California.

I moved to Oakland, California last week. I'm excited to be in a large city art environment, even though I'm not so excited to be influenced by large city crime paranoia. It does seem justified: it's not so much a matter of whether your car will be broken into, but when and how many times. Humans are adaptable, however, so even this is simply a new reality to adjust to. Drove up to Tilden park above Berkeley the first night I was here to see a spectacular sunset behind the city and the Golden Gate Bridge in the distance. A welcoming with beauty.