Author: theFerf

I took this shot today across the street from Macy’s here in San Francisco. People were waiting in line outside of Macy’s just to get into the store. Macy’s has like 7 stories and basically owns the entire block, yet somehow it can fit all those crazy shoppers in.

The best part was the entrepreneurs who had setup shop alongside the sidewalk where the people had to stand to get into the store…Starbucks, discount merchandisers, and local street artists alike sold their little hearts out to the people dying to spend money..while they waited in line to get into the store!

** NOTE **
After taking this photo I immediately walked over to the very un-crowded Borders Bookstore and had me a big Carmel Latte and read 5 magazines. And as another side note, 4 of those magazines mentioned podcasting or had tutorials about podcasting! Im still amazed.

This Photo taken by theFerf

Ok, after doing all those fancy math conversions and sweating in the kitchen for awhile, out comes lunch (and supper)! What more could a married man ask for other than a nice Thanksgiving day meal, a glass of wine, and a friendly Powerbook to keep me company.

Don’t even get me started on the can opener, it will get messy up in here…seriously, who has a can opener that requires your hands to move like that.

This Photo taken by theFerf

Happy Thanksgiving Everybody!

Ok, now that I got that out of the way, let me start the fun stories. So, it ends up I have been spoiled my entire life with the finest things that money could buy…. like measuring cups with proper measurement labeling and a can opener that works without a freaking manual. When I moved here to San Francisco I did not bring all of my worldly possessions with me, I did what any other red-blooded American would do…I went to Ikea. But thats just where the party starts.

If you read my previous post, you know that I am planning on having a $20 thanksgiving dinner from Safeway. I would have bought more but thats all I could safely fit in my backpack to take back home on my motorcycle (I know, I’m real classy). Anyway, back to the point…when I moved here from Nashville, Amy and I went to Ikea to furnish my entire apartment. That meant rugs, silverware, lamps…everything! One thing I did not take into account was that those Ikea freaks are not from the US and somehow thought it was ok to create kitchen utensils that do not conform to the US standard.

So here I sit, Thanksgiving Day, trying to figure out how many deciliters are in a pint…and then, how many cups are in a pint…just so i can measure some stupid water to start make some stuffing and mashed potatoes (I’m sure Amanda will read this and will know what the cups to deciliter conversion is by heart, you nerd)! Thats right, it ends up all the measuring cups and spoons I bought from Ikea are in deciliters. When my high school math teacher used to argue with me and tell me that the day would come when I would use deciliters, and I told her she was crazy, I didn’t know it would actually happen. Sorry Mrs. Neireider, I should have learned those deciliters…and while I’m at it, sorry about that thing I did on the last day before graduation (you know, with the bra and the overhead projector). I didn’t mean it.

Ok, who here looking at this photo knew you can make an entire thanksgiving dinner for only $20? Thats right, theFerf is gonna be eating turkey (or turkey like meat), noodles, mashed potato (flakes) & gravy (from a can), stuffing, corn and drinking Yellow Tail chardonnay (to help me forget).

I even rented 2 movies (Star Wars III and Robots) for only $1.49 each. Crap, I didn’t get dessert…maybe I have something lying around here…

Tune in tomorrow for the photos of the cooked version of the feast.

This Photo taken by theFerf