San Francisco

I'm back! And we had an absolutely wonderful time! The Mrs. and I went to SF on Friday, she stayed until Tuesday, and I stayed until Sunday on business. The business part was highly productive, but let's focus on the important part- the part with the Mrs. We had a great time! I for one, and I think the Mrs. as well, was thrilled to be of adventuring together again! It was great!

Thanks to my new friend the Swin Flu, we were able to both go for the price of what it usually costs me to go by myself. I even at some pork in it's honor.

So here is the run down. We got in Friday night and ate dinner somewhere on the Wharf strip. I got us a room at the Radisson Hotel on the Wharf as well. We had sex, it was awesome. This time mostly consisting me giving a "mustache ride."

Saturday morning we toured pier 39 before it opened up. We also hung out and watched the Sea Lions for about an hour. It was fun once you got into their little culture.

Next we went to China Town. We had fun getting a bunch of chincy junk for the kids- but they loved it so the purpose was well served. We also had an excellent lunch of Mabu Dofu and Kung Pow Chicken. It was excellent. Unfortunately, of all of the excellent (and I mean excellent) Pilsners is China, the only one you can find anywhere in the states is Tsing Doa. Oh well.

We then walked to Little Italy and sat at an Irish Pub for a pint. There we spoke to a girl who had lived in Germany. She was a fun, loquacious lesbian who was great fun to talk to. Even with her bad teeth. Though I do admit that I found myself trying and failing to not look at her missing tooth.

For dinner we wondered over to Ghirordelli Square and went to a super fancy seafood restaurant there called McCormick and Kuleto's. It was GOD AWFULLY FUCKING HORRID. Jesus Fucking Christ, it was so bad we just started laughing. I alone spent $30 on three, small, overcooked scallops. We laughed so hard we just paid and continued to laugh as we walked out the door. From there we paid ass loads of money for a Miller light and then went home.

All and all a great day. Even the shitty expensive food. We had sex. It was awesome. This time consisting of some good ole fashioned fucking.

On Sunday we went to the Asian Museum of Arts- very cool. We also had a surprisingly delicious lunch there. From there we walked up to little Saigon and had a donut and coffee. There we were privileged to witness a regular customer verbally attack the lady behind the counter regarding a straw. It was fucking hilarious. From there we went to the Golden Gate Park where we walked through the Japanese Tea Garden. From there we walked to my absolute favorite Chinese Restaurant in the Western World:

The Yan Yan Seafood Restaurant
2241 Judah St
(between 27th Ave & 28th Ave)
San Francisco, CA 94122
(415) 661-5122

This place is fucking awesome. Now, this is coming from a guy who used to live in China. The decor here is just like a real Chinese joint, only the seafood is in tanks instead of Tupperware bins. The food is absolutely awesome. I recommend that you get something weird.

Then we went to the beach just outside of Golden Gate Park to watch the Sunset. I fucking froze my balls off, but it was worth it as this was the very reason that the Mrs. wanted to go to SF. She wanted to see the sunset over the pacific. It was my pleasure to make this happen for her.

Then we went to the hotel and had sex. It was awesome. This time we started off from behind and went on from there.

Monday. We went to Japan Town and toured the Japan Town Center. There we got a bunch of Manga Comics for oldest kid. Then we went to the Golden Gate Bridge and took some pics. From there we went back to the hotel and ate at a burger joint. Then we had sex. It was awesome.

Tuesday I dropped her off at the airport and went to work.

I had a great time and I sincerely hope that she did as well.

This Whole Tattoo Thing

I'm getting a tattoo. The Mrs. just asked me why and I started to answer, but she wasn't listening so I stopped talking. So I'll tell you.

The dragon represents power and spiritual Ascension. However, the fact that the dragons head is angled downward to me represents having seen this enlightened state, but failed at it so far. Next the dragon is ferocious, vicious, merciless and powerful. This is how I've had to be to deal with the past decade of fucked up shit that has happened and that I have had to do. I have hardened from my idealistic younger self to become whatever the hell I am now. I have lost a child, lost friends over money, declared bankruptcy, dealt with all kinds of things that arise when owning a business, had my wife tell me that she was leaving me, working on winning her back (I have no idea how I am doing by the way), gone through deep depression, and so on and so forth.

My general nature is to be trusting, giving, sharing- this has gotten me into a great deal of trouble. This giving nature has been killed and beaten into the ground- not by me- but by having been taken advantage of by people that I was trying to help.

But the dragon is not just merciless. It is wisdom. Earned in blood and sweat. Old, worn like a pair of boots, tired but unrelenting.

I guess you could say that the dragon represents my failings as a human, yet a single minded determination to continue to put one foot in front of the other having learned may lessons along the way from having fucked up so much and been pissed on repeatedly. And to not only continue, but to prevail.

I once was a sensitive, kind person who gave too much of myself to everybody. Kindness is good, but it must be tempered with strength.

So that's what the dragon means.