What's awesome Whelk, is Oakland. Cross the Bay!

No advice as I haven't been down to San Francisco in about a year, but just wanted to chime in and say how jealous I am!

I miss San Francisco, and it's probably the only city that might ever successfully lure me from Portland. I miss Chicago too, but I will never again live in a place with those kind of winters.

Have fun! In what part of town are you staying?

Union Square, so blarg, but I can walk everyplace.

Yeah, that's the nice thing about staying in Union Square.

I wanna say HI! HI! I'm not in San Francisco. I just thought I'd say hi, repeatedly. HI!

Hey, welcome!

Some interesting things have popped up on 24th street between Mission and Potrero.

There's Phil'z Coffee on 24th & Folsom (you've probably been there, but if you haven't, you absolutely must -- the best coffee ever, and kind of the like Mission's living room).

Humphry Slocombe ice cream on Treat just off of 24th -- they have wacky and surprisingly delicious flavors like Bourbon & Cornflakes, Salt & Pepper, Hot Chili Lime, and Olive Oil.

Dynamo Donut & Coffee around 24th & York (almost to Potrero) -- best donuts I've ever had, and they even have one topped with, yes, bacon.

Howdy Treepour and thanks for the tips, you coming to the Wednesday meetup thingy? I'm meeting Digaman tomorrow in Haight for coffee and I don't have a any solid plans.

I want to say hi but sadly I can't make it to the Wednesday meetup. How long will you be around?