not blogging about my new bicycle and how delightfully fun it is! i almost hit some tourists though because i couldnt figure out how to brake. ill have to work on that..
oakland is a very special place. people who haven't heard of it remark on its high crime rate and drug problem.
they don't realize how this came to be, and that the town is a hugely diverse and vibrant city with lots of communities and though it has problems, it still has so much to offer.
i've been reading "do androids dream of electric sheep?" and its pretty stellar. especially since moving to the bay area, where the book is based (albeit based 12 years in the future like whoa), i find pleasure in recognizing the locals PK Dick bases the story around.
blade runner, the film, was inspired by the book, and it has similarities, but enough differences so that... Read More