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good friends, good food, good life

jay planned a low-key evening for my birthday after work yesterday. i didn’t know where we were going or what we were doing or who was coming, so it was all a little mysterious, which was nice.

first, we went to madrone, one of my favorite bars in SF, as it also functions as a small art gallery and community space. they hold a lot of interesting social events, encourage people to hold meetings there, let you bring in your own food, and it has been a venue for a great number of our friends’ bands and we’ve even had a couple of fashion shows there. it’s small so can get really crowded on the weekend, but we got there for happy hour on a wednesday so it was empty and we had a few cheap and delicious drinks. they even have a really good non-alcoholic beverage menu.

then we went down the street to metro kathmandu (6 out of the 10 people in our party had been to kathmandu), where the food and wine was delicious and the ambiance perfect and the service good. i love nepali food!

then, we went to our dear friend whit’s house for some hottubing, including inebriated discussion about the current financial debacle. ah, the bourgeois: discussing politics whilst sitting naked in a hottub drinking champagne.

so while i didn’t find anything quirky or adventurous to do yesterday (no climbing mountains or jumping out of planes), it was a great evening and i fell asleep very grateful for my friends and my life, and especially for jay. i hear that part of growing older is learning to be happy with what you’ve got. i think i’m starting to get there.

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