Arrested Development

SCIENCE Origins of ADHD, Attention, Addiction

Take home message: take care of the kids.

Argument:

childhood + nurture/safety --> healthy development

childhood + neglect/stress --> arrested development

Mechanisms: dopamine release/suppression

Tom Tom

MUSIC Tom Tom

wasting time in socal and can't get enough of this sound.

Birds and Trees

VENUE Birdland

resident puppy

Free community BBQ and jazz session every Friday night (8PM-2AM) at Mike's house across from the North Berkeley Bart station. Hosted by a local artist, Birdland is what I call an efficient use of garage space. Upon entering: the smell of grilled scallops, the sound of live Cuban jazz, the feel of something nostalgic and more real than the rest. Birdland also houses hundreds of handcrafted bird houses in the back, making for a surreal sight.

Mike's life advice to me: always be giving in life and [in reference to starting Birdland] don't ask for permission, just do it.

SALE Christmas Trees

Sun-Sat, 12/5-12/11, 8AM-5PM

Mulford Hall, Berkeley Campus

They are real trees from the forest understory hand cut by Cal students for the sake of holiday cheer and fundraising. For sale: trees $6 per foot, wreathes $10-25 each, bunches of mistletoe, baby trees, pine cones 'n more.