Interesting Things for today
Temping again this week. That's not the interesting part.

Had lunch near 24th and Potrero, which gave me an opportunity to:

• Remember the name and location of this place, St. Francis Fountain, where I once enjoyed a half-order of Nebulous Potato Thing (that's what it's called on the menu). (This quote from citysearch sums it up: "a retro dream come true, a picture-perfect old-school soda fountain rescued from obscurity by hipster owners." Meaning they have boca burgers AND garden burgers, and oh yes of course meat.)
• Stare at a big blue mural of flood/crying scenes and realize that it's theme must be related to La Llorona. So my class freshman seminar on magic realism in Latin American literature has had a use! Who'dathunkit?
  
• Stare in wonder and amazement at the Punjab Chinese-American restaurant. No, not Indian-Chinese, which would almost (but not really) make sense.
  

Another interesting thing I found today was McSweeney's Reviews of New Foods. They are very much like what I am aiming for in many of my posts to this very blog, only well-executed (which is not part of the mission for this blog). I am tempted to submit one someday, since it looks like (?) anyone can submit one and not just McSweeney's contributors.
- posted by k @ 2:05 PM