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My First Summer In Oakland To Be

I haven't posted since October, after I visited the Coliseum for the first time and fell head over heels.  I've been sort of lurking -- because message boards tend to intimidate me a little, and because I tend to root with my heart rather than my head, which gets me into trouble and/or gets me made fun of sometimes.  ANYWAY.  

I just wanted to follow up and say: WOOOOOOT.  I am indeed moving 1,000 miles -- from my beloved Cardinal Nation (yes that was me, standing outside Busch Stadium on 10/27/06, peeking in through a gap in the gate for the last game of the World Series, wondering once it was over how come I could see my breath because there's no way it could be that cold when I felt so alive) to the only other place I could stand to be during the summer (meaning, a place near my other baseball team). And this is the first time I'll be living closer than 3 hours to a ballpark in my life  

I've reserved my moving van, and I'll be cutting it close but arriving just in time for the April 1st exhibition game.  

So I've got my exhibition game tickets and my Opening Day tickets (first time ever I'll have seen a ballpark's opening day!  Busch being impossible to get into) ... and I may not know yet where I'm living or where I'll be working, but at least the important stuff is taken care of, right?  

(I promise to figure the other stuff out before I arrive)

See you at the ballpark!
Brianna // Rickenbacker

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Stay in Berkeley
Bars within walking distance from wherever you're staying, good looking college girls and the BART near by to take you straight to the games for just 3 bucks.  Don't get any better than that.

by Amnesiac727 on Jan 31, 2007 5:54 PM PST reply actions  

But what about
good looking college boys?? that play baseball?
"Yeah, I think I hit a kid." - Rich Harden (regarding sailing the ball into the stands.)

by heartsforharden on Jan 31, 2007 7:20 PM PST up reply actions  

Berkeley
I agree.  I live in Berkeley right off Shattuck.  I'm within walking distance to three movie theaters, BART, tons of yummy resturants, and the all important Berkeley Bowl (great independant grocery store with the LARGEST produce section in the history of mankind).  Plus lots of good looking college boys, although I like them a little older.  Best of luck.
Of course I'm a nihilist. What else is there to do? Graham Coxon

by mlleaimee on Feb 1, 2007 7:20 PM PST up reply actions  

re: Berkeley
I would look into Berkeley, actually, but I have a prospect of a job in Walnut Creek.  So I figured oakland would put me central to everything (and by everything, I mean SF, the Coliseum, and Walnut Creek) - yeah?

I'm not too worried about the amenities.  I live in a town population: 2000, surrounded by farmland, so I'm not used to a lot of choices, lol.  I do need to find a place with easy access to public transportation, since I'm not taking my car, but that doesn't seem to be hard.  

by rickenbacker on Feb 2, 2007 11:06 AM PST up reply actions  

they're right next door
and berkeley would probably be nicer
"I'd like to reference a brilliant post from Left Coast Lumber today" - notsellingjeans

by methodrampage on Feb 2, 2007 12:26 PM PST up reply actions  

Congrats, and welcome :)
And don't worry, don't be shy... you're far from being the only person around here who roots with the heart rather than the head...
"I can't believe you guys like that (Swisher) doesn't wear underwear..." ~ Mark Ellis

by Poppy on Jan 31, 2007 10:07 PM PST reply actions  

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