Sunday, February 10, 2008

local on the eights

I'm staring out of the window at my San Franciscan flat just aching from a evening of dancing. I can't wait to get under the sheets. I wish I had taken them to wash n' fold (my new obsession) this weekend. The service provided by the lovely people at the French cleaners across the street couldn't be more magical.

My clothes come back smelling like bouncy perfume and I can't stop thinking about how good I smell all day long at the office. The folding job is immaculate too, completely worth the $18...

Yes, I realize that going to the laundromat (granted, the name of the laundromat is pretty killer - Wash This!) is more economical, but can I feasibly argue that the advantages to having actually clean and yummy smelling clothes far out weigh the advantages to having eight more bucks in pocket?

What can you buy with $8 in San Francisco anyways?

.A burrito from Ricos (Chile Verde) (YUM)
.At least 4 pairs of earrings from Thirftown
.8/9ths of a drink from Bourbon & Branch
.Muni fare for five days
.Eight mornings of coffee (from the cool guy working the magazine stand) at the Caltrain station


Maybe I should do this exercise with all of the major purchases I make on a monthy/daily/hourly(it seems) basis.

Hmmm... All of the sudden the evidence for having eight extra bones is strikingly convincing.

1 comment:

Berman said...

8 dollars:
YellowTail
Glass of wine from Italian men
Deck of cards for workout game
Chili at Tahoe (1 bowl)