A Treasure Found at Home

what could be better than chocolate and karaoke and a potential condo?

why, free samples of unusual chocolate and free online karaoke and getting to know about the condo before it goes on the market!

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Originally uploaded by Hjem.

while i was working from home to get that much healthier before jumping back into the hotbed of germs my office has become (everyone is sick) my realtor called. he was running out the door to the airport but had just heard from someone that he would like to sell his condo. sfrealto thought it would be something it was interested, so he called me about it before it even got put on the market! it’s pretty nice, parking spot, in house laundry, and a view you could kill for! the whole place has just been renovated and has a gas stove and an electric convection oven! it’s also set up to have a home projection theatre. it’s just a little pricey if you look at the cost per square foot. i’d like to know there’s some room for my investment to appreciate. i told him as much, and told him my mom would be here in a week and would love to see it. so… hopefully, by this time next week the question will be resolved, it will be this one, or e-ville… unless something else fantastic comes along in sf in the meantime.

i came down the hill and had dinner at a local cafe, then went for a walk just to stretch my legs. on the way back to my car i wandered into a chocolate shop. the owner, jack, helped me pick out some chocolate for a friend and then a piece for me. i ate my piece as we chatted about housing and chocolate and business. he was filling little bags with a pistachio bark which also had chilli in it. as we talked he let me taste a little. SO GOOD! i probably would have bought some there and then if i wasn’t already stuffed full from dinner and the candy i’d just eaten for dessert. i rolled out of there with a promise to come back soon. the store is called chocolate covered and is on 24th street. he just moved, so the addres here is incorrect, though it’s on the same street. if you’re in the city around 24th, you should absolutely make a stop here!

i figured blog reading was about the most strenous activity i could rally myself to do in this chocolate sedated state. when i logged on i found a link to an online karaoke site where you can sing along at home just for yourself, or… OR… record the song and post it on their site! check out sing shot for some fun vocal stylings! not sure you’re up for ‘over the rainbow’ just yet. no worries, warm up with ‘twinkle, twinkle, little star’, or ‘twinkle, twinkle, take a fucking nap’, whichever strikes your fancy. i’m not sure if i’m horrified or excited. i just have to laugh.
all in all, i have to say the day was full of smile inducing surprises!