SF Auto Show: Some Observations
I had all the intentions in the world to be asleep right now. But staying up late is an addiction for me. Maybe it's that late night Arby's run we made. I figured I might put myself to sleep blogging about my weekend. Well, I'll probably end up putting the readers to sleep first.
Friday night we watched Finding Nemo. The animation was absolutely stunning. Not much else to say on that, other than Nemo is the cutest f**kin' fish I've ever seen. I've neer seen baby clownfish before, so I'll just have to assume all baby clownfish look like Nemo. Just let me have my magical thinking for a moment.
Saturday night was a little mix of new and old. We ate Sushi at our favorite establishment, Marina Sushi on Lombard, in SF. There are other nice and probably more fun sushi restaurants in the Marina district. However, we frequent Marina Sushi the most for a few reasons. One, their Sushi is consistently good and comforting. Second, they play true trance (not the crappy cheesy kind). Third, we always get a table. Fourth, they know my order by heart. Fifth, it's Vietnamese run! I like to support my Vietnamese brothahs and sistahs when I have a chance.
After a good helping of sushi, we moved onto Jaime's (a work friend of Chi's) birthday party at Soltice in Pacific Heights. It's a Tapas (I think that's how you spell it) bar and was quite crowded. For you single guys, Chi and I tried to scope out the goods. The female talent there was pretty good, although the lights were way too dim to differentiate decent from worse. I am still not taking to alcohol well on account of my drunken stupor from a week before, so I drank minimally. What's wrong with me? I blame it all on Terry.
Sunday was my annual trek to the Moscone Convention Center for the SF Auto show. Chi was wonderful in going with me. She always is the best person to go with, since she likes looking at cars. Also, she doesn't know about them as much, so I get to act like I know something and explain things to her. Well, key word being "act." Anyways, I love her for going and playing along. Plus, maybe if I show her the convertibles enough, she might be convinced to buy one! Highlights:
1. Ferrari Enzo - Incredibly beautiful car. Wow. It looks better in person than in photos on account of how low it sits and how amazing the engine bay looks. It has back that J. Lo would be jealous of... which on this car is a good thing.
2. Ferrari Strasdale and 575M - Both wonderful cars, but without much crowds around them. I think they're getting old and also we see them quite often around here.
3. Aston Martin Vanquish - Looks better in pictures than in person I think.
4. Bentley Continental GT - Looks classic but massive. It just needs some spinners and it'll be in a rap video. Kind of intimidating looking actually.
5. Lamborghini Murcielago - Everytime I see this car, I am amazed. It looks nice from every angle, and it is low and wide. It looks like something that wouldn't be out of place in Robb Report or Batman. One thing that annoyed me. They let some dude sit in it because he probably faked like he had money and was thinking of buying it. The rest of us stood outside the roped off area looking at him smiling and saying "This is a really nice car." Dumbass. How sad must you be to think you're cool sittin in Lamborghini's at auto shows? If you're going to buy one, you must have money so go to Italy and test drive it over there! Or just go to the damn dealership.
6. Lamborghini Gallardo - Definitely the baby Lambo. But good looking nonetheless. I would buy this if I were limited to 170k (yeah right, like I'd ever have the chance).
7. Mini Cooper S (John Cooper Works Modified) - I loved it. And so did Chi. But sort of like how one loves a puppy. No other reason than they're, well, cute.
8. Mercedes CLK500 Cabriolet - It's incredibly nice inside. Chi wants one. I'll do my best to stop her if she goes and tries to buy one.
9. BMW 5 Series - Ugly. If fugliness were bricks, the BMW 5 Series would be the projects. How they messed this up I don't know, but I could swear the tail end looks like a Suburu WRX. The front is cartoonish.
Well, sorry again for the long blog. That's what happens when I'm bored. But if I'm correct, you all are bored to tears right now reading this, so I'm not alone.
Friday night we watched Finding Nemo. The animation was absolutely stunning. Not much else to say on that, other than Nemo is the cutest f**kin' fish I've ever seen. I've neer seen baby clownfish before, so I'll just have to assume all baby clownfish look like Nemo. Just let me have my magical thinking for a moment.
Saturday night was a little mix of new and old. We ate Sushi at our favorite establishment, Marina Sushi on Lombard, in SF. There are other nice and probably more fun sushi restaurants in the Marina district. However, we frequent Marina Sushi the most for a few reasons. One, their Sushi is consistently good and comforting. Second, they play true trance (not the crappy cheesy kind). Third, we always get a table. Fourth, they know my order by heart. Fifth, it's Vietnamese run! I like to support my Vietnamese brothahs and sistahs when I have a chance.
After a good helping of sushi, we moved onto Jaime's (a work friend of Chi's) birthday party at Soltice in Pacific Heights. It's a Tapas (I think that's how you spell it) bar and was quite crowded. For you single guys, Chi and I tried to scope out the goods. The female talent there was pretty good, although the lights were way too dim to differentiate decent from worse. I am still not taking to alcohol well on account of my drunken stupor from a week before, so I drank minimally. What's wrong with me? I blame it all on Terry.
Sunday was my annual trek to the Moscone Convention Center for the SF Auto show. Chi was wonderful in going with me. She always is the best person to go with, since she likes looking at cars. Also, she doesn't know about them as much, so I get to act like I know something and explain things to her. Well, key word being "act." Anyways, I love her for going and playing along. Plus, maybe if I show her the convertibles enough, she might be convinced to buy one! Highlights:
1. Ferrari Enzo - Incredibly beautiful car. Wow. It looks better in person than in photos on account of how low it sits and how amazing the engine bay looks. It has back that J. Lo would be jealous of... which on this car is a good thing.
2. Ferrari Strasdale and 575M - Both wonderful cars, but without much crowds around them. I think they're getting old and also we see them quite often around here.
3. Aston Martin Vanquish - Looks better in pictures than in person I think.
4. Bentley Continental GT - Looks classic but massive. It just needs some spinners and it'll be in a rap video. Kind of intimidating looking actually.
5. Lamborghini Murcielago - Everytime I see this car, I am amazed. It looks nice from every angle, and it is low and wide. It looks like something that wouldn't be out of place in Robb Report or Batman. One thing that annoyed me. They let some dude sit in it because he probably faked like he had money and was thinking of buying it. The rest of us stood outside the roped off area looking at him smiling and saying "This is a really nice car." Dumbass. How sad must you be to think you're cool sittin in Lamborghini's at auto shows? If you're going to buy one, you must have money so go to Italy and test drive it over there! Or just go to the damn dealership.
6. Lamborghini Gallardo - Definitely the baby Lambo. But good looking nonetheless. I would buy this if I were limited to 170k (yeah right, like I'd ever have the chance).
7. Mini Cooper S (John Cooper Works Modified) - I loved it. And so did Chi. But sort of like how one loves a puppy. No other reason than they're, well, cute.
8. Mercedes CLK500 Cabriolet - It's incredibly nice inside. Chi wants one. I'll do my best to stop her if she goes and tries to buy one.
9. BMW 5 Series - Ugly. If fugliness were bricks, the BMW 5 Series would be the projects. How they messed this up I don't know, but I could swear the tail end looks like a Suburu WRX. The front is cartoonish.
Well, sorry again for the long blog. That's what happens when I'm bored. But if I'm correct, you all are bored to tears right now reading this, so I'm not alone.
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