Look-Alikes

        Today, Ben and I were told by the First pastor that we looked very similar, because of our short, sideswept, blondy-brown hair, very blue eyes, and general Mennonite phenotype. Ok, that is so not true! He has a beard-thing! I don't!

        A couple from the church who lives in Oakland picked me up this morning, saving me a 1.5 hour commute and more importantly, a $5 train ticket! Thanks to their generosity, I was at the church in about 20 minutes. Ben was a greeter, so I stayed to help him greet. My ulterior motive, however, was to examine a table full of Jewish books that had been put out by the synagogue. I found a collection of Jewish folk tales, and a copy of the Apocrypha. I also found a little book on how to speak Yiddish, which I thought Martin Olson would like, but alas, I forgot to pick it up after church.

        After church, Ben and I hit the city, heading to Yerba Buena in downtown, and then out to one of the piers by the Ferry Building. It was a really nice day, sunny, and warm enough, with a nice breeze. It was nice to see Ben again, even though we'd seen each other like, 4 days ago! We watched the sailboats on the bay, which was super nice because it reminded me of my tiny crappy little sailboat that I learned to sail while I was at Camp Friedenswald. Except the ones here are a lot bigger – they have a cabin! And more than one sail! Mine was about 8' long and had one triangular sail, with space for one other person, if that person was a midget. We talked about some stuff that we wanted to do while we're here. My list included:

1. Find a climbing gym
2. Find a swing-dancing place
3. Learn to sail again (on a big-girl boat!)
4. Go to Muir woods
5. Go ice skating
6. Go to Hardly Strictly bluegrass festival
7. Take the Amtrak down to Fresno for the April MCC Sale
8. Do some timelapse stuff

His list included:

1. Spend quality time with his girlfriend and other close friends

Gosh, what a sweetie! I'm not gonna go all mushy and gross on you all, because lord knows I hate that stuff, but he's really a great guy, and I like him a lot. I think it's important that you all know that.