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After blogging about not being well-rested for the past few weeks, it’s only appropriate that I went out a bunch this past weekend.

Friday:

- Saw Devotchka at the Fillmore. The acoustics weren’t great, but the band put on quite a show. I always give bands major props for being able to perform live instead of relying heavily on studio mixing and dubbing to sound good. In this picture, an amazingly strong and limber female acrobat spun around a suspended hoop (you can see it on the right side).

Devotchka at the Fillmore

 - Hung out a bit at Zeigeist in the Mission. A pretty fun dive-bar. Home at 3AM.

Saturday:

- Went up to Berkeley. Ended up checking out Michel-Schlumberger Wines in Healdsburg. They had a great deal on their 2002 Merlot – $17 for a bottle. I got 2.

- Snacked on some food from Tacubaya and Cheeseboard.

- Ate dinner at Ruth Chris’s Steakhouse in San Francisco. It was my fourth Dine About Town meal for January and probably the best. The 12 oz ribeye was incredible. I brought along the 2002 Michel-Schlumberger Merlot as an excellent complement. Home at midnight.

Sunday:

- Up at 4AM to spend the day snowboarding at Northstar. It was my first time using my recently purchased snowboard gear and wow, it was amazing! It was my second time snowboarding and I’m already pretty good at carving. 

My snowboard is to the right of the green one in the center"

The weather was also gorgeous

 Whew, tiring weekend.