water shortage

so everyone knows we're well into year two (2) of our very own little drought.
we just got a letter from eb2mud telling us that we have been very bad in our water consumption. check their website and the cool videos ;)
besides the doing good for the environment, i'm very competitive and i want meet our new goals.
so pay attention to:

1. toilets: 35 gallons per day, 22% avg of daily indoor total.
2. faucets: 34 gpd, 21%
3. showers: 33 gpd, 20%
4. clothes washers: 29 gpd, 18%
5. leaks: 27 gpd, do the math..

find more information on the side of the fridge (if you can't find it there, move the fridge around, look behind it or underneath it, tx).

ps so no more updates on the octopus abode for about two weeks, unless another tentacle picks it up. we're off to colombia, check the mail daily, remember thrash on moday nite, the waters are planted, sayonara, bon voyage, godspeed!!

los gatos getaway

typical day in the bay. cloudy, a little cold.
but wait. just beyond those mountains, in a valley far, far away lies a a house with a grill and a pool.
so we got in the car and drove south to los gatos. we had advance scouts reporting back from their bikes that the coast is clear, the sun was shining.
we should head to the valley anytime is cold and cloudy in the bay. sitting by the pool enjoying the hot hot sun less than an hour away from home is pretty dope. and then our hosts bust out the bestest vegan bbq and to top it off two (that's right, two!!) pies (1.strawberry, dates, etc)(2.banana, nuts, berries). heads up for the limeade but next time we won't forget the rum at home.

kite festival

a crew of tentacles were dispatched to the berkeley marina where a kite festival was taking place. the elder tentacle had quickly positioned ourselves in an nice slope and unfurled squeaky into the winds. she flew higher and higher and battled with bigger and better kites but lived to fight another day. the kite festival continues today with lots of events and people and flying contraptions and hopefully a little more sun.
and what about the berkeley marina? that's a hidden gem, wait, the entire shoreline 5 minutes from the house is a gem; the views, the trails, the horses, the beach, the ocean, and all types of wind enthusiasts. big up!!

guest chef: eva

last night we were having a bbq with eva's family. she prepared some badass skewers (tomatoes, onions, pineapples, mushrooms, zuchini) and her dad handled the grill with a variety of sausages (faux and real).
we played a game of BAG for the right to wear the crown but there was a three way tie for one of the lowest bags ever in the history of this competition.
eva's brother had a show at 21grand and eric and javad were at the sangati center. but some of us were on day two of grey's anatomy marathon (don't ask).

state of the blogapus

hey peeps
our blog seems to be going to the digital version of a junkyard. it's been dead for two months and i haven't updated or posted what we've been up to at the octopus abode. so this is my last ditch effort to save this project. i'm going to start updating just as i start my vacation, that's right.
i've talked with some tentacles about some regular features such as guest chef profiles, coop profiles, take a tentacle to work reportages, and the various adventures you want to share with a larger (hello is anybody out there?) community.
so expect changes here, more pictures, more updates.. or just plain old tentacle things.