centrally located

I love living mid-Peninsula. Typically, everything I want to do is at most half an hour away, so I hardly ever hesitate because of location.

On Thursday night, I had dinner with friends at Jade Palace, in Palo Alto. Time spent driving home: about 20 minutes.

On Friday night, I went to see Vienna Teng perform at Yoshi's, in Oakland. Time spent driving home: 30 minutes even.

On Saturday, I attended an event at Stanford, and then had dinner with friends at Zeyno Grill in Burlingame. Time spent driving between Stanford and Burlingame: about 30 minutes. Time spent driving home: less than 15 minutes.

On Sunday night, I went to the Kabuki to see Artemisia, a Taiwanese film in this years San Francisco International Film Festival. Time spent driving home: less than 30 minutes.

Tonight I'm going to Jardiniere for a delicious wine-paired prix fixe dinner; I loved the Tuscan-themed dinner a few weeks ago and couldn't resist this week's SF-themed menu. Once again, I expect it to take no more than 30 minutes to get home.

I'm headed to Emeryville in a couple weekends, which is going to be tougher, but I still think I'll be able to keep the drive time under 40 minutes on the way home. I guess we'll see!