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Home Archives Archives before June 13, 2001 RSS Feed Adaptive Path (my company!) About peterme Coordinates Most of the Time Oakland, CA Interests Current American history around the time of the Revolution, figuring out how to marry top-down task-based information architecture processes with bottom-up document-based ones, finding a good dentist in San Francisco Oakland Perennial Designing the user experience (interaction design, information architecture, user research, etc.), cognitive science, ice cream, films and film theory, girls, commuter bicycling, coffee, travel, theoretical physics for laypeople, single malt scotch, fresh salmon nigiri, hanging out, comics formalism, applied complexity theory, Krispy Kreme donuts. surf Click to see where I wander. Wish list Show me you love me by buying me things. Spyonme Track updates of this page with Spyonit. Clickee here. Essays [Editor's note: peterme.com began as a site of self-published essays, a la Stating The Obvious. This evolved (or devolved) towards link lists and shorter thoughtpieces. These essays are getting a tad old, but have some good ideas.] Reader Favorites Interface Design Recommended Reading List Whose "My" Is It Anyway? Frames: Information Vs. Application Subjects Interface Design Web Development Movie Reviews Travel		His cupboard (and whole house) was bare... Posted on 11/23/2002. Pics from my new house. Click "More" to see them all... Approaching the front door... ...through the front door, into the living room ... ...turning around, looking back out front ... ...into the kitchen, from the living room ... ...turning around in the kitchen, looking back toward the living room ... ...through the kitchen, looking out the little backyard... ...turning to look left in the backyard, at the tree... And yes, there are also two bedrooms and a bathroom, but they don't photograph well. 22 comments so far. Add a comment. Previous entry: "How Worldly-Wise Are You?" Next entry: "Smart Mobs and Supernova." Comments: COMMENT #1 Hey! Some bastard already parked his car in your driveway! Posted by Trav @ 11/23/2002 11:12 AM PST [link to this comment] COMMENT #2 Hard wood floors and all. Very nice. Don't let your Mother talk you into painting your kitchen cabinets white. \ Posted by BJMe @ 11/23/2002 11:45 AM PST [link to this comment] COMMENT #3 it looks like a very fine house. i'll let you know about the kitchen cabinets after i've seen them. Posted by julieme @ 11/23/2002 11:57 AM PST [link to this comment] COMMENT #4 I'm trying to figure out if your house is west or east of where I used to live on Russell. I hope it's east, for your sake. Posted by Spidra Webster @ 11/23/2002 05:23 PM PST [link to this comment] COMMENT #5 Very nicely done. Welcome to the club. Good to see it came with a car, or is game day parking supplimental income? Posted by vanderwal @ 11/23/2002 07:11 PM PST [link to this comment] COMMENT #6 Nurri says that looks like the kind of house that comes with a dog. Heh. Congratulations, old shirt. Posted by Adam @ 11/24/2002 12:02 AM PST [link to this comment] COMMENT #7 Congratulations, Peter! I am green with envy. Posted by Dinah @ 11/24/2002 09:43 AM PST [link to this comment] COMMENT #8 Why is it gray? Posted by Marty @ 11/24/2002 08:17 PM PST [link to this comment] COMMENT #9 I like the idea of the wires holding it up. In case of earthquakes. I presume. \ Posted by BJMe @ 11/24/2002 11:41 PM PST [link to this comment] COMMENT #10 Ugh. those cabinets have to go. or paint them white. Posted by Jay Rogers @ 11/25/2002 05:36 AM PST [link to this comment] COMMENT #11 It looks a little overgrown, but nice. You have the weekend to do some landscaping. Posted by MartyMe @ 11/25/2002 05:54 AM PST [link to this comment] COMMENT #12 congrats on your cozy california bungalow. don't forget to check out the yummy inexpensive weekend meals at the thai cultural center next door to the tool library! Posted by kaya @ 11/25/2002 10:18 AM PST [link to this comment] COMMENT #13 Congrats! Welcome to the propertied class. Posted by George Olsen @ 11/25/2002 11:28 AM PST [link to this comment] COMMENT #14 hey peter, great digs. now that you live in berkeley, does that mean you quit smoking? todd Posted by Todd Me @ 11/26/2002 01:01 AM PST [link to this comment] COMMENT #15 What a nice house! The right size for a starter, or retirement.. I do like your cabinets, and the window over the sink.. I'm sure at this stage of the game my spouse would love the yard... It's still bigger than most apt. decks... Does it have a basement? Posted by Auntie ME @ 11/26/2002 05:41 AM PST [link to this comment] COMMENT #16 I think it is adorable! So, does it have a bedroom or two? I would so love to decorate it! You must not be moved in yet since I didn't spy a coffee maker! Posted by Marcie @ 11/26/2002 07:45 AM PST [link to this comment] COMMENT #17 Wow. I'm speechless. But definitely paint the cabinets -- though maybe something more interesting than white? Posted by Vanessa @ 11/26/2002 06:48 PM PST [link to this comment] COMMENT #18 cute. although i must say i prefer the weirder colors of downtown sf... Posted by kimberley @ 11/28/2002 10:10 AM PST [link to this comment] COMMENT #19 it's charming! forget the cubbards, i spy a gas range... that's your kitchen right there:) Posted by heather @ 11/28/2002 11:32 AM PST [link to this comment] COMMENT #20 "cupboards" that is;) Posted by heather @ 11/28/2002 11:35 AM PST [link to this comment] COMMENT #21 forget what the kitchen looks like, just create wonderful food! Posted by claude and ellen @ 11/28/2002 11:41 AM PST [link to this comment] COMMENT #22 Proper form requires you identify the species of tree. I can't from the pics. Ulmus parvifolia? Homeowners should always be up to speed on their botanic inventory. Posted by martin @ 12/02/2002 09:16 AM PST [link to this comment] Add A New Comment: Name E-Mail (optional) Homepage (optional) Comments Now with a bigger box for text entry! Whee! All contents of peterme.com are © 1998 - 2002 Peter Merholz.