Trip to Berkeley
It was time to visit my former roommate, Arielle, who now lives in Berkeley.
My friends Blake and Li-Wei drove up the night before, and surprised Arielle outside her house. She was shocked they were there, and they told her I couldn’t make it due to work (which was true). But the next morning I hopped on the nightclub-in-the-sky that is Virgin America and made my way to the Bay Area. The flight cost less than the tank of gas would have. Thank you, Richard Branson.
The first thing I saw when exiting the Berkeley BART Station was a cluster of people heading to yoga class. And that’s when I knew I could be happy living here. I suddenly had the urge to spend the day alternating between posing in downward facing dog, and eating handfuls of granola while running down the sidewalk in upscale athletic gear.
I got to Arielle’s place while she was out teaching a fitness class, and Blake and Li-Wei and I quickly devised a way to surprise her.
I was hiding under the covers on one side of her bed when she came back from class. Li-Wei was laying down next to me, and told Arielle to come and snuggle with her. She wouldn’t, as she was dirty from the gym. But Blake kept trying to get her on the bed. She kept protesting, until finally Blake threw her towards the bed and I burst up from the sheets and shouted “Arielle!” She screamed and cowered in quivering pile on the floor. I hope we didn’t scar her nerves too badly.
After Arielle’s poor little heart stopped shaking, we decided we’d spend the day in the redwood forest. But first, lunch.
Normally, I’m not a fan of Indian food, and curry in general, but I figured, when in Berkeley… we went to Vik’s Chaat Corner, a super-busy, spacious restaurant that offers Indian “street food.” Because I usually like anything with chickpeas, I had the Bhatura Cholle. Look at that puffy bread thing!
It was so good, and might have made an Indian food convert of me! Turns out I like curry when it doesn’t have much tumeric involved. Tumeric is the spice in curry that turns the food yellow, and gives what tastes to me a sort of bitter, sour taste. So the less yellow the food, the more I’ll probably like it.
Next up was a trip the redwoods forest. This delightful sign greeted us upon arrival.
Sadly, we never came across any newts to watch out for.
We took a brisk hike through the redwoods. These weren’t the gigantic, prehistoric Muir Glen trees, but rather impressive nonetheless. How can something that big not impress you? I think that if I lived in the Bay Area, I’d be hiking the redwood forests pretty often.
Also, I have a thing for moss. A nice mossy rock or branch is just the ticket. Ticket to what, I’m not sure.
I think it started when I played Magic: The Gathering, and this rather terrifying card became one of my favorites.
And yes, I just admitted to you that I played Magic: The Gathering. And I’m not even ashamed of it!
I am ashamed, however, by the photos taken during the night’s karaoke performance. Let’s just say there are photos of me rocking out to Green Day’s Basket Case that will never see the light of this blog.
We all hung out the next day, visited an organic food store, where I bought bags of dispense-bin granola and some interesting beans (pink and adzuki), and then Blake and Le-Wei and I drove back to LA.
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