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So I'm here in the town where I think, more than anywhere else in this country, I would like to go to grad school (Berkeley's got one of the best fields for cultural history and public policy, whichever route I go). Whether I'm admitted or not is a huge issue, though. I still need more hard intellectual cred to get into public policy, and becoming ( Read more... ) -
Well, shit.
I finally got myself a MySpace account. I've finally succumbed to the trend.
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My work here is done
Success! I survived hiking the north section of the Lost Coast trail over this weekend, with one day taken off to spare (and let my legs stop hurting).
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Ah, Fairfax, where Deadheading hasn’t burned out yet - the Pepsi machine in the Laundromat has tons of “I’d Rather Be Tripping” and “Let It Grow” and other paraphernalia 60s-backwash bumper stickers all over it. They’re also playing old post-Beatles John Lennon on the radio station, which has to be local; who plays Dream #9 ( Read more... ) -
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I just bought a pair of polarized prescription sunglasses since lenscrafters has a $100 rebate on all sales right now. Also, I managed to snag an old mid-90s radiohead documentary (right after OK Computer), cheap PJ Harvey and Smiths albums, and The Graduate, which is too good of a movie not to own. I also bought a book of capitalist theory and the ( Read more... ) -
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When I first went to San Francisco, I thought “I can’t believe all the buildings are so small.” I figured big city meant big buildings, but that’s only the case off a fault line ( Read more... ) -
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I spent today working with volunteers, time I've now earned off in the future. Next weekend I'll probably check out Carnaval in the city Saturday and (if I can find a place to stay) Sunday too. I originally thought I'd like to tackle the (drumroll) Lost Coast, but it seems to be such a large area that I might save up some time off and make my own ( Read more... )
