Greg Burton’s San Francisco Blog

It’s now been two weeks since I arrived in SF. An update seems in order:

1. Living situation - no change. Still need to find an apartment. Going to a flatsharing meetup Wednesday - mebbe that will help.

2. Public Speaking - found a twice-a-month toastmasters group - checking them out next week.

3. Fitness - working out 5 days a week, had my first personal trainer session this morning. My abs will never be the same after this process. Still haven’t found a t’ai chi group that looks right, and only casually looking at sailboats until I get a permanent place.

4. Art - still looking for a casual pastels class, but thinking I might want to do a life drawing class first. Up in the air. Went to first gallery show opening, Asian art museum next week.
5. Music - fulfilled a minor dream by jamming in a San Francisco bar last night. It’s a regular Sunday night jam session - blues. I’ll be back - met some decent players. I borrowed the house band guitarist’s Strat, did a blues shuffle and a Van Morrison ballad with the band. Solos could have been better, but it wasn’t embarrassing. And it was great being onstage with a guitar instead of a bass.

6. What I’m missing - Lowell, Emily and Thalia. My guitars. My desktop computer and desk.

7. Looking forward to - Ren Faire. Asian Art Museum. Bert Jansch. Gogol Bordello.