Queenkv’s Brainpickings

Hanging out at one of my college haunts with a Helles Lager

Go Bears! Getting down with the football action at Henry’s in Berkeley.

Ordering a pint of Stella at Becketts in Berkeley. The countdown is on to Cal’s first game against Michigan State

Earlier this month, we checked out the Davis music scene with a KDVS concert. One of my favorite bands from my KALX days, Casiotone of the Painfully Alone, headlined the $5 concert at on the UC Davis campus. LA-Based Foot Foot opened up the show. Foot Foot @ UC Davis from Kris Vera-Phillips on Vimeo. [...]

Oh What A Circus, originally uploaded by queenkv. My hubby works next to a circus. Those oak trees are the site of a showdown between environmental activists, police and the powers that be at UC Berkeley. A judge is expected to decide on a lawsuit challenging Cal’s plan to get rid of the trees and [...]

So, it looks like Daisy’s doing better after her second visit to the veterinarian. Her painful story started Thursday afternoon. She kept licking her front right paw. In the past, she’s been quite good about chewing out the burrs and foxtails from her paws. In fact, she prefers to do it herself instead of letting [...]

Viva my weekend. I’m taking it easy for these last days of being 29-years-old. originally uploaded by queenkv. Last month, we ended up in Lodi after the Stockton Asparagus Festival. An air-conditioned wine tasting at the Lodi Visitor’s Center helped revive us. The festival was fun but we were wiped out from walking through 100-degree [...]

I’m waking up with aches and pains from our snowboarding weekend in Tahoe. I will post video, pix and thoughts about our snow adventures later. originally uploaded by queenkv. A couple of weekends ago, we went to mass at St. Ignatius in the City by the Bay. It’s a beautiful Jesuit church next to the [...]

originally uploaded by queenkv. I went to mass at Newman Hall today. It felt good to return to my Berkeley parish. Then we had Zachary’s pizza with Betina, Hans and family. It was nice to catch up and know we can see them again some time soon.

originally uploaded by queenkv. I’m going home. I accepted a news producer job in Sacramento, California. I am thrilled. I used to pause at this spot on the UC Berkeley campus and enjoy this beautiful view of the bay. That was 10 years ago. Damn, I’m old. Now, I’m taking another moment to pause. I’m [...]