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Just in time for the weekend: SF Fleet Week! Time to party like Top Gun!

Excited for Fleet Week? Ready for the skies to light up with the supersonic blasts of the Blue Angels, to cruise the Marina, and to party like you are Tom Cruise in Top Gun?  If so, here is a little info to enhance your weekend…

-Go to a roof-top party: Many of you probably have been invited to a roof-top party or two… you should certainly go and do some of the best daytime drinking you will get to have all year. For those of you not invited to a roof-top party you can still go to one.  Just walk around the Marina, look for some of the larger roof-top parties, and walk on up. Yes you will be crashing the party, but most likely you will be a welcome guest for two reasons: (1) people are in a festive mood (2) many of the parties are often whole apartment buildings getting together hosting one huge party… no one will know anyone else. Oh ya, either way make sure to bring some booze.

-Have a filling American-style late lunch/early dinner around Polk and Union St: Why there? Because you are going to Big Foot Lodge next to continue your day of drinking and it is on your way.  Two easy places to go are Polkers Gourmet Burgers and Rex Cafe. Polkers has affordable, basic, and tasty burgers and fries that will quickly satisfy your hunger. Rex’s has more inventive food for a little more $, but it is a nice setting and always a good time.

-Go to the Big Foot Lodge: It is the kind of place I could picture the Top Gun boys, Maverick and Goose, having a few cocktails after flying… you will know what I mean the second you walk in the door. It is a place that is always full of fun people and has some of the most fun bartenders in the city. They make strong drinks and have some good beers on tap, and if you want destruction in a glass ask for a Road Kill shot. Oh ya, and if you are still standing at midnight, which is probably doubtful , I hear they may just do something crazy like light the bar on fire… what could be a better ending to a Fleet Week affair?

Sexy in The City

Is it what’s inside, or underneath, that really counts?

What can make you feel sweet, sexy, empowered and seductive all at the same time? Scrumptious chocolates? Not quite. Flickering candlelight? Getting warmer. A luxurious bubble bath? Almost there. Fabulous lingerie? Now you’re hot!

Don’t you feel secretly sexy when you’re wearing an amazing lacey bra and tulle thong with an unassuming pair of jeans and a t-shirt? How about the amped-up seduction a pair of thigh-highs creates under that stunning dress? Ladies, fine lingerie is just as important as those coveted Manolos, Jimmy Choos and Louboutins you’re so in love with. It’s time to embrace your femininity and treat “the girls”, as well as your derrière, to the luxurious treats that are plentiful in San Francisco’s superb high-end lingerie boutiques.

The Chantelle t-shirt bra... a must have, ladies... Weotta have at least one!

The next time you find yourself strolling along Fillmore Street in Pacific Heights, latte in hand, stop by My Boudoir where you can find lingerie for every mood from sweet Cosabella and playful Princesse Tam Tam to sexy Millesia and seductive Marlies Dekkers.

Looking for the perfect t-shirt bra but with a little added flair and a matching panty? Search no further than Les Cents Culottes on Polk Street in Russian Hill where you can bask in brands like Aubade, Chantelle and Simone Perele. Even men are on their radar with underwear for him from Eminence, Coup de Coeur and Gregg Homme.

Want more? Visit Alla Prima Fine Lingerie in Hayes Valley or North Beach and you won’t be disappointed. You’ll find gorgeous Italian, embroidered bras and panties from La Perla that may make you want to prance around your flat wearing nothing but lingerie even on a rainy, winter San Francisco day!

And last, but not least. No lingerie list would be complete without the grand dame of them all. If you really want to be irresistible, a naughty little number from Agent Provocateur located on Geary Street in Union Square should do the trick!

Say goodbye to Victoria’s Secret and hello to “I’m all grown up now” sexy.

Christmas Shopping Weotta Style

Christmas is next week, yes next week – where did the year go? Have you done your Christmas shopping yet? If you are like us then probably not. But no problem, the weekend before Christmas is the perfect weekend to shop. You are probably thinking, packed stores, long lines, over priced knickknacks, picked over sweaters – Weotta be kidding, right?

No really, it can be fun and doesn’t have to be stressful. Here’s our top 5 reasons why:

5) Feel good about saving money. This year there are some great discounts to be had and the closer we get to Christmas the cheaper things get.

4) Excuse to buy yourself a little treat. With the discounts available you will have a little left over to buy yourself something special.

3) Explore your city. It’s a great excuse to checkout some neighborhoods you don’t get to all that often. Union street in the Marina is quite the scene, with good looking people strolling from shop to café to bar. Hayes Valley is pretty hip as well, with quite the collection of trendy stores.

2) Support local merchants. There are tons of stylish local boutiques all over your city, where the service is personal, the lines short and they have all sorts of one-of-a-kind items. For instance,  Enchanted Crystal (Union @ Laguna St ) where you can get lost for hours in their one of a kind art pieces, glass wears and jewelry from all over the world. How about Flight 001 in Hayes Valley (Hayes @ Octavia St), the ultimate place to find the perfect gift for the hip urban traveler on your list.

1) You can eat and drink your way through the day. There are all sorts of quaint coffee shops, cafes and bars to relieve your holiday shopping woes. Betelnut in the Marina (Union @ Buchanan St) is always good for a  cocktail or two, a snack and some people watching in between shopping on Union Street- try the happy buddha dumplings or the chili crusted calamari.  Citizen Cake Patisserie (Grove @ Gough St), not the restaurant- the patisserie, is a relaxing stop for a chocolate cupcake and cappuccino while shopping  in Hayes Valley; this time of year you can try their egg nog ice cream as well.

O ya, and don’t worry if you don’t find everything on your list in one day, “the internet” has your back.

So grab your favorite urban explorer- Weotta get shopping.