kfed's blog

Top five issues talked about most frequently on this site, not statistically verified and only as of April 10:

1. Gay sex

2. Embryos  Read More »

This is not directly about how high rent in Berkeley/California is, but about personal responsibility in the context of a lease agreement with a former roommate.

I happen to have a pretty awesome living situation-- we live on the second/top floor, I don't live with women, I have the master bed  Read More »

So after writing my last post to the Berkeley landlords, I did some research into what, exactly, are legal rent rates and why so many landlords are charging $1650-$2000 for two-bedroom apartments in not-so-great, not-so-close-to-campus neighborhoods.

As it turns out, there's this large middle  Read More »

I know that in the past, students have stood on your properties' doorsteps to bid thousands upon thousands of dollars for poorly-maintained housing close to campus.  Read More »

The moment it drives people to ring my doorbell at 1 or 2 in the morning almost regularly is the moment my empathy stops.

Some may have noticed earlier posts bantering with Daimler about homeless people and squirrels, but this is less of a laughing matter.  Read More »

It mimics real politics so carefully, and yet is actually almost entirely meaningless. 
This is long, but a lot is background information.  Read More »

Sometimes I find nothing but the depravity of a homeless man littering his streets with empty cigarette boxes, remnants of fast food wrappers, or objects meaningless to anyone else but objects nonetheless that represent what little society could do for him.

Other times th  Read More »

Sometimes school is hard, and it can be discouraging.

Lately it seems I've been unable to write papers, blog posts, letter bombs , love notes ...  Read More »