I don't know why I'm still surprised by what happens in Berkeley. You would think I'm used to it by now.

Anyway, yesterday my friend R from Siddha Yoga had a dance-ish performance. She performs with this group called Body Tales and basically it's not scripted dance so much as improv. What they do is they talk about what's going on in their life and ( Read more... )

So sometimes I really can't believe this is my life. Today I went to a fundraiser/unveiling and I met the first woman to attempt to climb Mt. Everest because she's a friend of the woman I'm staying with. The fundraiser/unveiling was for this environmental policy group Arlene is trying to found. Apparently the foam in your furniture is FILLED with ( Read more... )

So originally this was going to be a venting e-mail about how all the neat freaks have died and the messy people have taken over the world. I was going to talk about my eccentric apartment where the kitchen ceiling slants and the bathroom faucet won't turn off unless you angle it just so. This is all true, but I would prefer to focus on the ( Read more... )