About the place where I live

The student co-operative is really cool.

I had some reservations about living here because I thought it would be full of New College hippies. But the people here are really nice, and that great combination of idealistic and with it that evidently somehow happens in Berkeley. I mean it, it's all like organized and stuff and people do their weekly chores and there are house meetings that get things done. Awesome.

So when I first got here, I felt really kind of alone and didn't know anyone, and that was a bit scary. But then I met Maria who is my roommate now and she is very cool and we became friends very quickly. And there are Miriam and Chris who are my friends and are archae students and we are going gothclubbing tomorrow night and will be playing new Mage very soon. Xyler is awesome and I confess to a mad crush on him and on Jonathan who is adorable and knows about a thousand languages. (well maybe not that much.)

I also have a job now (Yay Job!) doing banquet serving on the Hornblower cruises out of the Berkeley Marina. Hornblower— it's the place to work for gay guys, at least if you go by the name. I should make enough money to live on. Unfortunately I don't have money for this upcoming installment of rent at the USCA. I'll work something out for now.

School starts in a month, and I'm excited about that. I'm excited about everything right now, actually. It is a bit of an adjustment but I'll make it.

Photos— I think I will take some today.