Innerview: Our Favorite Narcissist

Name:
Emily Ann Cox
Age and Occupation:
27, corporate thrawl for 6 more days. Then back to school!

How long have you lived in the Bay Area? 2 year stint in the east bay during the formative years. Now 4 years in Palo Alto/ Menlo Park

Favorite website:
I go to KEXP, Lucky, Google, and Wells on a daily basis. And no, I’m not proud of all of those.

Favorite local business:
Mr Mopp’s in Berkeley is where I spent my weekly quarter when I was a kid.

What I’m currently Reading:
9/11 report (still), The New Yorker (always), Harper’s, and Strategy and Structure (slow going).

SF has the BEST:
non-profits, venues for live music (I like the smoking ban, sorry Jackson), and people watching.

You’ve never lived in SF until:
You realize that not a single person is staring at the man in a hot-pink, full body unitard and wings, who is riding a unicycle, flapping his arms, and telling everyone to smile.

Favorite Bay area politician of past or present:
Wavy Gravy. Sure, he didn’t actually get elected to Berkeley’s City Council, but the money saving idea of calling pot holes, “inverse speed bumps” was at least original, and wearing a meat coat around was sheer genius.

Best solicitation from a panhandler:
I’m always struck by the honest ones (i.e. need money for beer)

You can tell someone is local here IF:
Layers. They wear lots of layers. Also they say, “BART” not, “The BART”

SF would be soooo much better if only:
BART went all the way down the Peninsula AND crossed the bay in a few more spots.

Best Burrito in the City:
La Taqueria on 25th and Mission. Carne Asada w/ Guac.

Best Restaurant:
Slanted Door. Sure, it’s trendy now, but you can’t turn your back on its total deliciousness.

Best movie scene filmed in or about SF:
The Maltese Falcon has some cool ones. The scenes from the Game filmed at Filoli are amazing. Bullitt, of course.

I want all the SFists out there to know:
Everything is here. Sure maybe in smaller doses than other places, but you don’t have to deal with the attitude here. Also, I need people to interview! Send me contact for you or your interesting friends. Please.