CMF: Caitlin. Movies. Frabjous.

It's hard to believe that I only have a week and a half left in San Francisco. I've gotta say, I'm going to be a bit sad to leave. My team and I have to pack up and head down to San Diego on Halloween, where we'll stay for another two weeks.

San Francisco has been such a cool place to hang out. This city always has something cool going on -  always. Funcheap SF has been my trusty guide throughout my stay here - Atlanta really needs a website like this.

Good news: I made it through hell week! It truly was a challenge and a test of my will power and sanity. I cannot even begin to tell you how many hours I actually worked that week, nor do I want to think about it. I am so glad it's over and done with, and that all of our events went well!

Now that I actually have some time, I'm going to recap some of the awesome things that have happened over the past month. Let the long blog update commence...




I hit up Tour de Fat, a bike festival that occurs annually in San Francisco - AMAZING. One phrase can sum up my experience here: sensory overload. It was like a playground for adults. I was joined by my friend Daniel, Nate, and two of Nate's local friends. We got to see He's My Brother, She's My Sister, which was absolutely terrific. If you haven't heard of them, check them out. They'll make you wanna dance =)





Tour de Fat had a ton of weird sights all over the place, including an extra large kaleidoscope, life-size Jenga, a precarious wooden structure on which professional bikers ride called the Whiskey Drome, and an arena full of strange bike-like contraptions (check out the video).


I was also fortunate enough to hang out at Hardly Strictly Bluegrass, one of San Francisco's largest festivals. It's basically a huge outdoor concert with a vastly impressive line-up of talented artists. I saw The Lumineers, The Head and the Heart, Glen Hansard, Nick Lowe, and The Civil Wars. A note about The Civil Wars: this was the first time I heard the duo sing, and without a doubt, they were my favorite performance. Even though the crowd was made up of some thousands of people, everyone was silent when Joy Williams and John Paul White sang. Their melodies and harmonies are so hauntingly beautiful, and I consider myself so lucky to have been able to hear them make music live.




Having Catherine visit was an absolute blessing. Nothing compares to spending legitimate quality time with a best friend. Catherine, Nishant, Nate, and I all went on a wine tour during her stay - one of my favorite activities so far. We found a truly delicious port at Homewood Winery - a 2008 Zinfandel. I don't even know how to describe to you how incredible this wine was... The bar tender was nice enough to let us sample the port with some of their homemade dark chocolate truffles - a match made in heaven.






Besides wine tasting, Catherine and I checked out a public battle royale in Dolores Park featuring a mob of people dressed up in various cardboard costumes, grabbed an animal style burger at In N Out, and watched Hook at a drive-in movie event by Fort Mason. I'd say it was a successful BFF visit.

My greatest accomplishment today was making chocolate chip cookies - best baked good I've concocted in awhile. Here's the recipe, if you want to make something delicious for yourself =)

Until next time!

HEY! It's been awhile...

CMF has been keeping me so busy lately. Finding a spare moment to blog has unfortunately slipped to the bottom of my priority list. We are currently entering our designated "hell week," and I will admit, I'm a little scared. We have 5 events this week, 4 of which are back to back. We are double-booked like nobody's business. I am going to be running, driving, and speed walking all over the place trying to get everything done for this week. Please pray for my team and their sanity.

I've done so many fantastic things since the last post, which totally deserve some kind of reference. I've gone to a San Francisco Giants game, watched The Graduate in Dolores Park, gawked at the outlandish attractions featured at Tour de Fat, consumed delicious horchata, eaten some of the best subs around, visited Muir Woods, and most recently, attended the Hardly Strictly Bluegrass festival where I saw The Lumineers, The Head and the Heart, Glen Hansard, and The Civil Wars. My life is INSANE right now. When I have more time, I will try to go into detail about each of these events... Such good life experiences.

Here's the good news: once I make it through this week, Catherine is coming to see me! I'll be done with my work week around 1am on Friday night/Saturday morning after putting on a finale in Sonoma. I could not be more thrilled that I get to come back to San Francisco to see my favorite redhead and spend the weekend gallivanting around town.

BRING IT ON, HELL WEEK.