Wednesday, June 16, 2004
No breakfast. Self-eval. Minor Web changes for Cindy and James. Linkchecking. Worked on uploading schedules for Debrah and Cindy. Early lunch: tostada salad from Carmelina's. After work, Patrick and I went to the Smack Dab at Magnet hosted by Kirk Read and Larry-bob Roberts. It was our first time to a Smack Dab event. Once a month, Smack Dab presents an open mic for performance artists, poets, writers, singers, and other talented people. I was afraid of falling asleep because of having worked all day, but I didn't even come close. We went primarily because we knew Trebor Healey would be reading. The place was packed, and we were among the last to get seats. Ian Philips and Greg Wharton happened to arrive at the same time and we four shared a bench right up front. It was like an evening of free entertainment. Upon arriving we learned that Trebor was one of the featured acts as was Shanique Scott, a rousingly funny soon-to-be master of comedy. At the crosswalk at Market and Castro, we passed 3 gentlemen in their 20s dressed for a night out, and we heard a brief snippet of their conversation: (brightly) "Hey! Do you wanna go to Fabrics for Free?" Patrick and I were amused; I guess it was just the way it was said. We got pizza slices before going home. Coded 3 works for Lodestar.