Ok, so I have clearly been slacking.......the bloggity blogs5 has become quite stale. I mean, how many times can you read the Irony Maiden post before you get tired of it? (answer: 4.3). Need......more.......content........As many of you know, I have been living the tranquil, suburban life in the hills of East Bay city, El Cerrito (see above). Yes, temporarily, I have become B&T*. Here are a few quick facts:
1) El C is where bands Metallica and Creedence Clearwater Revival got their start. Rock.
2) Former KU basketball great and current Chicago Bull Drew Gooden went to El C High
3) The hills here are ridiculously steep....especially when you don't have a car
4) Everyone waves at you (or says hello) in the neighborhood - it's really creepy
5) The assembly woman for El C is named Loni Hancock. I thought that was relevant for some reason. Maybe it is because her last name is Hancock. And I have the humor of a 2nd grader.
My friends Nathan and Sarah graciously agreed to let me stay in their house for the past two weeks and have said that I can stay until I find a job.** Did you ever see that movie, "You, Me & Dupree". Yeah, well, I am pretty much Dupree.........although I have yet to have sex with a mormon librarian and/or use butter in any way other than as cover for my toast.
With the exception of trying to find a job (which is kind of sucky), life is golden. The El C house is 2 blocks away from Wildcat Canyon, which has great biking/hiking trails and views like this:
- Two Beer Wednesday resurrected! A few of the old Jamba colleagues came out for the time honored tradition at Emervyille standby, Bar Kitty's. It was a gay old time. Check out this handsome group!!! Remember folks in the Bay Area, 2BW is EVERY Wednesday. Get out and show your support!
- The weekend saw me a) helping a friend's sister's father's cousin's half brother's uncle's farmer's daughter move out of her apartment (long story) b) eating half my weight in beef and pork products at my friend Sleepy Shawn's BBQ and c) spending my Sunday glued to the TV set watching Kansas put the smack down on Texas.......which propelled the Hawks to a #1 seed in the NCAA tournament. As Dickie V would say, AWESOME BABY!
- If you are ever in Piedmont, you should really ask yourself, what the hell am I doing here and what is the quickest way to San Francisco?!?!? Actually, it is a pretty cool little enclave in the East Bay and when you are there and hungry, you HAVE to try out LoCoCo Restaurant. Seriously, some of the best Italian in the Bay Area - this place makes a mean tortellini and the pizza is top notch. Tell 'em Ingrid sent you.***
- Went to a photography exhibit tonight at the W where my friend Arlene (stage name Elizabeth) actually was a finalist in an event sponsored by 944 magazine. It was the kind of event where you see the people that are in the society pages. Arlene won an award and will get to show her work at Jack Fischer gallery. Big time awesomeness. Check out her work here. You.....go.....girl.....
So, that's pretty much life, in a nutshell, when you're not working. It doesn't suck. March Madness officially kicks off tomorrow and I can spend hours watching meaningless basketball games. Ahhhhhhh.
Per the Daily Show, here is the bloggity blogs5's moment of zen:
Kansas Woman Sits On Boyfriend's Toilet for 2 Years
* For those not 'in the know' this is a nickname for someone who can only get into the city (ie civiilization) via a bridge and/or a tunnel
** Which, at this rate, should be sometime in early 2010
*** This will get you nothing but strange looks, but do it anyway. And then punch the waiter in the groin, just for good measure.
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