That's so Berkeley...

A blog is sooo Berkeley, a blog that documents just how "colorful" Berkeley is is also sooo Berkeley (it's also not a new idea). But dear reader I feel compelled to share with you my experiences among this strange and fascinating people. It's a strange world out here, and I hope I can provide some illumination on a city that at many times feels like Bizarro small town America.


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Why is this so Berkeley? First of all it's a really nice house. Well constructed, with nice paint and trim job. Houses in Berkeley are nice, often crazy, but always nice.

The furniture on the garage roof is was clearly found on the street, most likely during last summer's annual student apartment purge. It's clear that the current occupants are student's too; Berkeley is nothing if not a large dorm room. Also note the Tibetan prayer flags in the upper most window. Every house in Berkeley has Tibetan prayer flags. MY house has mini-Tibetan prayer flags in the window, and when I asked my roommate where they came from even he didn't know, shrugging his shoulders and saying they were there when he moved in.

Finally note that even though the house shows signs of being inhabited by lazy, messy, slacker students (I'm not even sure what half the trash next to the garage furniture is) the organic materials waste, trash, and recycling containers have been dutifully tended to and organized properly.