O.W.L.inWestOakland: O.W.L. STANDS FOR OLD WHITE LADY AND WEST OAKLAND STANDS FOR WEST OAKLAND

i LOVE this place. i mean, who DOES that?

Ok well, if this is too small, let me know. it's mainly an image blog anyway. i won't go into how i got here right away. that's quite a story in itself. suffice to say apparently i had accrued a number of karma points and they got cashed in baby! the main advantage to this place is that while i am an old lady, and white, here i feel special. young even. still white. whiter. i've never felt so white. the only drawback to this place is that there is no smoking. shoot! writing smoking drinking all go together right? so i don't drink anymore, that's another story, but i still really enjoy a cigarette. i don't smoke pot. i don't smoke anything but tobacco. back to this place. it's a retirement home. a building where only seniors can live. and it's AWESOME. this afternoon went to a Tai Chi class in the Community Room downstairs, wednesdays are coffee days, fridays are brown bag days and free produce is available in the Community Room. there's a laundry. here's the view from the laundry room of the City by the Bay.

a zoom with the Port of Oakland in front

downtown Oakland. look how tall that mf palm tree is

So i'm not really organized yet but before i get too ahead of myself one of the regular themes will be solitary shoes. which are all over the place and i cannot for the life of me understand why.

ok, those are boots. but still. these, instead, are extremely nice mens' shoes.

just sitting there

another common theme will be plants. because plants just fucking LOVE it here. i'm not kidding. i found BANANAS growing today. didn't have my phone, will tomorrow. but in the meantime, check out these flowering jade plants and other succulents. iNSANE