I left my money in San Francisco

Highlights of My SF Trip:

~ Ordering crab legs at Neptune’s Palace on Fisherman’s Wharf—When he brought our orders, the waiter actually tied a bib around my neck. And I’m not talking a sophisticated cloth bib, I’m talking a huge, plastic bib with a giant smiling crab on it. So much for civilized dining. It was hilarious. Also, we ate overlooking the bay, so it was amazing. I could see the lighthouse on Alcatraz directly in front of me, and I could hear the hundreds of seals below our window. The bloody mary I ordered actually had two Cajun flavored shrimp hanging from my class…it brought a tear to my eye. Perfect night.

~Entering FairyLand (This is not a gay reference, although there were plenty of hot gay men there too)—On the pier I entered a shop called Fairyland, where they offer you fairy dust when you walk through the door! It was a great shop with tons of art and collectibles from Amy Brown and more artists. I found my zodiac fairy, the fiery LEO.

~Getting happily dupped at La Rosa—Haight Ashbury shopping was great. Lots of smoke shops and vintage antique stores, or high-priced thrift stores as I like to think of them. I went to the dim and fabulous La Rosa, and purchased two unique brooches for a total of $80, which I’m sure was not worth it. It’s not like I thought I was buying valuable antiques, but then again I knew they were unique and I hate to haggle. Antique stores are basically over-priced thrift stores that have weeded out the junk, and that’s why I love them. Sometimes it’s no fun to trudge through isles of thrift store crap, and at La Rosa I could pretend that I had come across valuable, one-of-a-kind treasures.

~Got Crabs?—the great motto of Joe’s Crab Shack. Love it. I should have bought the T-shirt.

~The 7-Story Macy’s to which I worship each night—it was an amazing seven flights of shoes, jewelry, and apparel. Too bad my Macy’s card was almost maxed. And to think, the Men’s Macys was located across the street in an entirely different building. Seven floors all to myself…Neiman Marcus wasn’t bad either.

Yes, all I did was walk around, shop, and eat. It was a great end to summer. The only downside—we thought that we’d be getting a break from the SoCal heat, and instead the bay area had three record-breaking days of hot weather.