Cherry Picking

Last Saturday i woke up up early and went cherry picking with minh and his girlfriend mimi. I ate so many cherries that day. I must have ate a pound of cherries just picking them off the tree then putting them straight into my mouth. So after eating about a pound i felt obligated to at least buy one pound, so i did. they were only $2.50/lb. minh bought 20 lbs!

A view of the city from just outside minh's apartment


Pictures of the orchard.



minh picking some of his cherries

academy of sciences

Today was free admission at the Academy of Sciences. Since we had never been there before, we took them up on that deal. It was pretty cool. They had really amazing aquariums, a stellar planetarium, a beautiful rain forest dome with butterflies, birds, plants, and other cool stuff.

They have an albino Aligator!

SUMMER!

By taking my last final a few hours ago, i am officially on summer break! Sorry for not updating in such a long time, but i've been busy concentrating on school. Yesterday was Bay to Breakers, a marathon that turns into a crazy party in the streets afterward. We had an awesome time. Angela's brother, Garrett and his girlfriend Michelle came up last weekend, so they got to enjoy bay to breakers. It was absolute insanity. Crazy and fun. all kinds of costumes. all kinds of naked people. all kinds of music. all kinds of drinking. everyone peeing literally everywhere. you wouldn't believe how many people i saw peeing. It is really hard to describe just how crazy it was!

I am really excited for summer. I am hopefully going to do some reading, watching world cup, and visiting friends and family. So far, i have really enjoyed and appreciated relaxing more than i ever have before. it feels great.

Hopefully i will update more often, and have plenty of thoughts and experiences to share.

Here are some pictures from Bay to Breakers:

angela, garrett, michelle, and i


angela, simone, and i


simone and angela

Boring

sorry i've been so boring lately, but it's the truth. two more weeks left of school and i'm trying to make sure i get all the grades i want. Angela and i finished a poster project last night and celebrated with some Ice cream. I chose the "san francisco's tradition since 1928", IT'S-IT. it was so good. The oatmeal cookies are the best part!

I'm taking summer school from july to august. Should be home for most of June. That's all for now.

homework time

Nothing too exciting has been happening lately. I've just been trying to read, do homework, and write papers. Playoffs have been distracting, but i enjoy it. Netflix too.

Pick up line

I heard the best pick up line on the bus the other night: "your breasts are tubular." It was the funniest thing i had heard in a long time. It was late in the night and clearly beer influenced.

I'm going to be taking summer school after all this summer. July 12 - Aug 13. not too bad. The class is "Families and Society". I want to try to graduate next spring, so i want to do everything i can to try and do so. Budget cuts should make things even more difficult next year, so there will be less classes.

Thinking about graduate programs and taking the GRE and other things have also been on my mind. Guess i just gotta take it one thing at a time. Stay in today.

Went to UC Davis today with my internship. I was really impressed. It was really big and beautiful. I thought about what i would be doing if i had gone there. It's fun to think about. It's interesting to just think about every decision you make or thing you do, and think what would life be if you chose the other one, or something else happened. It's important keep these thoughts light-hearted. The point to me is not to dwell about "what could have been", but just how fascinating the relationship between the decisions we make and who we become are. To what extent does your environment affect who you are, and to what extent will your personality affect your environment.

fine dining

Angela's parents, Val and Terri came up and we've been hanging out with them for a couple days. On Thursday, they came over in the morning to check out our place and then we went out for breakfast. We went somewhere on irving street that was good, but nothing special. After that we took them to see the campus. It was a beautiful day and everyone was laying out and all kinds of festivities seemed to be going on (what a day to see the school). After that we cruised on up to see the golden gate bridge. That was spectacular as usual, it never gets old. Then we went downtown to eat at some fancy seafood place. The food was exquisite. They had some fresh, delicious calamari. After dinner they were pooped so they took us back home and returned to their hotel. Pat called me and said he was coming to see his friend's band playing at a gay bar in city. I met up with him at the bar and had a nice time listening to music.

Today, Friday, we had class from 10-2. Val and Terri picked us up for dinner and we ate at our favorite gourmet pizza place, Little Star Pizza. We parted ways after dinner because they are leaving tomorrow morning and wanted to get a good night's sleep before the long drive home. Tonight, we are going to our friend Courtney's 21st birthday party, so that should be fun.

Tomorrow and Sunday i want to dedicate mostly to homework and studying so wish me luck.

p.s. I got netflix recently, and am loving it so far!