I've only gone to Amnesia once, drunkenly, on my birthday, after Yelp-Celebrity-Ed suggested we take the party there since they had karaoke. I must s…

I'm so glad I had my birthday dinner at Katia's. Everything was soo delicious, and I should know, because I demanded to eat off everyone's plate. Eve…

I've always wanted to try rock climbing, so I scheduled a trip to Mission Cliffs for one of my birthday days. Turns out, my friends are really only i…

I hate to leave this blog dangling without an end like I do most my blogs, so for my last entry, I will share with you everything I did for my 12-day…

With its big backyard full of picnic tables, Zeitgeist kind of reminds me of a high school quod, which makes it a bit annoying when its croweded. Jus…

Clinging to the edge of the ocean, the graffitied ruins of the once-grand Sutro Baths are like a haunting reminder of San Francisco's decdent past. B…

My new camera finally arrived!

Dine About Town is a San Francisco event in which nicer restaurants all over the city offer discounted menus. There's so many places to choose from a…

There are some things I just don't understand in this world -- including inseperable couples, Immanuel Kant, Paris Hilton... and dives that charge a …

Harvey Milk was a San Francisco city supervisor and landmark figure in championing gay rights. Assassinated in 1978, Milk remains one of the most fam…

The Ebb Tide Cafe is my favorite breakfast place ever. Tucked into an unassuming space with mismatched coffee mugs, pushed-together tables and a weir…

The last time I went to the circus, I was 8 years old, and it was the Ringling Brothers in some giant arena where my family could only afford&nb…

I've been doing a lot of developing of disposable cameras now that my SD800 has died (thanks to a tragic encounter with a badly made Thai water bottl…

San Francisco, like many big cities, is full of transients. The kind with homes and the kind without. Like homeless flocking to warm weather, young p…

The Palace Steakhouse is like the dive bar of steakhouses. It's on the corner of Chavez and Mission, lit with a seedy looking yellow sign. You order …

Day of the Dead is really big here in the Mission, a traditionally Latin American neighborhood that also has a good amount of young people who&n…

Each year, the Castro has an amazing Halloween celebration -- unsponsored, spontaneious, wild and festive, the Castro tradition has been going on for…

The San Francisco Opera is a stately white-pillared building across from City Hall. The inside is decorated with exquisite carved walls and ceilings …

You know that signature Phillip Glass sound? That "Doo-doo-doo-doo-doo-doo" music that makes everything seem imminent and profound? His creepy, …

Sunday brunch at Fresca is a treat. Along with the usual Fresca menu of latin-inspired dishes, a parade of heavenly benedicts and/or scrambles are av…

San Francisco is a city full of museums. I got to see the De Young Museum in a different perspective when Bridget, bless her heart, snuck me and Mich…

Nestled in the middle of Golden Gate Park, the De Young is San Francisco's largest and most famous fine arts museum. Housed in a earthy meets industr…

You know, for only $15, you can take an awesome boat tour of San Francisco. I realized this when we went to Angel island for a hike, and I ended…

You know you're used to walking up hills when you accidentally stumble upon Coit Tower. I did so while trying to find a good place to see the Blue An…

So it's been 3 years since I moved here and I still hadn't seen Lombard Street, so I figured I might as well. I didn't really check the cross street …

JP, Patrick and I went for Dim Sum in Chinatown at some place that I think was called Golden Mountain. Have you ever noticed that you can basically m…

An ode to my GBFF, JP. For the acronymicly unaware, that's my Gay Best Friend Forever, John Paul.

The Redwood Shores corporate lunch crowd can be maddening sometimes. For lunch, everyone usually end up at the Oracle cafeteria, or the Nob Hill Food…

Sarah's birthday was a bit down the coast, in Pescadero, about an hour down the coast from San Francisco, near Half Moon Bay. We had lunch at Duarte'…

We all drove an hour to go to Duarte's Tavern in the little seaside town of Pescadero. Duarte's specializes in artichokes and seafood dishes, as this…

We somehow always end up at Encore after we've gotten thouroughly trashed at another bar, mostly because this is the only time we have the guts to si…

OK, so it's no competition for Rio De Janeiro, but Carnivale in San Francisco has its share of jiggly ladies, vibrant colors and festive floats, too.…

I don't really go to Japantown except to get my hair cut (Comsa/Art'y on Post street, yay!). Mostly Japantown's kind of a big mall with specialty sto…

Bay to Breakers is the world's longest consecutively running footrace in the world. In true San Francisco fashion, it's not like other races. Sure, t…

Bernal Heights overlooks the Mission, but on a clear day you can see much much more than that. When we went it got really foggy as we went higher. Th…

San Francisco's full of parks. As my friend JP says, every time they didn't feel like paving over the top of an especially steep hill, they'd just le…

Delores Park is a stretch of green lawn in the middle of Mission Delores. The actual infrastructure consists of not much more than a playground, som…

Does the new mall actually have a name? I mean, I guess I have to eventually stop calling it the new mall because it won't be new any more. And half …

There's nothing better after a long days work than plopping down on a barstool in an dingy, dark, empty bar, lighting up an illegal cigarette and wat…

True things seen on buses in SF: 1. A crackhead and a homeless man brawling 2. Crackhead kicking the homeless guy in his man parts 3. Homeless g…

"What's there to do in San Francisco? What shouldn't I miss?" SF has something for everyone, so tailor your trip to your interests! Here's my general…