Fun in February

February was crazy busy! 

The month started off with an exhibition set-up at SPUR:

Making straight lines with laser beams! 

 The exhibit is about earthquake safety.

After that, Shelley and I had a bonfire at Ocean Beach!

I also brewed some beer!

Neopolitan stout like Saugatuck Brewing Co.!

(see the strawberry flavor on the left?)

I attended the Mayors Economic Forecast in Oakland.

We celebrated my friend Crystal's 30th birthday at Revival!

Josh and Jeannette sent me a Celtics bracelet!

Another brewing beer or the universe?

Quite the set-up!

I saw my friend John Brian push buttons that make music!

I also went to Lake Tahoe!

Kitty Glitter Slot Machines in Harrah's...

Kirkwood's beautiful meadow!

So happy to be cross country skiing!

Tahoe mountains

My lunch spot

Nicely groomed paths through the woods

This shot was an accident, but it is kind of cool!

Yellow willows and blue skies

I occasionally cooked up a storm...

I also did some fieldwork in East Oakland for my city planning methods class:

Delicious driveway tacos!

Bright blue convenience stores

I will take one of each.

The next day I did fieldwork for my Haas class on Angel Island:

Why take the ferry?

When you could ride on a...

YACHT!

Nice views of the Golden Gate Bridge!

Like I said, February was awesome :)

January Digest

January, like most months, has gone by too quickly. My last semester of school has started and I suspect that life is only going move faster and be busier until May. Here are some photos to recap:

Early on in the month, I went on my first East Bay Bike Party:

Strenuous and cold, but really fun!

 I also went on a hike to Mount Tamalpais:

Alpine Reservoir, looking good

My hiking friends Allie and Josh

Bolinas Ridge

Bon Tempe Reservoir and the Rock Garden

Rock algae

Josh and Mount Tam

Another great brunch at Cafe Biere with Errin:

Can you spot the horchata mimosa?

I also participated in a SPUR intern bocce tournament, but somehow forgot to take any pictures.

Checking out Indian Rock Park with Lisa:

Super cool park in the Berkeley Hills!

My business class kick-off meeting:

On the 47th floor of the Bank of America building in San Francisco

Followed by dinner in Chinatown with city planning friends:

Bringing homebrew to a school party:

 Celebrating birthdays at Jupiter:

 Foggy bus rides across the Bay Bridge:

The Bay is under there somewhere.

SPUR intern arm wrestling tournaments:

at the Thirsty Bear Brewing Co.

Sitting in on the Angel Island Conservancy Board Retreat:

 Great sunsets from the Berkeley Rose Garden:

Birthday Taiwanese Hot Pot parties:

Mr. Beech Mushroom

My first dinner guest!

My friend Allie came over to eat dinner on my tiny table.

Fun times in January!

Check out my pots!

Last semester I took a pottery class and I realized I never took pictures or showed off the fruits of my labor... here they are!

My pot collection:

In all their blurry iPhone photo glory.