School Daze

This week, I've felt more like a bogged-down grad student than ever before. I've had work, work, work, on my mind, and seemingly not enough time to accomplish most of it. The good news is, I'm trying, and the even better news is that the semester is 6-weeks from over. SIX WEEKS!!! Wow, time goes fast. I'm still trying to figure out what I want to be for Halloween. I dream of doing the "Ike and Tina" skit all night, but my dear-ol'-flakey friend Josef doesn't seem to wanna be down. It's cool, I'm still searching. So far, Whitney's out, I can't lose 140 pounds in two weeks. I was thinking about maybe being a boy, but I'm way too girly for that. Any ideas anyone? I've dressed like a whore and gone as a black Charlie's Angel, and I've been a sexy kitty WAY too many times. Maybe I should just go as a college student, and mess up my hair, forget to cover my under-eye bags with concealer, and leave food stains on my two day old t-shirt. Any better? HELP!! Apparently Halloween is huge in San Fran, and I don't want to run the streets that night, in a corny costume!!! I'll take ANY suggestions you guys are giving.

Star Struck!!

If you aren't familiar with The New Yorker writer Hilton Als, you should be. He's been an editor at Vibe and Essence magazines, and he's recieved many awards from the New York Association of Black Journalists. He's got so many other fabulous things on his resume, but I won't even go there right now. He's here at Berkeley to teach us all the skill of creative non-fiction writing and I have to say, I'm in love. He's just as entertaining as his writing, and we've already become great friends. He got me half-drunk on Friday night, and in the process a group of queens came over to our table to compliment my cleavage. So awkward, yet somehow so satisfying. LOL. Well, enough groupie ranting from me. HILTON ALS ROCKS!! Google him, and see it for yourself bitches!!!!

Muah,

CP

Downtown Oakland, and Lake Merrit! 

YUMMY!!

I covered a corporate cook-off last weekend. Lets just say I ate WELL! There were pork stations, chicken stations, seafood stations. It was a girl on a diet's worst nightmare, man. But, I made it through, and the story came out well. As of now, I haven't gained a pound. Staty tuned for more updates!

What forest means in Oakland! 

Seeing a 50 foot palm treet was a first for me Coconuts anyone?. 

Not something I would have ever seen on the East Coast -- that's for sure! 

Where land and water meet! 

I guess this dog's owner has a fetish we WONT discuss. Halloween is in THREE weeks right? 

Prime Real Estate

We sailed by the town of Solono -- so breathtaking!

An f-16 flying over Alcatrez! 

The planes were so close we could see the pilots! Okay, well, not exactly. But they WERE pretty damn close! 

INCOMING!!! 

The Golden Gate Bridge doesn't look so golden in the early evenings! But it's still a sight to see! 

THERE WERE SO MANY BOATS OUT THERE. HOW MANY CAN YOU COUNT IN THIS PICTURE...LOL...I SEE 23! 

"HI DAD" 

SO MUCH FUN!!! 

I'm was a little colder than I look in this picture! 

We had a GREAT view of San Fran from the boat. I'd live out there if it weren't so damn cold! 

There were a million boats out on the water celebrating FLEET WEEK. Here's one of the cooler neighbors we had! 

Peter makes steering look easy, but as you saw from my earlier pic, it SO isn't! 

This is about the only time bundling up in a UC Berkeley sweatshirt is cool. LOL. Tony and I did our best to keep warm on deck!!! 

Thanks to my classmate Kate, and her sweet husband Mark I got TWO chances to sail the bay on their cute little boat Chips and Salsa. THANKS GUYS!!! You're the best!!!!!!!!!!! 

We all set out to see the military pilots show off their best work for Fleet Week in San Fran. From the top left, clockwise: Kate (boat owner), Joseph, Me, Adrienne, Peter, and Tony. Kate's husband Mark snapped the pic!!! 

That's my girl Tony (from Texas) lounging on deck with Peter. The weather was beautiful!!! 

My friend Adrienne came along too!! She's originally from Reno, Nevada.