21 September 2000
Submitted by eve on Thu, 09/21/2000 - 12:17pm. Funny
"I don't know if you could call it false advertising, but I agree, 'hearty' isn't a word I typically associate with sushi."
--One woman to another on Oxford St
21 September 2000
Submitted by eve on Thu, 09/21/2000 - 1:34am. Funny
"I wanted to ask, 'Are you drunk, or are you just stupid? But..."
--Guy telling a story to a girl and another guy
20 September 2000
Submitted by eve on Wed, 09/20/2000 - 10:51am. Tragic
"Then she gets this really sad look on her face and says, 'I just don't know anymore.'"
"Sorry, that sucks. *microsecond pause* Now my dilemna is, do I want a blueberry bagel... or do I want cinnamon sugar?"
--Two guys in line behind me at Noah's Bagles
Awww, now that's what friends are for.
20 September 2000
Submitted by eve on Wed, 09/20/2000 - 10:42am. Wisdom
"You can't be 'somewhat' head over heels for somebody! That's like saying you're 'a little' pregnant or something."
--A girl to a guy, browsing the beverages at the Cal Convenience Store
19 September 2000
Submitted by eve on Tue, 09/19/2000 - 2:58pm. Funny
"She picks up dirt like a vaccum."
--One woman to another in a cafe
So d'you think the woman in question enjoys gossip, or that she has issues with cleaning?
19 September 2000
Submitted by eve on Tue, 09/19/2000 - 2:58pm. Scenes
Seen:
Your typical Berkeley street punk kid, 17 or 18, spiky hair, spiky jewelrey, tattoos, etc, standing on the balcony of Pauly ballroom... blowing bubbles, while 5 children playing on the plaza below ran shrieking and gigging below, trying to catch the bubbles.
18 September 2000
Submitted by eve on Mon, 09/18/2000 - 11:58pm. Um...
"I could fully get away with that... she worships the water I walk on."
--One guy to another, walking past my porch
18 September 2000
Submitted by eve on Mon, 09/18/2000 - 1:27pm. Um...
"So what's your new apartment like?"
"Well, it's got a living room, and a hallway, and the bedrooms are doors off the hallway... it's kinda like a hotel, I guess, or a house."
--A girl and a guy in the elevator in Bechtel Hall
Let me get this straight, it's kind of like a house... or even, say, an apartment? I wonder if it comes with windows and walls, too... (Then again, given the housing situation 'round Berkeley, you can't be too demanding.)
17 September 2000
Submitted by eve on Mon, 09/18/2000 - 2:52am. Funny
"But before we went out, I had no idea how raccoon-like she was."
--One twenty-something guy to another, standing in front of Blake's Bar & Restaurant on Telegraph
So do you think that means that she wears a lot of dark eye make-up, or that shiny things grab her attention?
16 September 2000
Submitted by eve on Sun, 09/17/2000 - 2:13pm. Um...
"Harry Potter, Pottery Barn, what's the difference?"
--One girl to another walking down Hearst Ave