- leslie and brien
leslie and brien brien showed up sans costume. the penalty: putting on one of the hostess's formals. (my costume was scavenged from my closet after realizing that i'd weeded out most of my fun dress-up wardrobe. where is my goth dress?) - harini jenn haight ashbury
harini, jenn, haight, ashbury another excursion to the city: leslie pokes around with harini and jenn. here, they eat crepes on the street, at the corner of haight and ashbury. - sunset 1
The sun sets. - leslie jenn sf houses
leslie, jenn, sf houses - PICT0055
Kristin's next. Ali belays. - PICT0052
A slight hang-up. - jenn harini shopping
jenn, harini, in the coolest hat shop ever. a few women sit in the back, making everything in the store. if only i had $70 to blow on a pair of slippers... - PICT0054
George to the rescue! - PICT0064
Bryan, done, descends. - PICT0066
Allison surveys from above. - johanna and brian
johanna and brian as you can see from the next few pictures, my life is peppered with bri/y/a/ens. fortunately, they all spell their names differently. - PICT0057
Still climbing. - PICT0067
Kristin gives a victory wave. - PICT0068
A brief hike (marred only by a little rain) took the group to the next climbs: sweat and prosweat. Here George gets ready to climb. - 102 0271 IMG
Bryan volunteers his shoulder. Doug, his head. - veg oil
only in the bay... - leslie bryan and badass tree
leslie, bryan, and badass tree - jenn in the woods
Leslie and Jenn went out for a short hike in the woods. - PICT0048
Beginning her descent. - melissa leslie bryan mauli
melissa, leslie, bryan, mauli melissa and mauli were two of the (4) hostesses. mauli (a night fairy) was selling cups for drinks for $3. - amy leslie johanna jenn
amy, leslie, johanna, jenn from the halloween costume party filled with teachers letting loose. amy's costume was one of my favorites--especially when she got out on the dance floor. - jenn and leslie golden gate park
We've ventured into San Francisco a few weekends now. Though we have yet to snap any pictures of streets or buildings, Golden Gate Park offered a few photo ops. This is Leslie and Jenn, a fellow TFAer. - exquisite bed
exquisite bed Bryan and I splurged on some fabulous sheets, making our bed officially the best place to come home to, ever. - PICT0063
Kristin, moving on. - 102 0261 IMG
Doug and Ali. - PICT0062
Bryan bites his knee, for effect. - fruit from marina cove
the magic of california: we plucked this unripe orange off a tree between our apartment and the laundry room. - 102 0273 IMG
And, with a serious boost, back on the rock. (Notice Doug cringing.) - setting
On 10/11, Leslie headed to the Santa Cruz mountains for the TFA October retreat. A day of workshops, bonding with old acquaintances, a free massage, and mutual bitching about how freakin hard this is. The setting: a Bahai retreat in a redwood forest. - PICT0061
The mother of all high steps.