Well, in political news, here are the highs and lows: Highs: Vermont IOWA. I mean really, Iowa can get their ish together and where the hell are we California? Geez. Lows: This article… A North Texas legislator during House testimony on voter identification legislation said Asian-descent voters should adopt namesthat are “easier for Americans to […]
Continue Reading... Comments Off on Back!So, it’s no secret that since moving to cali I’ve become even more of a crazy liberal hippie than I was before. I’ve started getting all into farmer’s markets and reusable shopping bags and all that business. And compared to my life before I got here, I feel like I do a lot of things […]
Continue Reading... 4 Comments.Well, it’s already the second weekend of November, and I haven’t told you all thank you so much for my birthday wishes yet, which is not cool of me. So, THANK YOU! I feel very loved and appreciated. Thanks for the cards, Facebook notes, phone calls, flowers, emails, etc. You are all awesome. A lot […]
Continue Reading... 2 Comments.Well, I’m up late studying for election day. Seriously, I’m studying and doing research. Between elected positions, state proposition and city measures, there are THIRTY EIGHT items on the City of Berkeley ballot. I haven’t studied this hard in awhile. I have a cheat sheet. Luckily, my polling place is literally in my unit (I […]
Continue Reading... 2 Comments.I thought we would do this award show style… Best use of flags: Biggest crowd pleaser:In the car there on the left side is the SF mayor Gavin Newsom. Seriously, when his car came by I thought maybe the Beatles were in the parade. People LOVE him. (Sidenote – I work with the man in […]
Continue Reading... Comments Off on SF Pride Parade ’08**Yes Ro we can go to Outside Lands. I mean, you can go with Dan. The whole thing is the same weekend as move-in weekend this August. Clearly, I will be busy. And unhappy about it. **Also, no Dan hasn’t written on the other blog (I Share Here). There is nothing wrong with your computer. […]
Continue Reading... 3 Comments.Yesterday was a wonderful full day of embracing the Berkeley lifestyle. We only set out to take a walk and get some food, but it turned into an exploration filled with local produce, public services, and the good old random park festival. Oh, did I mention that we must have walked nearly 4 miles around […]
Continue Reading... 2 Comments.Not really, but this weekend I did get a haircut AND a new cell phone. My hair is back to being really short, like most of you saw it over winter break when Dan and I were home. My cell phone actually has functions beyond that of a phone, and Dan is a little jealous […]
Continue Reading... 4 Comments.*Our apartment experienced not one but TWO floods this weekend for two completely different reasons. It was pretty awesome. *I just finished reading Eat, Pray, Love which has been a bestseller for awhile. It’s about this woman who takes a year out of her life and lives for four months each in Italy (to experience […]
Continue Reading... 5 Comments.So, when students ask for my advice (and sometimes when they don’t) about what they should do while they’re in college, I step onto my soapbox and tell them that they should take advantage of the performances, exhibits, lectures etc. that come to college campuses. Because in real life, these things do not pop up […]
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