Yet another fulfilling week has passed. And no, there was no sarcasm in that.
Let’s review, my family decided to return from Mexico, I no longer have a Verizon family plan (don’t worry, I am aware that it’s odd that I had one to begin with), I saw some dudes pretending to be Johnny Utah, Bohdi and Pappas from Point Break (one of the greatest movies of all time), I had some free drinks at Azalea Boutique, I had volunteer orientation at 826 Valencia, I went snowboarding, I dealt with some heartbreak, convinced (with others) a friend that it is important to wash your ass when showering, I read 3 books and lastly I rewrote the bible, learned to fly fighter jets, knit scarves and perform in a James Bond look-a-like troupe. Come on, admit your a little bit jealous.
Oh yeah, I almost forgot (no, no I didn’t) I booked a flight to Bogota, Colombia. It is going to be incredible!
San Francisco, here’s what I’ve got for you this week…
Tuesday, March 16th
@ 630
- Tim O’Brien, author, will be discussing his book The Things We Carried at the First Congregational Church of Berkley in conjunction with Berkley Arts & Letters. So, it’s been awhile (last August) since I read this book but immediately upon seeing that Tim O’Brien would be in Berkeley I got excited. Will I go? Probably not, but that’s irrelevant, it’s $15 and in Berkeley during the week, sometimes these things just are feasible. But, if you’re around and feel like hearing a great author discuss his work, get off your butt and get to this event.
Wednesday, March 17th
@ 6pm
- Laura Skandera Trombley, author, will be gossiping and also talking about her book Mark Twain’s Other Woman: The Hidden Story of His Final Years at The Mechanics Institute. I use “gossip” merely to jest, no one get offended please. Get it, “Other Woman,” “gossip,” I really hope that spelling it out for you wasn’t necessary. In the event that you have wondered what went on during Twain’s final years, oh lets say between 1900-1910, this book may be of interest to you. I think I’ll stick to Huck Finn. Oh, and a special piece of information cause I like you, Mark Twain was actually just a pen name, his real name was Samuel Langhorne Clemens, fascinating.
Saturday, March 20th
@ 6pm
- Dolen Perkins-Valdez, author, will be signing copies of her book Wench: A Novel at Marcus Books on Fillmore. You know I can’t resist mentioning books with a title such as that. The book itself sounds pretty compelling too though. It’s about a resort in the South during the 1850′s where Southern slaveholders would take their slave mistresses. Obviously there’s a lot more to it than that but that’s just meant to be a tease. The other reason I wanted to mention this event is because I used to live right around the corner from this shop and have yet to mention it in my blog and feel bad for not having done so. If you’re ever on Fillmore (between Sutter and Post) during the weekend you’ll often times see a musician or two out front of the store which is pretty fun and always nice to listen to.
