Today, I had a rather uneventful day. I woke up at 10:00 AM and listened to Radiohead’s new CD, Hail to the Thief. It’s an interesting CD, to say the least. Hail to the Thief follows the style set by Radiohead’s last two CDs, Kid A and Amnesiac. The music is very unique, and most people need to adjust themselves to it. Indeed, after a few listenings, people tend to agree that the CD is really good. As for myself, I just love the CD! I hope Radiohead has a concert in the Bay Area soon; I’d really like to go.
When lunch time arrived, I ate the remainders of my In-N-Out hamburgers. I used my roommate’s microwave to heat up the 3×3 and enjoyed every single bite of it. Even day-old In-N-Out is better than DC food! Too bad I’ll have to wait until Saturday (at least!) to eat In-N-Out again…
Surprisingly (for a procrastinator like me), I already have a (real) plan for Saturday. I am going to leave my dorm early in the morning and take BART to the Montgomery Street station. I’ll head north towards the Financial District and spend some time looking at the skyscrapers there. From there, I’ll walk a few blocks east to the Chinatown Gate and hopefully grab a bite to eat at one of the many authentic restaurants located there. Once I’m full with Chinese food, I’ll head north (again) to reach Lombard Street, and, following that street, I’ll find the famous crooked section. Continuing to follow Lombard Street, I’ll hike up the Russian Hill and arrive at Coit Tower. Hopefully the tower won’t be too crowded with tourists; I want to go to the top and see the entire city. I’m sure the view will be amazing…
I’ll be undertaking this adventure alone, of course. However, if anybody wants to come along, I’m sure that would fine. However, they’ll have to pay their own BART fare because I am poor =). I estimate that the walking distance from the Montgomery Street station to Coit Tower will be around 5-6 miles (factoring in the convoluted route I’ll be taking), not to mention the hike up the San Francisco hills. It may be tiring, but it sure will be good exercise!
Now back to what actually happened today. At 3:00 PM, I left my dorm to meet Milton, my fellow bible-student. We met at the entrance to the Doe Library, which was unfortunately closed. Since I was thirsty, we headed to the Terrace Cafe, but it was closed, so we doubled-back and headed towards the Golden Bear Cafe, which was surprisingly empty. I bought two lemonades and a roasted hot dog. Again, I hate paying for food on campus; those three items cost more than $7.
Milton and I ate at a table in front of the Cafe. While we were talking, a guy politely asked if we would mind sharing a table with him. Being good Christians, we, of course, said that we wouldn’t mind. In fact, we initiated a conversation with him. His name was Iliad and he was a Russian Jew who came to the United States in 1991. He retained a moderate Russian accent, but he was fluent in English. We began talking about religion, and it was interesting to have the perspective of a person with a (Russian) government-imposed secular background.
After Iliad left, Milton and I arranged for another meeting on Monday. We were unable to begin our actual study of the Bible today since the libraries were closed, but hopefully they will be open next week. We parted ways, and I lazily returned to my dorm, where a screening of the Matrix Reloaded awaited…
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