SFist Rita is out of town for work, so we are donning our tiara and gown for this weeks Swells analysis. Tra-la-la! Total number of people pictured in this week's Swells society column: 57. Total number of people pictured whom we recognize/know: 23. This high number is because of the SF Library event with lots of writers, including Amy Tan, Vendela Vida, Dave Eggers, Stephen Elliot, Ben Fong-Torres, Michael Lewis, Kathi Kamen Goldmark, Sam Barry,......

If you look out the window and happen to see a big-ass boat in the Bay, that would be the Queen Elizabeth II, the QEII. That is, of course, if you happen to be able to see the Bay from your window. We mainly see the apartment right next to us. The trip over didn't quite set a course for adventure, however, as several days after setting out to sea, an outbreak of the norovirus hit the boat. ...