I am reachable

I have a new phone! It's pink, it's thin, it's got a camera, (insert cingular and motorazr plugs here)... it's possibly the most technological thing I've ever owned, I think more so than my computer. Afterall, it gets internet AND has a camera!

Same number, but it works in the San Geronimo Valley, which is a miracle. And with a better connection than I thought I would have. Voices are clear, understandable, without weird pauses, and so far no dropped calls (though to be honest, I've only made two calls).

This weekend I went to San Francisco to volunteer restoring quail habitat at Lake Merced. Essentially we weeded invasive plants and watched out for flying golf balls. Afterward I went to Berkeley to see a girl I've known since 4th grade. We hadn't seen each other since sometime early in college - maybe freshman year? It's her second year here, she's a law student at Berkeley. We carved pumpkins and she showed me around the campus, which is beautiful.

Her yard, a rental house that she + some phd chem candidates live in, has persimmons, kiwi, avocados, lemons, mint, and roses! It's quaint and gorgeous and I'm absolutely jealous (but not of the ant problem).

Unfortunately there's no Halloween celebrations for me, as I don't really have anything to do. Becky (in Berkeley), was having a party, but I was up since 6:30 am that day to get to SF and I was not about to shower at her house, get ready, and stay out late (after weeding, my face even had dirt on it).

In new news, Heidi and I are going to be recording a Public Service Announcement on KPFA, Free Speech Radio, about SPAWN's upcoming (and ongoing) creekwalks. We emailed to ask them to put them on their community calendar, and they called to schedule us to record for the air. Holy crap, we were a little excited, like little school children.