downtown, we're part of a major metropolitan area. but what i like about living here is that we also grow some of our own food, and the chickens help out with that, obviously. i think that in the future, cities are going to be more sustainable that way, so it's part of what we're trying to do with cities. you done? i think it was sort of in my mid-30s that i realized i'm always on the border between two things. in high school i was sort of friends with the geeks and friends with the socies and everyone else and not solidly in one camp. i've always lived on the borders. okay, let's wrap it up. i've also always lived on the borders. like right now we're three houses from the border between oakland and piedmont. i grew up in inwood in new york