The Balboa theater is Simply the best neighborhood theatre in San Francisco. (Okay, the Castro and the Roxie are certainly contendors, but I’m biased, as it takes me only about two minutes to walk to the Balboa). Unpretentious. Excellent popcorn. If you get on the mailing list, owner Gary Meyer will keep you updated on…Continue reading richmond in the richmond: balboa movie theater
Category: Fun-o-rama
Bay Crossing
Weird films abound on You Tube. Ever cross San Francisco Bay in a home-made rowboat? The Exercise: Write about an ill-advised undertaking. Or write about a watery adventure.
Inside the Authors’ Studio, & Pluto’s Downfall
Katia Noyes, author of Crashing America, has just put up a wickedly funny faux interview on her blog, called What Authors Really Want, wherein she chats with Author Famous Head, Author Amazing, Author Sincere Dyke, Author Obscure Lesbian, and Author Special Press, among others. Plus, new on Segundo! Ed Champion interviews Jonathan Safron Foer and…Continue reading Inside the Authors’ Studio, & Pluto’s Downfall
more on the city by the bay
Nicki Richesin just posed a few San Francisco questions for me on her May Queen blog, 3 Things Before 40. Discussed: favorite SF view, best date restaurant, what people should know about SF, escaping the city, etc.
richmond in the richmond: Simple Pleasures Cafe
A couple of years ago my husband Kevin and I moved to the Richmond district of San Francisco. It’s a quiet area of the city out near the beach, on the Presidio side of Golden Gate Park, known primarily for its fog and its longstanding Russian population. Kevin’s dad grew up in the Richmond, and…Continue reading richmond in the richmond: Simple Pleasures Cafe