It’s been such a while that I don’t know quite where to begin. If I’m being honest, I suppose I could start by saying that I’ve been holding out on you.  Yes, again. For starters, there’s a new guy who is wildly inappropriate for me that I have a major crush on.  There have been signs, yet it’s not entirely clear how he feels about it.  Still, I’ve felt super protective of “it” (and I’m not sure exactly what “it” is exactly yet) and haven’t really felt like sharing.

My big mouth has gotten me into trouble so many times and this particular thing I don’t actually want to screw up.  I mean, I know I’ll probably still somehow manage to do it eventually (I am the QUEEN of self-sabotage), but until then…

Mum's the word!

Anyway, I promise I will divulge more if things end up in flames, but in the meantime… a few updates, then a Bike Party recap!

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So… I’m so sorry I’ve been mia.  There’s been lots going on and I hope to be back in the saddle shortly!  In the meantime, I wanted to tell you about a cool sounding event that I’ll be trying out for the first time this Friday called Bike Party.

In Chief’s own words:

Bike Party is a ride and a party (music while biking, stops for dancing). It is so much fun & not fast-paced at all. Very different from Critical Mass:  we obey the laws of traffic, are nice to one another, and respectful of pedestrians, residents etc. we encounter…  we will be easy to spot and slow… Hope you will join us – Bike Party is a uniquely SF cycling fiesta that is not to be missed.

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I met him in line. I was starving.  My back was turned.  It didn’t matter.  He struck up conversation with the back of my head.  I finally turned.  He was tall.  Green eyes, sweet smile.  Swoon.  He was talking to me.  He was normal.  He was clothed.  All this at Harbin?  Who would have thought?

I was ordering breakfast.  He said we should sit together.  He didn’t ask, it was a statement. Not exactly an order, but something like a strong suggestion.  I smiled.  And accepted.  A man being a man.  Stepping up to the plate.  This was new.

It was beautiful outside.  Sunny but cold. He offered me his fleece: “Sweet, but I don’t even know your name.”  We sat inside. Even sitting he was tall. “I’m Jim,” he said.  “Snap into a Slim Jim,” I thought.

He was HOT.

We talked, and talked, and talked. Then we laughed and laughed some more.  He stole my bacon.  Swoon.  Not a vegetarian.  At Harbin, you never know.  And my French Toast.  Not a vegan.  This might be true love.  An hour passed, then maybe two.  I got up.  Said I had to leave.  Was up here to work, I said. Lovely meeting, but it was time to go.  I extended my hand.  He looked at it.  He said: “So we’re friends now?”  I smiled again.  This one, I think I like.

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Yes, I’m still here.

Is it possible to still have jet lag after a week?? Well, it’s already “tomorrow” (Sunday) here and we’re leaving at the crack of dawn for the wilds of western Ireland, otherwise known as Connemara, County Galway.  It’s supposed to be magnificent, rugged and breathtaking country and I cannot WAIT.  I’m told that there will be no Internet service so I’m saying farewell now.

THIS is where we’ll be staying…

Ballynahinch Castle, Co. Galway

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Day 1: (Christmas Eve) I somehow make it into Dublin even though the airport was closed the night before and flights are cancelled left and right. Dublin is buried under snow for the first time in like 20 years.  Christmas Day, the airport is closed again. Upon arrival, my friend, V, refuses to let me sleep (to ward off jet lag) and takes me down to Grafton Street to see the sights.

THESE are the sights…

BONO! GLEN HANSARD!

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I’m under the gun getting ready and out the door, but SFSG is headed to DUBLIN for the holidays in T – 3 days! I’ll be there visiting a beautiful former sf single girlfriend through the first week in January so look out for pictures and posts from the field…

Until then…

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One of the greatest things about being single in San Francisco is that I’m blessed to be surrounded by an amazing circle of friends.  Aside from my occasional rants, I don’t really have much cause to gripe because I’m having such an incredible time.

Old friends, are of course the best.  I have two friends in particular that date back to my high school years.  The first, I’ll call M, the second M2.  M literally lives across the street from me and M2 is just a hop, skip and a BART away in Oakland.  There’s just something about having girlfriends around who’ve known you since you were 13.

Friends like these don’t judge.  They forgive.  They make you laugh when you want to cry.  They show up.  Even when you suggest that it would be a great idea to spend a naked weekend together in the woods…

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What do you do when you’ve been unceremoniously dumped shortly before what was supposed to be a romantic long weekend in Napa?

That was the question I faced right before Labor Day Weekend this year.  He just “didn’t feel the chemistry,” he said.  Whatever.  I should have seen it coming.  In fact, I was the one who initially questioned whether we were ready for a long weekend away as a couple.  It had, after all, only been just over a month since we started seeing each other.

Is it time to confess that I have never actually been dumped before?  Seriously.  I haven’t exactly been a dating butterfly, but I have always called the shots.  I suppose karma was bound to catch up with me.  For the past few weeks, I’ve been trying to sort out why I was feeling so low about being dumped by a guy that I wasn’t even sure I was really into in the first place (remember the fantasies about Heathcliff?).

Boo hoo, I was way overdue, right?

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