Which is worse- bacterial or viral meningitis?

I had a wonderful day yesterday. The kind of day that makes you really supremely happy to live in such a great city. In the early afternoon I went to the Embarcadero YMCA (http://www.ymcasf.org/Embarcadero/) to join. I really liked the vibe- inclusive, community-oriented and diverse. There's a lap pool, machines and some interesting exercise classes. I'm going for real on Monday. After that I went to the Ferry Building and browsed through the shops there, looking at the imported wines, fresh cheeses, fancy organic honeys....mmmm... I got a cup of jasmine tea and read for a while. Then I headed over to the Embarcadero Cinema to see Painted Veil.

When I walked into the darkening theater at 3:30 on a Thursday afternoon, I could see a few heads poking above the seats. All of these heads were gray. This is not unusual- I tend to like movies where I'm most often the only person under 50 there. I sat down and listened to the conversation of two elderly ladies behind me:

Lady one: "So, I asked the doctor, which is worse: bacterial or viral meningitis? He said bacterial!"
Lady two: "Oh gosh. So will it get better if he takes medicine?"

Skip a beat a few minutes, conversation has now moved to bottled water.

Lady one: "I just can't seem to open the Crystal Geyser water! I can open the Fiji water fine, the Sparkletts, too. But not the Crystal Geyser!"
Lady two: "Me too!!! I buy it at Trader Joe's and can never open it"
Lady one: "I have a doodad to open the waters in my car but always forget it."

Sigh.

The movie was great- a twisted love story set in China in the 1920s. After that I walked to the MUNI in the golden glow of the late afternoon. I love San Francisco. It's fantastic to actually be able to experience it during the weekday instead of simply commuting away.