Small world

Small world, originally uploaded by s.cooper.

I was walking down Front St. when I heard someone call my name. It turned out
to be my friend and coworker Austin from Caffe Driade in Chapel Hill, who
recently moved to San Francisco. We had a walk all around town (and
enjoyed a gorgeous sunset) and then went to El Palomar for margaritas

More art cars

More art cars, originally uploaded by s.cooper.

Not pictured: a motorcyle that looks like a stiletto high heel shoe.

Art cars

Art cars, originally uploaded by s.cooper.

Downtown Santa Cruz in front of the bookshop. The Museum of Art and
History was having a festival, and Pacific Ave. looked like a little
slice of Burning Man.

7:30 at Pleasure Point

7:30 at Pleasure Point, originally uploaded by s.cooper.

A pod of dolphins (porpoises?) surfaced in between sets, jumping and
waving flukes in the air. We could only hope this meant "good morning"
and not "shark!" I couldn't seem to make the drop on the head high
sets, but still a great start to the day.

Manresa sunset

Manresa sunset, originally uploaded by s.cooper.

After a birthday party for Stacy's niece, Nicole and I went to Manresa
State Beach and took a long walk toward Moss Landing. Nicole took a
few pics along the way with her new Digital Rebel.

Out on a limb

Out on a limb, originally uploaded by s.cooper.

This was the view from my deck this morning. After the basket was
stuffed with palm fronds, the crane was lowered to empty it, leaving
the one fellow hanging in the crown of the tree some four or five
stories in the air. When he noticed me watching, he screamed "whassup!"

Poker night

Poker night, originally uploaded by s.cooper.

We actually played cards tonight instead of Guitar Hero. I won a
little by slow-playing trips that turned into a full house.

Walkabout

Walkabout, originally uploaded by s.cooper.

On Sunday, Sarah and I took Muni down to the Embarcadero, and then
walked through downtown up to North Beach.