About Me
hmmmm let's see. I like to watch tv and eat. I like to cook and take baths when I'm stressed out. I wish I could be a house wife and be lazy for the rest of my life. I hope that wish will come true, but until then I must work hard and play hard.You Know You're From SAN MATEO When...
You've made out at the "top of the world."You've seen the ghosts at Caroland's or Khol's mansions.You've cruised the Ave.You've been to Moon's, McGovern's, or O'neils and had unwanted high school reunions.You take 92, 280, or 101 to get anywhere outside of your hometown.You hung out at Hillsdale Mall in middle school.You remember when there used to a Wharehouse Records.Heidi's Pies was the place to be after 10 pm.Before this lush theater in downtown San Mateo, you had to go to the ghetto Century Park 12 in Redwood City.Class trips included Coyote Point, Filoli, the salt marshes in Hayward, Exploratorium, Planetarium, and the PCLO San Mateo Theater.If you're more than 40 miles away, you make it easy and say you're from San Francisco.You remember the old San Mateo library, and how there used to be 7 parking spaces.You took at least one class, had a birthday party, or played at Beresford Park.You were a Don, Knight, Bearcat, or Padre.El Camino can take you all the way to LA, but you would never do it.We really did have "wrong side of the tracks."Your street and/or cross street is something in Spanish and you have no idea what it means.Your zip code is 94401, 94402, or 94403.People from Foster City think they're from San Mateo, but actually......they're sinking.You remember when.....you shopped at Emporium and saw movies at the theater across from Friday's, and there was no Barnes and Noble, Wow Tower, or Border's.Bridgepointe was Fashion Island, and it was GHETTO.You took your driving test on Poplar Ave.You remember when they tore down San Mateo High School due to earthquake hazards.You played in AYSO at least 1 year.Your "beach" is in Half Moon Bay.It never gets above 80 or below 45 degrees.You thought you were really cool if you went to TGI Friday's and lied and said it was your birthday.The only famous people we know of from San Mateo are Tom Brady, Barry Bonds, Kate Bosworth and Alicia Silverstone.You've seen or heard of hookers outside of the Ben Franklin Hotel.Mister Pickle's is the best deli in the world.Jeffrey's has the best burgers in the world.You hung out at the Great Entertainer before you were 21.You hung out in Central Park.You've been to Great America or Raging Waters with your school class.We actually had a Charlie Brown's Restaurant, and people took it for real.You've been to the San Mateo County Fair, and realized there was such a thing as farm animals.You remember when they built the 4th ave Starbuck's and there wasn't one every 2 blocks.You have a bridge named after your hometown....bitches!You had a party or hung out at either Bel Mateo Bowl or Malibu Golf Course/Cars in Middle/High School.You had or attended a Birthday party at the Rolladium...when it still existed.Everyone goes at least 80 mph on 280.there are 50 different ways of getting to ur house all in under 5 minutesyou've driven around for hours to only end up back home because there is nothing to do in San MateoYou went ice skating at Fashion Island and spend days in the big ass arcade next to the rink... before it got torn down.you would go in the pet store at hillsdale just to see what animals they had in the windowyou know what a key market is.you used to smash a mini bike on the levy by the water all the way from burlingame past coyote out to the bridge!
