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	A Broke-Ass Guide to Health and Wellness
Back in my early 30s living in New York, I subsisted on slices from the pizzeria downstairs, copious amounts of coffee, and wine. Fitness was simple…I belonged to no gym, but my workout consisted of running in some form or another: to the subway, from the subway, up and down
 
					
	
	Java Beach Serves the Sunset
When I lived out in the Sunset District back in the day, Java Beach was my favorite hang out. The neighborhood coffee shop serves strong coffee and makes bomb sandwiches. I love the veggie one with avocado and sprouts. They also have the amazing Blondie desert bars. The prices are
 
					
	
	Pretty Cheesy: Le Tour de Fromage
Chances are, if you’ve made it to Ocean Beach, you’ve made it to the peculiarly hip two-block stretch of Judah Street, home to this writer’s tattoo parlor, Outerlands’ gloriously bread-heavy meals, Trouble Coffee’s fog-defying americanos, a raw food spot, and, of course, a 7-Eleven (no beach should be without one).
 
					
	
	Underwear Party and FREE Stuff at Desigual in Union Square
Sure it’s freezing out in SF right now, but you won’t let that stop you from getting FREE stuff will you? Desigual, a funky Spanish clothing brand with a store in Union Square, is throwing their Undie Party this Friday, March 2nd. The first 100 people who show up get
 
					
	
	Ticket Giveaway: Drink Me’s Absinthe Soiree!
We have all seen the pictures of green Tinkerbell-like fairies floating over the shoulder and various other portrayals of what happens when one drinks absinthe. In order to really show you what absinthe is all about, Drink Me Magazine is throwing a party. Drink me Magazine will be putting on
 
					
	
	The 7th Annual Mid-Winter Bar Worker’s Ball is on Monday!
If you work in the service industry, this time of year is sort of a blessing and a curse. The holidays, grueling hours, double-shifts and belligerent revelers are long behind you now, but all that cash you made is beginning to thin out as well. The clientele have convinced
 
					
	
	B.L.ING (the BIG LIT THING!)
With a poster like the one above – the purple blinged out mouth, that is – this event could be a Bay Area Octogenarian Garden Club meeting and still be kick-ass. I mean, I’d love that event, and I don’t think I’d be the only one. Nonetheless. B.L.ING, or the
 
					
	
	Berlin-Stlye Ping Pong this Friday
Looking to do something quirky this Friday night? Why not try your luck at Berlin-Style ping pong hosted by American Tripps? If you aren’t familiar with this more social form of paddling and drinking – I’ll give you the low down. Basically, a group of people circle a ping-pong table
 
            