random update

i chose the title of this blog for a reason.

lessee, on friday i took natalie to see "movin' out", a musical based on the music of billy joel. i hate billy joel. a lot.

natalie really likes him though, so i got tickets as a surprise for her. despite hating billy joel, and an incredibly weak story, i had a pretty good time, the choreography (by twyla tharp) was great, and the dancers were really good. it's rarely a completely bad thing to see attractive, incredibly fit people running, and jumping, around in skimpy clothing.

one thing that was weird about the show was a. there was no dialog, and b. none of the dancers sang. all the music came from a band, and all the vocals came from the leader of the band, who also played piano, a la billy joel. which kind of makes sense i guess.

saturday we took my grandmother to lunch, which was fun. she told us about moving to san francisco in 1946.

on sunday i ran the san francisco marathon, which was a lot of fun. i ran with max, jeremy, and joha, and none of us were running for time, which made it pretty low key, at least for me. it was joha's first marathon, and the rest of us were just there to provide moral support. we finished in 4:07:28, which is a pretty respectable time (the winner finished in about 2:33).

after i showered and ate the entire output of a small farm, we jumped in the car and headed down to santa cruz. natalie had made an appointment for us at the tea house spa, so we went and sat in the hot tub and the sauna for an hour. it's a nice place, with private rooms that look out on a squeaky bamboo forest. if you're ever in santa cruz i recommend it, and if you have to wait for your room you can hang out on the patio at cafe pergolesi across the street.