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| This can be my view every morning, if I had the ability to wake up a bit earlier than I need to go to work, and run for 2 minutes. Ridiculous. |
In all honesty, Santa Barbara is absolutely gorgeous. Cold, but when the sun comes out, it is absolutely breathtaking. I love Isla Vista. Maybe not so much when I was trying to finish up my two soil science papers and neighbors blasted music from 8-5...ish. (YEA. Who gets up at 8 to blast Party Rock Anthem?? Oh wait, I do! I belong here.)
Today I went for a nice Saturday morning run, and just seeing everyone walking around IV to get to their favorite breakfast place/ doing the walk of shame/ hungover was just so...peaceful! There's something really special about this place, and I'm excited to explore more of it.
IV is how I imaging Berkeley if it was near the shore...and slightly more relaxed...with a tad less crime...and less homeless people. OK. Let's just say it's like, downtown Davis near a beach, but way more ghetto. And apartments everywhere. And it's not 100 degrees in the summer. :( Boo. There's a chance for thunderstorms today!! CRAZY. As I type, I'm hiding underneath the covers...in a sundress. I dressed very optimistically today. And also, since I don't have to work today -- no lab wear! Yayy.
Anyways, I tried taking some pictures of Isla Vista that would really capture the atmosphere. I decided that riding my bike + taking pics at the same time was an excellent idea, and this poor skateboarder in the picture fell (literally, seconds after I took this picture), and I totally ran over her. Ahahahaa....
She's ok. These Isla Vista folks are resilient. Probably should work on their skateboarding skills but whatev.
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| IV. Palm trees everywhere! |
I was extremely lucky in getting a bike so quickly. After the uh, unfortunate incident with my mini van and a parking lot pole, I immediately headed straight for craigslist to find a bike that won't fall apart. I managed to get this black, super ghetto looking, cruiser from a guy who just got his PhD in History! And he's from San Jose! MY PEOPLE. It's a tad too tall for me; I'm going to have to figure out how to adjust the bike seat. But it gets the job done. :)
That's it for now! Here's some pictures of my favorite ocean.
