• If you’re so concerned about other people’s food habits to the point that you’d exclude their candidacy simply because they’re not vegan, you need to realize you’re automatically disqualifying the vast majority of people. Which is fine if you’re an unrelenting stickler, but say “vegans only” in the first paragraph, not 5 deep, so we can close the window and move on.
• Same goes with smoking.  If you have the authority to declare no outdoor smoking at the apartment because it’s written in the lease, do so early in the listing. If it’s not in the lease and simply because you think it’s “Stinky”, then I don’t want to live with you anyway.
• On Craigslist, there’s a section for “rooms/shared” and a section for “sublets/temporary”. If you post a sublet in the “Rooms/shared” I and others will flag it as “miscategorized”, because it is and you’re doing it wrong.
• If you’re paying any more than 800 for a room, you’re being ripped off and participating in the inflation scam that makes it difficult for many working people to live here. If you’re paying 800 for a room, it should be REALLY nice.
• In SC, there are a lot of shady landlords and a lot of awful people looking to rent. Ask questions, this is YOUR living situation. Reflect on your situation and make a general list of features and concerns important to you and run it by every landlord or renter. My go-to questionnaire when interviewing new renters included such gems as “Do you do meth or heroin?” and “Are you an insufferable piece of shit?”
• If The Ad Capitalizes The First Letter Of Every Word OR IS IN ALL CAPS “HEY CHECK THIS PEACEFUL ROOM” don’t bother, no matter how appealing.
• Also, note this one: “Fair housing laws state that it is unlawful to “…make, print, publish, or cause to be made, printed, or published any notice, statement or advertisement, with respect to the sale or rental of a dwelling that indicates any preference, limitation, or discrimination based on one of the protected classes.”  Ads that say “no children,” “adults only,” “male preferred or female preferred” are examples of illegal ads. “

Some UCSC art students are giving away free plants today at the MAH downtown.  They’ve got awesome veggies, herbs and flowering seed bombs (Pictured above).  Details here. Go get em!

This just in: Disaffected impetuous college kids of privilege will protest inequality something or rather tomorrow at UCSC.  Plan for delays on the West side.

superpussy:

EyeCandy, UCSC’s student-run film journal, REALLY REALLY REALLY wants to include your work in this year’s edition! All artistic media encouraged: films, photography, drawings, paintings, prints, etc. Submit to: eyecandyjournal@gmail.com by FEBRUARY 26, 2012. For more submission guidelines, visit: http://eyecandy.ucsc.edu/submit/

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Occupy protesters march on the Wells Fargo downtown.  “Full” story over at the Sentinel.

AT TRADER JOES RIGHT NOW.  IN GROUPS OF 10 MAYBE MORE.  WITH FARMER TANS AND FLIP FLOPS AND “OH MY GAWDS” AND SMILES UNTAINTED BY THE REALITIES OF LIFE.

SERIOUSLY YOU CLEARED THE SHELVES OF MY BELOVED FROSTED SHREDDED WHEAT.

alanaisallama:

Those smart kids at UCSC…

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That’s a bit much, don’tcha think? 

 (Submitted by Mike Hernandez)

(Submitted by Aaron)

“Danger: Amphitheater closed to protect public safety the UC Regents from lawsuits.”

Upper Quary, UCSC. (Submitted by mikroblogolas)

View from Porter. (Submitted by jenniferalessandra)

banana slug sighting on campus near Kerr.  (Submitted by reallyacamera)

taken on my way back from class today in the forests of UCSC.  no known predators…go slugs!! (Submitted by reallyacamera)

lol.

darkandtequila:

420 at UC Santa Cruz

Spliff boat made by our homie Cliff.

Yesterday was a blur.