Vanishing Act

[thedeadlyhook]

Today is my day to be fairly invisible. Well, for awhile, anyway. I'm going to the old office, just before it moves forever to a new location, for lunch with my old coworkers. This should be interesting, as it's a place I spent a decade of my life in, and when the company leaves, the building will be essentially gutted. That chapter of my life will be closed for real, even more than last year when I left. Time marches on, etc. Anyway, one more day in the old neighborhood, with the old crowd, as it was.

Toys is back in class today. He's been totally overloaded with freelance work lately, and now has an 8:30 class to look forward to - not a good match for Mr. Nite Owl, I'm-Not-Awake-Before-11:00-Plus-Coffee. He's been making terrible piteous noises, despite my best coddling, poor thing. He'll accept sympathy from one and all.

Went for a looong walk yesterday, just because the weather was finally beautiful and I needed the exercise, big time. I've decided the Presidio is my new favorite place in the city. The Nat'l Parks Service is redoing huge tracts of the area in a reclaimed-nature style, preserving the more historic army base buildings, but giving the whole setting more of a wilderness feel than it previously had. (I actually saw a gray fox prowling around in a sunny square flanked by old barracks, looking for rabbit holes, presumably - quite the sight.) The old Crissy Airfield has been redone as reclaimed wetlands, lovely for walks along the shore, and hiking around the old military areas lends up some great sights, like the old artillery command HQ, with its front door flanked by Howitzer shells, and the base "Pet Cemetery." I'll have to go back and take photos sometime.

Last chapter of the William fic coming soon.

Comments

[herself_nyc]

Oooh, an invite from the husband. Oooooh!

[thedeadlyhook.livejournal.com]

Toys is just terribly friendly. And not in a creepy way.

...or, rather, at least I don't think so. ; )

But anyway, he just beat me to the invite because he got home first. So again, consider yourself encouraged! We love showing off the city. We're giant show-offs.

[herself_nyc]

SF is now high on my list for '05.

[thedeadlyhook.livejournal.com]

Woo! Sights will be seen.

[herself_nyc]

What's the best time of year to visit SF?

[thedeadlyhook.livejournal.com]

Pretty much any time of year is good for weather, other than January-February, which are typically cold and rainy... late spring and early fall are both good options that avoid the worst of the summer tourist crowds. July and August are high tourist months and to be avoided.