Arrival- June 30

I arrived to SF safely Saturday AM but worn out. Brody seemed to have
handled being in the crate in the plane’s belly pretty well- he was his
normal self. No rest for the weary … Sat. afternoon until the early hours
of the morning there was a big party at the house for my brother’s
roommate’s b-day but I managed to fall asleep with all the noise (DJ
spinning beneath me in the living room) at 2:30 am- Brody stayed up to
party.

Sunday I washed party dishes for about 2 hours then went to the
Filmore Street Jazz/Arts Festival. We are having great weather so I
actually got a little bit of a sun burn – it is so nice to see the sun
after the endless rain in Dallas. One major bummer is that my awesome
apartment has fallen through. So I am back on the hunt which totally sucks.
Hopefully this is working out for the best. At least I can stay with my
brother until I find the right place. I just know I am going to get tired
of the limited amount of clothes I brought so I hope to find a place and
get my stuff (read clothes and shoes) soon!

Berkeley observances and highlights so far-- I am considering starting a
phlog (photoblog- I made that up):
1) If you aren’t homeless there is a good chance you look/dress like it
anyway
2) Walking to catch the BART (in Berkeley) on my first day of work and from
3 blocks away hear a guy (who I thought was major, serious turrets) cursing
up a storm- using the F word every other word (really) amongst other lovely
words. This disturbance of the peace went on for blocks and blocks. As I
got closer I realized he was yelling at some girl on his phone- great
relationship.

It is actually clear (no fog) here every day so fireworks watching should
be good and warm.