I've been having a LOT of fun with Instagram and other camera apps over the last couple of weeks (my newest one is called Camera360). So, beware--there are a lot of photos here~! And yes, I DO love taking pictures from my roof and I love it when I get planets in the shot too. Just deal with it.
Whoa. The last 36 hours since my last post have been a little intense, and a lot surprising. I was upset all day on Tuesday, particularly when I got home and saw that Amendment One had passed, and significantly so, in North Carolina. Then, on Wednesday morning, I got to work, signed online and the
It makes me really, really sad that I have many friends who are against same sex marriage, and some of them vehemently so. I'm sure that some of them judge my life; the city I call home, the people I love and associate with, my own sexual identity. And they would all have voted yes on Prop
When I was 7 years old, I started swimming lessons. I remember being absolutely terrified. I loved being in the water already, but I had a severe phobia about being in water deeper than I was tall. At the time, this meant 4 feet of water was my arch nemesis, the thing I was most afraid of in the w
So, I have something to say before I get into this week's flag. It has to do with the indie singer St. Vincent. I know she's very popular right now with the hip crowd, but I have a confession: I think you all are nuts. When I saw her perform at Treasure Island Music Festival last year, h
I love maps. You know that. if you've been reading this blog for any amount of time or know me in person. I'm a geography nerd, to the point where I got a degree in it. I accidentally typed my name in an internet form today as "Amber Geography" instead of "Amber Gregory."
Ever since Drea described me as "eccentric" in a blog post yesterday, I've felt an obligation--nay, a duty , to keep proving her right. Once something is on the internet it exists forever, right? I have a reputation to uphold now, one of being a total weirdo. You know the one. T
On the last day of April // Berkeley First of all, Drea of ohdeardrea put up her April sponsors post this morning, and my hits have gone through the roof since that happened! Welcome, first-time viewers of this blog! I hope you stick around, or at least look more than once. I try to be cool