(this was me just days after moving to Berkeley, soaking in the sunshiney love after escaping the loud, smelly, concrete mountain that was SF)Since my inner shutter-bug has been less forthcoming. I thought I would put down in words an idea I have been toying with.
What are the things I want to do before graduating? before leaving my beloved Berkeley?
Here are a few in descending order:
10. Have a picnic in the Berkeley Rose Garden. I shot a wedding there once, and on a warm sunny day, that place is heavenly.
9. Try ecstatic dance. I know I will both love and hate this experience. Love it for its expressiveness and silliness, hate it for its utter clicheness: being all that is lovely (and absurd) about Berkeley and the Bay for that matter.
8. Attend a public lecture at the GTU. I have been to several at my member school, but never one hosted by GTU. Seems a pity to graduate without attending at least one.
7. Eat at Chez Panisse (the cafe, because lord knows I can't afford/justify the full restaurant experience).
6. Visit that little museum on PSR's campus. I like museums.
5. Do a photo project about Berkeley, for nostalgia purposes later one.
4. Go to a poetry slam. Not that I have anything to read, I just want to listen. Berkeley seems a proper place to hear a poetry slam. I have been to one in each city I have lived in (except while in Japan) and I always like the way the readings capture something unique about each place.
3. Drink as much Philz Coffee as possible before I no longer have access to this divine liquid. I miss it already.
2. Visit Yosemite. Its my favorite place in the world and I haven't been there since I was 13 years old. What's wrong with me!? I live 3 hours from the place!!
1. And the absolute MUST do before leaving Berkeley is finish my thesis (on time!).
What are the things I want to do before graduating? before leaving my beloved Berkeley?
Here are a few in descending order:
10. Have a picnic in the Berkeley Rose Garden. I shot a wedding there once, and on a warm sunny day, that place is heavenly.
9. Try ecstatic dance. I know I will both love and hate this experience. Love it for its expressiveness and silliness, hate it for its utter clicheness: being all that is lovely (and absurd) about Berkeley and the Bay for that matter.
8. Attend a public lecture at the GTU. I have been to several at my member school, but never one hosted by GTU. Seems a pity to graduate without attending at least one.
7. Eat at Chez Panisse (the cafe, because lord knows I can't afford/justify the full restaurant experience).
6. Visit that little museum on PSR's campus. I like museums.
5. Do a photo project about Berkeley, for nostalgia purposes later one.
4. Go to a poetry slam. Not that I have anything to read, I just want to listen. Berkeley seems a proper place to hear a poetry slam. I have been to one in each city I have lived in (except while in Japan) and I always like the way the readings capture something unique about each place.
3. Drink as much Philz Coffee as possible before I no longer have access to this divine liquid. I miss it already.
2. Visit Yosemite. Its my favorite place in the world and I haven't been there since I was 13 years old. What's wrong with me!? I live 3 hours from the place!!
1. And the absolute MUST do before leaving Berkeley is finish my thesis (on time!).
All good plans - although I went into Philz today and got a talking to about coffee that was reminiscent of the most snotty shops in Portland. Which is strange, because I can usually catch-as-catch can in hipster coffee shops.
ReplyDeleteI have a camping trip to the Santa Barbara area and Yosemite planned for spring break this year. It is nice to be in a personal situation where I feel I can take five days and do nothing but enjoy myself in nature with my camera and friend.
Oh Philz is no doubt snobby, but the coffee deserves that level of elitism. The place grows on ya. Hope you made it through the ice sheet and can't WAIT to see the Yosemite photos (if nothing else I can live vicariously through them).
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