When Justin and I decided to move to the city, we weren’t sure where we were going to land. The other big unknown for me was where the hell am I going to find a job? Where do I fit in the city? Well, to make a long story short, we landed in Nob Hill and I’m working for a Pilates studio downtown called dharmaspace pilates center, which I happen to manage…how cool is that? Man I’m lucky! But you know what’s the cherry on the already yummy cake is? My commute to work.
Quand Justin et moi avons decide de demenager a San Francisco, on n’etait pas surs d’ou on allait atterrir. Et l’autre inconnu pour moi etait de trouver un travail. Ou est ma place dans cette ville? Et bien, pour resumer, on a aterrit dans le quartier de Nob Hill et je travaille pour un studio de Pilates au centre ville appele dharmaspace pilates center, et je suis la manager…cool non? Je suis tellement chanceuse! Mais vous savez ce qui fait la cerise sur le deja delicieux gateau? C’est comment je vais au travail.
I can either walk, which takes me about 20 to 25 minutes,…or I can ride the cable car. I don’t think I could get more San Franciscan than that! And so I do (mainly to come back home instead of climbing that hill on foot…it’s steep!).
Je peux soit marcher, ce qui me prends a peu pret 20 ou 25 min,…ou bien prendre le cable car. Plus San Franciscain, tu meurt! Donc c’est ce que je fais (surtout pour renter a la maison au lieu de grimper la cote…c’est pentu)
So, let me take you with me for a little morning California Cable Car trip…
Alors, laissez-moi vous emener faire le trajet du matin en Cable Car…
First, we pass Grace Cathedral up on Nob Hill
D’abord, on passe devant la Cathedrale de Grace en haut de Nob Hill
Then we go down the hill heading downtown.
Ensuite, on descend la colline vers le centre ville.
I get off at California and Sansome. It’s fun to look back and see what we just descended…
Je descends au croisement entre California et Sansome. J’aime bien regarder ce qu’on vient de descendre…
I walk down Sansome and cross Market St (you can see the ferry building in the distance)
Je marche sur Sansome et croise Market St (rue principale) (on peut voir le batiment des ferries au loin)
And I notice little things like how always packed the motorcycle parkings are…should I really get a vespa?
J’observe des petites choses comme le fait que les parkings moto sont toujours pleins…est-ce que je devrais vraiment acheter une vespa?
And here’s 2nd street where I work and people watch a lot through the wonderful window dharmaspace provides me behind my desk… Honestly, my life is freakishly perfect!
Et voila 2nd street ou je travaille et ou je regarde les gens dans la rue, grace a la fenetre fantastique que dharmaspace m’offre juste derriere mon bureau…Honetement, ma vie est parfaite!
En effet, c’est officiel, nous arrivons…fin Mars! Du 16 au 30 Mars pour etre precise, alors marquez vos calendriers, car vous que je n’ai pas vu depuis presque 2 ans et demi, et bien vous allez me voir!!!! Moi, et puis Justin evidemment.
Nous avons pris des billets seulement jusqu’a Paris, pour pouvoir visiter un peu la capitale (que je ne connais toujours pas) et prendre le train en s’arretant quelques endroits sur le chemin, jusqu’aux Arcs (pres de Fayence) ou peut-etre Nice….Si vous avez des suggestions sur des choses a ne pas rater, ou a ne pas faire…dites le nous!!!! Par example, je pensais qu’on pouvait se faire un petit dinner sur une peniche…est-ce que ca vaut le coup? Je suis sure qu’il y a des experts!!!!
Indeed, it is official, we arrive… end of March! March 16th to 30th to be precise. And mark your calendars, because you, whom I did not see since almost 2 years and half, well you will see me!!!! Me, and Justin obviously.
We took tickets only to Paris, so that we can visit the capital a little (which I still don’t know) and travel by train, stopping some places on the way, to end up at Les Arcs (close to Fayence) or perhaps Nice….If you have suggestions on things not to miss, or not to do… tell us!!!! For example, I thought we could have a little dinner on a peniche in Paris… Is it worth it? I am sure there are experts out there!!!!
This weekend, Justin and I decided to get out!!!
Ce week-end, Justin et moi avons décidé de sortir !!!
So, the plan was to take a bus to the golden gate bridge, walk over the bridge and explore the Marin Headlands. Of course, we invited people to tag along if they wanted to. So we were entertained by the company of Marcia and Mark.
Alors, le plan etait de prendre un bus jusqu’au golden gate bridge, traverser le pont et explorer les Marin Headlands (hauteurs aux allentours du pont). Biensur, nous avons invite des amis a ce joindre a nous s’ils le voulaient. Alors nous avons eu la joie d’etre accompagnes par nos amis Marcia et Mark.
We basically drove up to the 1st tourist bridge view spot and hicked down a dirt road to the water (easy to go down…but you gotta come all the back up!). Of course we treated ourselves with Oreo cookies at the end.
Nous avons pris leur voiture jusqu’au 1er point de vue touristique et avons marche sur une route de terre jusqu’a l’eau (facile a descendre…mais il faut se taper la cote en revenant!). Biensur, on s’est recompenses avec des biscuits au chocolat.
The weather was a little chilly and windy at times, with some clouds and light fog, which created dramatic scene at times.
Le temps était peu un frais et venteux parfois, avec nuages et du brouillard léger, qui ont créé des scènes assez dramatiques.
Justin, Marcia and Mark
Light spots on the ocean. Taches lumineuses sur l’océan.
A neat perspective of the famous bridge.Une perspective interessante du pont célèbre.
Last night Justin and I went to the Marin Civic Center to see the not well known enough MOMIX dance company. They’re “dance illusionists” which really is an innovative idea in the dance world. Normally when we think of something beyond dance with effects and stuff, immediately we think more in terms of Cirque du Soleil, with they’re incredible costumes, sets, and “out of the box” numbers.
But the creations of Moses Pendelton definitely stays within the dance category. Only, he has an incredibly inventive approach to what moving and graceful bodies can do. His dancers are definitely dancers, not acrobats (…except maybe for one). And highly classically trained, I might add. His company has kind of a Pilobolus flair, but with even more visual effects created by either the bodies, lights, costume, screens, video art, or all.
In this show, Lunar Sea, the choreography was based on black light art. The dancers were wearing various costumes showing or hiding certain parts of their bodies creating almost mind twisting effects. How do they do that?…It looks like they’re floating! That’s what my mind constantly was asking, and as the piece progressed, I would figure it out. But at some point, after an hour of figuring out the techniques of the illusion, the mind gets tired and finally lets go. Weird feeling.
The result though was extremely fluid, creative, at times a little disturbing (but in a good way). A lot lot of subtleties, surprises and humor were on the menu. It occurred to me though, that the dancers were slaves of how they looked, to meet the extremely precise visuals. Where’s the feeling in all that? Nowhere, it’s purely visual excitement… Also, about 3/4 in the show, the music went from Buddha lounge electronic zenness, to Hans Zimmer intense movie music Batman Begins style, with full orchestra effect. Yeah. That didn’t really keep my amazement going…sometimes less is more. I also found that some music fades could have used a little more tweaking….but that’s just me being a perfectionist…of others people’s work :)
Lunar Sea left us almost speechless for a bit, because the brain wanted to talk so much! I guess that’s a really good sign.
Man, so much decision making to start a blog!
Let’s see how this evolves…
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