- look at the fruits in the windows of the Produce Center (if the line is that long, which it very well could be)
- eavesdrop on the conversations of modern hipsters
- if they are in view, wonder if the numbers of the “1504” denoting the street address of The Cheese Board are actually made out of bread
- catch up on email
- contemplate the tasty items you could be already eating in the Epicurious Garden across the street
- wonder what the pizza toppings of the day will be and wether they will be worth the wait and $2.50 per slice (but then remember that they always are)
- check what the pizza toppings of the day are
On this segment of Shattuch Ave., we are all waiting for just one thing: piping-hot, delicious pizza
- enjoy the jazz music permeating this part of Shattuck Ave.
- people watch those who already have their pizza in the parklet
- be annoyed by the astronomically high real estate prices in Berkeley
- be unnerved by the odd morphology of the Monkey Puzzle tree by Chez Penise
- admire the pre-sunset sky (evening only)
- be dismayed by the shortcomings of our consumer society, then
- consider how overdue a green economy is
- remember that humanity was shaped by evolution to be extremely altruistic and competitive
- hope that social enterprise and conscious capitalism can fulfill the forsaken promises of capitalism
A Contemplative Compilation 