jeweled platypus

 

tuesday, april 18, 2006
A purple dinosaur watching you

I visited the swings in the Isla Vista park today and it was awesome.

a blurry self-portrait

the park where I was singing

I like Isla Vista; it is a strange little place that I want to think about more. Since it’s mostly made up of students, it violates Jane Jacob’s rule that a good community needs to have people who live there for a long time. We don’t get invested in the community; we don’t begin to own buildings or bring in more sophisticated businesses, so rents are high, housing is bad, and there are a zillion weird little independent restaurants and shops. I like it, but I probably wouldn’t if I had to live there.

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