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roseembolism) wrote2011-04-18 11:57 pm
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A Wheel of Fortune (Medieval style) Weekend.
Our friends know the details now. Our car was stolen on Sunday, as we watched the Cherry Blossom parade in San Francisco's Japantown with ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
digitalsidhe and feyandstrange .. After contacting various agencies and people, the San Francisco police let us know that they had found our car (major, MAJOR props to the policeman who helped us out). Unfortunately they notified us of this right after Feyandstrange had driven us back to San Jose. After we arrived back in San Francisco, we found out our car had been taken to the city impound lot, and furthermore there was something like a $430.00 bill for towing and storage, with $50.00 added every day. More props to the police lot attended who pointed out that our insurance company could not only pay the bill, but also send someone to retrieve the car. Then going well beyond the call of duty Feyandstrange drove us back home. I mean wow. I have awesome friends, but this is seriously one of the most awesome things I have ever personally seen someone do. Thank you seems so incredibly mild for how I feel.
So, on the upside:
The game on Saturday: it was great to be back in our 4E game, and I like my mage's gradual increase in effectiveness.
The Cherry Blossom festival: a hell of a lot of fun, from children in kimonos, to a large variety of pretty princesses, to enthusiastic kodo drummers. It was totally worth the 50 mile walk (uphill both ways) from the apartment to the parade route.
Excellent Japanese food.
Excellent company
Feyandstrange and digitalsidhe being completely, totally awesome.
Finding out our car was found.
Getting my taxes completed, and for about $2000 dollars less than I thought it would cost on Friday.
Downside:
My considering how out of shape I am that a mere walk of fifty miles uphill both ways should wind me so badly.
My replicating San Francisco weather: freezing than warm than freezing than warm...and the lowlands (feet) being warm while the upper areas (ears) get wind chilled.
Coming back to realize that white car was not OUR car.
Being pretty much useless in the evening, not even remembering any of the important numbers.
Staggering around downtown SanFran, needing the help of my cane around 3:00 AM on Monday.
A massive bill from SanFran towing.
Contemplating the almost certain loss of a valued knife, and several library books. Hardbacks no less.
Having to take the train up to SanFran tomorrow to get our car back (
But all in all, we have a lot to be grateful for, especially our friends. And for one last note:
PARK IN THE PARKING GARAGES NOT THE STREET!
digitalsidhe and feyandstrange .. After contacting various agencies and people, the San Francisco police let us know that they had found our car (major, MAJOR props to the policeman who helped us out). Unfortunately they notified us of this right after Feyandstrange had driven us back to San Jose. After we arrived back in San Francisco, we found out our car had been taken to the city impound lot, and furthermore there was something like a $430.00 bill for towing and storage, with $50.00 added every day. More props to the police lot attended who pointed out that our insurance company could not only pay the bill, but also send someone to retrieve the car. Then going well beyond the call of duty Feyandstrange drove us back home. I mean wow. I have awesome friends, but this is seriously one of the most awesome things I have ever personally seen someone do. Thank you seems so incredibly mild for how I feel.So, on the upside:
The game on Saturday: it was great to be back in our 4E game, and I like my mage's gradual increase in effectiveness.
The Cherry Blossom festival: a hell of a lot of fun, from children in kimonos, to a large variety of pretty princesses, to enthusiastic kodo drummers. It was totally worth the 50 mile walk (uphill both ways) from the apartment to the parade route.
Excellent Japanese food.
Excellent company
Feyandstrange and digitalsidhe being completely, totally awesome.
Finding out our car was found.
Getting my taxes completed, and for about $2000 dollars less than I thought it would cost on Friday.
Downside:
My considering how out of shape I am that a mere walk of fifty miles uphill both ways should wind me so badly.
My replicating San Francisco weather: freezing than warm than freezing than warm...and the lowlands (feet) being warm while the upper areas (ears) get wind chilled.
Coming back to realize that white car was not OUR car.
Being pretty much useless in the evening, not even remembering any of the important numbers.
Staggering around downtown SanFran, needing the help of my cane around 3:00 AM on Monday.
A massive bill from SanFran towing.
Contemplating the almost certain loss of a valued knife, and several library books. Hardbacks no less.
Having to take the train up to SanFran tomorrow to get our car back (
But all in all, we have a lot to be grateful for, especially our friends. And for one last note:
PARK IN THE PARKING GARAGES NOT THE STREET!
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One of my favorite Zanne moments from the game: Zanne realizes that a tactical idea he has might be, well, less than entirely tactically sound. The group laughs and talks about how Zanne is growing, learning to spot these things *before* doing them. Zanne does it anyway.
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As for SF, if you want to see how bionic you can be, try walking UP the cable car route to Nob Hill.
It's steep and fun and will make you feel like SuperPerson.
The SCARY part is walking back down, because of the slope. But when I lives in the EastBay, it was one of my favorite SF things to do. Now that I'm in the south bay, it's less often possible.