, but watching evil people flip out about it? Doesn't break my heart.(And it's good that she's into civic engagement and all.)

I'd do a chai espresso. I have regular espresso, and often Cuban coffee, when I visit my practices. You wouldn't think cardiologists would pound espresso, and yet! At home, I make myself various lazy espresso drinks involving chocolate and/or flavored creamers. I am way too lazy actually to froth anything, but I have for others.

I find Taylor interesting. I hope they annoy her enough to set her masses to the polls. Just one mention on IG got 35,000 of her people to register to vote. Bring it!

Timelies all!

No coffee in my chai, please. I don’t like the flavor of coffee, so mixing it with something I do like is a no-go.