I heard this song at the gym today, and it brought back so many good memories. The song was "Lips like Sugar" by Echo and the Bunnymen. I was trying to dance while running on the eliptical trainer, what a riot!

I want to hear Joy Division, New Order, The Style Council, and Pere Ubu!

I hate this. The secret is out. SFGATE.com has an article in their food section on sparkling lemon soda. I've been buying it for months now, and my brand has been rated # 1.

"The top choice was Galvanina Lemon Soda ($1.99 a liter, Trader Joe's) from Italy. It won praise for its "nice strong lemonade taste." Fans of this drink said "lemony and quite tart" and "good and bubbly.""

Galvanina Lemon soda is so addictive. Once I started drinking it, I couldn't stop. I have to have it in the house all the time.

I'm going to an early turkey day luncheon with the rels tomorrow. Then I think I'll skip out and go to the movies. I like my relatives, but only in short doses during the holidays.

My aunt called tonight and told me that she thought she was coming down with the flu, but she wasn't sure. And I'm like, great! Just don't cough on the food.

I found this SFGate web page about my new hood, The Sunset and West Portal. I used to live a few blocks from West Portal at one point in my life, so it's kind of fun to read what the web page has to say.

There's an incredibly expensive neighbourhood above West Portal, called St. Francis Wood. The hood has fountains, a roundabout, and huge houses on big plots (mansions), with expensive cars like hummers and rolls on every block. West Portal has 4 banks, its own satellite Charles Schwab office, antique stores, and a few investment bank offices.

A friend who grew up here told me West Portal is where the rich people go to live, when they've gotten tired of living on Nob Hill or in Cow Hollow. And if they really get tired of the city, they move to Hillsborough in Burlingame and buy a condo on Nob Hill for when they want to party in the city.