I was at Mecca Restaurant in San Francisco. I thought I had never been to Mecca before. The truth is that I had. Almost five years ago, when I was still a total stranger to San Francisco and up from Southern California visiting friends.

I remember that that night in February 1999, I heard Madonna's "Little Star" being played in the bathroom. I also remember that the lyrics to the song gave me comfort and confidence.

Last night at Mecca, I went back to that same bathroom and took a picture to commemorate the memory.