On the Social Front and Not

On the Social Front and Not

It is Heart Month...
A yellow homeland security alert

January and the start of February has been event-filled
the listing not necessarily in any order

A single man at a dinner party for 8
An unattached diner partaking on bar eats at a neighborhood restaurant
Dress to the nines for a fundraising event at the newly refurbished SF "W" accompanying a dear friend
Online presence in various sites
Hanging out with chums/buddies at a neighborhood pub
Attending a monthly neighborhood art stroll "The murmur"
Stopping by to greet friends at a local temporary contemporary monthly gallery
Watching the 99ers play the Giants for the NFC title awash in Red and Gold dressed fans
Feasting on oysters with the BGF (best girl friend)during the birthday month
Dining in town with friends during Oakland's Restaurant Week
Treasure hunting at the Oakland Museum White Elephant Sale

All the while seeking conversation,
a subtle flirtation, a connection though not necessarily a date,
socializing is the intention

Can living as a single urbanite be any more nuanced or mundane?

Time at home
Laden with activities of daily living:
Housecleaning, clothes washing, grocery shopping,
Weeding through belongings no longer needed,
Hanging art work with help from a friend,
Assembling furniture,
Potting succulents for the expanding dry garden,
Strolling through the Sunday Farmer’s Market and
the nearest Ace Hardware store
Wading through the paper bills for 4 persons
(mother, stepfather, brother and self),
Investigating short term housing options for elderly parents
Catching up on the growing Atlantic Magazine pile
Settling into a routine
after recent move
Preparing for coming days in a month's period
Work travel looming and parents visiting.
Re-grouping to assess if projects
designated for the winter will be realized
Wistfully wondering
will the rains fall and the freeze inducing temperatures return?