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 1. Keane L.

San Francisco, CA 94111

Categories: Local Services, Music Venues

Neighbourhood: Financial District

3.0 star rating
  5/1/2008

This is my 700th review.

I was planning on just one-starring this with,

"Sleeps with me, but never calls."

But I deserve some credit for being a good lay...

(Facts about Keane L.)

I remember... when Mari A. thought I wasn't real. / my first Mission…More »

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 2. Ferry Building Marketplace

1 Ferry Bldg
San Francisco, CA 94111
(415) 983-8030

Categories: Shopping Centers, Specialty Food

Neighbourhood: Embarcadero

5.0 star rating
  11/19/2008

The naked, descending notes on the opening track of Radiohead's Kid A fall into a schizophrenic scatter of ambient sounds. I remember first understanding this album in New York when I plugged in at the Museum of Natural History and it transformed my…More »

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 3. Lands End Trail

El Camino del Mar & 32nd Ave
San Francisco, CA 94101

Categories: Parks, Hiking

Neighbourhood: Outer Richmond

5.0 star rating
  11/17/2008

I don't have a lot of money. I don't have cable. I don't speak Italian. I can't drive stick. My share values have tanked. I don't smile enough. I'm not particularly well-read. I don't use the left side of my brain enough. I don't own an iPhone. I…More »

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 4. Ritual Coffee Roasters

1026 Valencia St
San Francisco, CA 94110
(415) 641-1011

Category: Coffee & Tea

Neighbourhood: Mission

5.0 star rating
  3/19/2008

My mom makes me weak. My dad makes me depressed.

There are many things I wish I wasn't. Restless. Impatient. Emotional. Delusional. Arugula. And so I blame my flaws on my folks, focusing on what I lack genetically rather than the good I possess.…More »

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 5. La Mediterranee

2210 Fillmore St
San Francisco, CA 94115
(415) 921-2956

Categories: Middle Eastern, Mediterranean

Neighbourhood: Pacific Heights

5.0 star rating
  11/15/2007 ROTD 12/14/2007

In April, I met a girl who changed my life. I remember that first glance, the initial kick, followed by the uncontrollable flutter from catching her smile. Everything was routine then, while I found myself preoccupied with entertaining my mom, who…More »

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 6. Lyon Street Steps

Lyon Street & Green St
San Francisco, CA 94123

Categories: Local Flavor, Hiking

Neighbourhood: Marina/Cow Hollow

5.0 star rating
  6/24/2008

There are so many paths in life, it's sometimes difficult finding the proper one.

Some paths are easier than others, meandering on slight inclines that comfortably rest at happy elevations. Life is gentle and quiet, and you're left relatively…More »

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 7. City of San Francisco

San Francisco, CA 94101

Categories: Local Flavor, Public Services & Government

Neighbourhood: SOMA

5.0 star rating
  2/12/2007

San Francisco.

On a night when I wasn't feeling so well, I took a long solitary walk. My iPod conveniently broke down before I left, so I had to abandon it. It was better this way, as I was forced to listen to the sounds of the city.

I walked a few…More »

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 8. Love

San Francisco, CA 94199

Category: Local Flavor

Neighbourhood: SOMA

5.0 star rating
  3/12/2008

A break
                 in the scene
a cut frame slips right in
The moment stops.
                                    .
                                           .
now everyone's got to see        .
                                                 …More »

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 9. Grace Cathedral

1100 California St
San Francisco, CA 94108
(415) 749-6300

Category: Churches

Neighbourhood: Nob Hill

5.0 star rating
  1/27/2008

I'll never understand the unquestioning conviction people hold about something as vast as God. It's not that I don't believe in God, rather I don't presume an understanding of its thoughts and intentions. If an entity could craft something as…More »

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 10. Delta Air Lines

1030 Delta Blvd
Atlanta, GA 30320
(404) 715-2600

Category: Airlines

4.0 star rating
  5/24/2008

The window seat offers a certain authority while flying. Like a hillside villa or a mansion in the Hamptons, I've successfully distanced myself from the bustling troubles of the aisle. My elbows remain unbruised, and the luxury of a solid surface for…More »

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 11. City of Boston

1 City Hall Plz
Boston, MA 02201

Category: Local Flavor

Neighbourhood: Downtown

5.0 star rating
  8/7/2007 First to Review

I initially wanted my 600th review to be in New York City, but it seems more appropriate to give the honor, or whatever honor such a meaningless title can hold, to the City of Boston.

Boston formed for me a solid launching pad for the rest of my…More »

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 12. Amtrak

236 E Washington St
Greensboro, NC 27401
(336) 272-6755
5.0 star rating
  8/23/2007 First to Review

I like to think of bad experiences as opportunities to collect really great stories, the chance to find new adventure.

The summer after high school, I fell off my skateboard while speeding down a mountain. Fortunately, the ground broke my fall…More »

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 13. Pannikin Coffee & Tea

7467 Girard Ave
La Jolla, CA 92037
(858) 454-5453

Categories: Coffee & Tea, Sandwiches, Breakfast & Brunch

Neighbourhood: La Jolla

5.0 star rating
  6/26/2007

I love cafes.

I really do.

They make me feel so at ease. But the ones I love most of all are the really quirky ones... the cluttered cafes with lots of crazy people sitting at mismatched tables. That's the type of place that makes me feel the most…More »

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 14. Pearl Chinese Cuisine

11666 Avena Pl
San Diego, CA 92128
(858) 487-3388

Category: Dim Sum

Neighbourhood: Rancho Bernardo

5.0 star rating
  7/1/2007

My life is changing.

A girl I was absolutely crazy about recommended two movies before she left town. It's weird when a person asks you to experience things that changed their life. The films become something of a diary. It's almost hard to watch. The…More »

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 15. Hotel De Anza

233 W Santa Clara St
San Jose, CA 95113
(408) 286-1000

Category: Hotels

5.0 star rating
  5/27/2008 ROTD 9/13/2008

We had a little band in college that would get together and jam in an old, dirty garage. It wasn't much, but it was enough for three dumb kids still stuck on GnR and Metallica to express themselves. And when you're a little brat like I was back then,…More »

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 16. Hawaiian Airlines

3375 Koapaka St
Honolulu, HI 96819
(808) 835-3700

Category: Airlines

5.0 star rating
  1/5/2008

Through looking glass I see
a brilliant cast of clarity,

shiny stars so far away
illuminate this hollow cage,

but clouds diffuse light

                                                                        *blink*
                                     …More »

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 17. Life

San Francisco, CA 94109

Category: Active Life

Neighbourhood: Nob Hill

5.0 star rating
  12/9/2006 First to Review

What is Life?

When I was younger, I would joke about dying in some rainy gutter. I was only half-joking, in that it was more of a drainage canal than an actual gutter. As someone who cared about the environment, I often feared my body would get swept…More »

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Favorite places in my hometown, including spots on the other islands.

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Get a good representation of SF by hitting these spots during your first visit.

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Review votes:
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Location

San Francisco, CA

Yelping Since

February 2006

Things I Love

Love, Festizio, Radiohead, Muse, Nero d'Avola, Sushi, Falafel, Italiano

Find Me In

conspicuous, with a monkey wielding telekinetic, pie-making abilities.

My Hometown

Honolulu, HI

My Blog Or Website

http://keane.li

When I'm Not Yelping...

Monkeys aren't burdened by labor laws,

Why You Should Read My Reviews

and Costco sells bananas at $0.40/lb.

My Second Favourite Website

http://festizio.net

The Last Great Book I Read

(Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, Harry Potter, East of Eden)

My First Concert

Finally, telekinesis allows Mr. Squiggles

My Favourite Movie

(Midnight in Paris, La meglio gioventù, Kingdom of Heaven, Motorcycle Diaries)

My Last Meal On Earth

- his name is Mr. Squiggles -

Don't Tell Anyone Else But...

to deliver said freshly-baked pie without laying his grubby mitts on it.

Most Recent Discovery

Because no one wants a monkey touching their pie before they eat it.

Current Crush

That's just common sense.