Great li'l bit about Oakland on the local National Public Radio FB feed today.

Five Reasons Why Oakland is Hella Awesome on the Internet

The best thing EVER:  the When in Oakland Tumbler. oh. my. god. The realness just blew my mind.

Oakland Pedestrians:

When I Start Off on Telegraph in Oakland and End up on Telegraph in Berkeley:

OMG, one more, near and dear to my heart.

When I Have to Drive Through Berkeley:

I *heart* Kal Penn

Obama and Kumar go to the DNC

Which is more adorable: that the president of the United States is so obviously reaching out for the stoner vote, or that Kal Penn, the star of the “Harold & Kumar” movies, has carved out such an impressive political career? 

Just in case anyone forgot...

Penn, who was the associate director of the White House Office of Public Engagement for two years before leaving to make another “Harold & Kumar” movie, is hosting the Democratic convention live coverage on BarackObama.com this week. He’s also speaking at the convention Tuesday night.

Proper.