I never thought I would be living in Oakland, but here we are. As you can tell from the pictures of our new place...it's not your typical Oakland. We're here because Britton is doing an internship at the Lawrence Berkeley Lab this summer, the commute from Stanford is killer, and rent in Berkeley is also killer. Do people say that anymore? Killer... You know you're getting old when you look up words in a slang dictionary.I love the new place. It's only a one bedroom so Will just sleeps in the main living/dining room as you can see.
It's got a kitchen stocked with pretty much everything we need. We left most of our stuff at Stanford with our sub-tenants who seem very nice and responsible:)
I love the view from our balcony! You can see all the boats, and a small corner of a nearby park.
Please meet the new member of our family. Fuji-san came as a graduation/Father's Day present for Britton. Fuji-san will be used for commuting, and the occasional recreational ride. Britton promises this bike will not make him a spandex junkie. We'll see. It seems like the roadies always end up decked out in spandex.
So we start our Oakland adventures today. Britton and I both tried out BART today, and it's been a painful learning curve.I'll do a graduation post when someone emails me some pictures. (We packed up our camera too soon.)
4 comments:
I was thinking of you all day and wondering how your first day in the hood was going? Your place is cute/cozy; hope you feel safe and comfy there. (Glad to see we didn't do any permanent damage; at least 300 sq ft cleans up fast!)
PS I will send grad pics; also see my blog for a few.
I have some in my Facebook album...the one with Will and Brit is priceless.
What a *killer* view! That is awesome. I love my apartment in DC, but I have to say that I'm jealous of your clearly above-ground-ness. We are in a sunken first floor/English basement. Good luck in Oakland! You're going to rock it.
Congrats to Britton!!!!!!
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