http://banane.disqus.com/I write about SF, writing, and technology.enTue, 30 Jan 2007 10:20:22 -0000http://www.banane.com/2007/01/27/my-apt-vs-the-ritz/#comment-4733401<p>"crouching beef, sprouting tofu"</p>Nancy MTue, 30 Jan 2007 10:20:22 -0000http://www.banane.com/2007/01/27/my-apt-vs-the-ritz/#comment-4733400<p>The nuances of bartendr-dom are lost on me, obviously. I usually just glug the bailey's from the bottle.</p><p>Currently my refrigerator has beef &amp; tofu Chinese takeout going through its own little metamorphoses.</p>bananeTue, 30 Jan 2007 02:49:39 -0000http://www.banane.com/2007/01/27/my-apt-vs-the-ritz/#comment-4733399<p>(actually, the curdling was a result of adding VODKA to BAILEYS. there was no fresh/unfresh milk in that concoction)</p><p>guess that makes it an 'ever-changing BAR menu'. hehehe.</p><p>but the side-projects are finished, so I have no excuse not to attack those boxes now. I'm going to be your book-reseller competition on Amazon, me thinks!</p>Nancy MMon, 29 Jan 2007 20:04:19 -0000http://www.banane.com/2007/01/27/my-apt-vs-the-ritz/#comment-4733398<p>Nancy- that's the "monthly changing menu- 24hrs"- I consider mold, curdling, anything that changes the chemical composition an "ever-changing menu"</p>bananeMon, 29 Jan 2007 01:23:10 -0000http://www.banane.com/2007/01/27/my-apt-vs-the-ritz/#comment-4733397<p>you kill me! image if I did this run-down based upon MY apartment.... <br>curdled milk? check!</p>Nancy MMon, 29 Jan 2007 01:02:46 -0000http://www.banane.com/2007/01/27/my-apt-vs-the-ritz/#comment-4733396<p>Oh that's good to know- I feel like I've been in every downtown hotel in Seattle, but none here, except to visit friends in theres- the Argent used to be the ANA and it was cold and kind of impersonal. Good note re: the Hilton. I was trying to get my aunt to stay at a hotel downtown just so I could see the inside... it's the one on Powell near the cable car, up a bit from union square. Where Hotel was filmed, and where the door guys are dressed like silly early English people.</p>bananeSun, 28 Jan 2007 18:11:00 -0000http://www.banane.com/2007/01/27/my-apt-vs-the-ritz/#comment-4733402<p>You're on a roll!</p><p>As much as it stings to be staying in hotels in San Francisco these days (reinforces that I no longer live there) it is cool to get to survey them.</p><p>My recent stays:<br>The Argent (sucks, relatively speaking, very plain, soon to become a Westin).<br>Stanford Court (old and nice, less plain and less musty than Argent, definitely four star).<br>Hilton by Union Sqaure (very nice).<br>Best so far, though, Parc 55 (Amazing view of downtown, awesome room, and soon to break away from being Marriot, going indepedent).</p><p>Everything you never wanted to know about hotels in SF!!</p>RoccoSat, 27 Jan 2007 15:30:45 -0000