Saturday, March 9, 2002
Woke up at 6:00 A.M., did the dishes, caught up on e-mail and journal. My brother Dexter came to visit. We wandered Pacific Heights. It was our first time in that neighborhood, our purpose of visit being to see "Amelie" at the Clay Theatre. Before the film, we wandered looking at shops, then ate at Pauli's having American breakfast fare: eggs, chicken apple sausage, potatoes. The film was delightful, and I recommend it. It reminded me of "Run, Lola, Run" and "Chocolat". We wandered Pacific Heights some more and saw a 2-bedroom for rent for US$1375. We went home and Dexter helped me with my taxes while Patrick finished the first draft of chapter 15, which took him 2 days. Dinner was sushi at Hamato in Noe Valley, which was recommended by Patrick's friend from Jumpin' Java, Yasuto. When we got off the 48 bus near our place, we saw Britney Spears standing on the corner of 24th and Mission in her tight, white jeans and "here's my belly button" t-shirt. We knew it was her because she was on the cell phone.