Anne here, in San Francisco to attend the American Anthropological Association conference and give a paper on how Catholics decide to believe (or not) in Marian apparitions. That's tomorrow. In the meantime, since arriving on Wednesday I've attended really stimulating sessions, seen some great and not so great ethnographic films, eaten consistently good food, and saw a terrific play last night, "The Quality of Life." Beautifully written and directed by Jane Anderson, it explores questions of life and death in a northern California setting. This production by the American Conservatory Theater had some stellar actors: Laurie Metcalf, JoBeth Williams, Dennis Boutsikaris and Steven Culp. I laughed; I cried; I highly recommend it if it should ever be produced near you. Trying to minimize the cost of visiting this expensive city, I made a reservation for a $75/night private room in the Adelaide Hostel just two blocks away from the conference site. The hostel building itself only has dorm rooms; the private rooms are in the Dakota Hotel one block away on Taylor and Post. It's a funky old converted apartment building that I'm really enjoying. This wonderful mural is a few buildings down from the actual hotel.
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