Chance Encounter

Wednesday, July 15th, 2009

I went to the Ferry Building Farmer's Market yesterday (part of my Tuesday routine) around lunchtime to do a bit of shopping and to enjoy an unusually warm San Francisco day.  It was close to 90! I got the shopping part done in 10 minutes or so.  Then I sat down ...

Catching Up!

Thursday, July 2nd, 2009

I love catching up with old friends and acquaintances, particularly if I haven't seen them for a while.  There is something utterly relaxing and enjoyable in spending a few hours chatting away.  Of course the ideal setting is at a cafe, drinking a cappuccino with the perfect foam! I had the ...

Coffee, Sun, Book

Saturday, June 27th, 2009

Today was a gorgeous day in San Francisco.  Blue skies, beaming sun, and temperature in the 80s.  It doesn't get much better!  My thoughts drifted back to when I first moved to California last summer. The one indulgence I allowed myself while looking for a job was a cappuccino and a ...

Mindlessness Continued

Thursday, March 12th, 2009

Piggy-backing off of my last post on mindless waste, I wanted to share with you another instance of mindlessness that I witnessed a few days after the incident at the cafe.  And I'm willing to bet you’ve seen this happen as well- most likely countless times. It entails watching someone smoking ...

Mindless Waste

Wednesday, March 4th, 2009

I was sitting at my favorite local cafe last week and I took a break from my book to people watch for a few minutes.  A girl that had been sitting at a table drinking coffee and reading a paper got up to order a pastry.  The lady working the ...

The Perfect Foam

Monday, June 16th, 2008

As an intro to my observational blog (for more of an intro, read the "About" section), I thought I would share with you the background story of its name. One of my favorite activities, one that allows me to escape for a bit from the stresses and demands of our daily ...