My former roommate from college visited me in Oakland this past week. We visited a few neighborhoods in Oakland and Berkeley, ate at my favorite restaurants, and caught an A's game at the Coliseum. Since we're both Mets fans, we went mainly to scope out the stadium and root against the A's opponent, the Yankees. The highlight for us was booing A-Rod every time he came up to bat. Unfortunately, he responded by belting a 3-run homer that put the game out of reach. Bummer. The stadium, though, was a pleasant surprise. It's not as fancy as the newer ballparks, but it has a good atmosphere and great sight lines. We scored $40 seats in section 110, 25 rows up from 1st base -- an unheard of price in New York.
Mark flew out from Florida to attend Stanford Law school's admitted students weekend. He's going for a dual degree in Electrical Engineering and Law, and that's already on top of the masters in philosophy he received at Cambridge a year or two ago. Even though those sort of goals and achievements make me feel like a bum, I'm certainly not jealous of the work he's going to be putting in the next few years. Hopefully, we'll still both have time to go to a baseball game every once in a while.
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