San Francisco

I wonder if my sister's uncharacteristic silence commenting on the "Esteemed Presidick" post has anything to do with the fact that she works for a Idaho State Senator, who is Redumblican, and has no doubt played golf with the president...  It's really too bad he's such a good boss. 

To answer some questions about the San Francisco post - the thought of living by the ocean makes me want to throw up cause it's so exciting.  That may have been the donut I ate tho, instead.  Evidently, I can't stand such sweetness anymore. 

The letter said I had an intake appointment Tuesday, July 25th, a mere 6 days from now, and I can't do that, so rescheduled for September 7th.  In the meantime, I have to get a California ID.  Sure wished I'd known that.  They said they won't even see me without a California ID.  Ahem. 

ReikiMan booked me a flight cause that's how it's spose to be done... planning ahead and all that for the cheapest flight.  I gave him all the info, so he could buy the flight, and then I suddenly remembered the dogs.  Did a quick calculation on whether driving down there would be $ wise, but not even close.  Felt a physical pain at the thought of not taking them.  Thought I better not push my luck by asking him to pay an extra $75.00 per dog, so didn't mention it.    SanFranMan will be disappointed - he likes my dogs better than he likes me, specially Muttin. 

I really really wanted not to tell SanFranMan about it, wanting to do this on my own, cause he has such a massive ego, and would think I'm changing my whole life cause of him, when it's sooo not about him, kiss kiss.   It will be nice to know someone there, yes indeed.  But I've been wanting to move out of Idaho ever since I got sick, because of the dismal medical care.  Ironically, I'm not needing better health care, but who knows how much longer that will last.  Also because of the heat.  Who knew a northern state would be hotter than a southern state? 

I applied for housing in Ruidoso, New Mexico too, before I applied in San Francisco, telling myself which ever came first - I'd go.  ReikiMan no longer lives in Ruidoso, but I would have moved there anyways, because medical is still better than here, altho it's temperatures haven't been that much cooler than here lately.  But after spending just one hour at the ocean in SF last fall - that was it.  I spent 4-5 days in SF, being ambivalent about moving there, until I went thrift store shopping and took the bus to do so, and then to the beach.  That sealed it, of all things.  I was thrilled to be in the middle of all those crazy people on the streets, and thrilled to be on the beach, where there weren't hardly any people at all.  And there were books and books and more books for sale for a $1.00 everywhere I went!  And my dogs LOVED the beach.  All within a half hour of each other, by bus ! 

So anyways, I really wanted to move down there all by myself, and then call him, and say oh by the way, I'm down here now, wanna do dinner? and he'd be all surprised and proud of me, and then he'd pay for dinner, and I'd be so clever.  But I was too excited.  And practical.  That being picked up at the airport and showing me the houses and apartments I could live in, so I don't pick out a place in the slums thing.  Big cities have slums, and while I would find that fascinating, it would probably wear thin if I couldn't take my dogs out walking in the neighborhood.  So I called him and bubbled and he said cool, and he's harried to the gills with his kids, but he sounds so happy for a change.  After we hung up, it occurred to me that he's still got a bunch of stuff of Jorge's in a storage unit up here - maybe we can combine moving me and his stuff at the same time.  Oh, I get cleverer and cleverer all the time!  I LOVE to move, and change and new things.  I must, cause I think I've helped ReikiMan about 14 times, to move around the country.  Okay, maybe only three times. 

But a change... I need a change desperately.  I'm so stalled and empty here.  It's a horrible place to be single too, because there's nothing to do but bars and bowling.  I'm getting to me more and more of a loner, perfectly content by myself, but bored as hell.  My most favorite thing is to walk with the dogs, and I'd much rather let them run free on the beach because the desert here just doesn't cut it.  Big cities fascinate me, I need better medical care, and the beach satisfies the soul. 

I don't think SanFranMan reads my blog anymore, but I'm going to start a post consisting of questions for him to answer, and one of these days I'll bring it to his attention, so that he can answer them all at once, rather than have me calling him 4 times a day with every little thing.  Cause that would make him crazy, and then he won't pick me up at the airport.  Like... how much is cable down there?  And is the Oprah show on at 4pm?   And will he come find me after my first earthquake? 

And now I think I will go throw up the donut. 

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Comments

[TC]

WOW! It does sound soo very good. And it will give me and the girls a chance to come visit and have someone be able to show us around!!!

[Poogie]

I've always heard that SF and northern CA is much nicer than LA ect. I didn't like what little I saw of the LA area but SF sounds good. I hope it works out for you!! Linda may eventually end up living in Palm Springs, so I'd have two reasons to head south.