Maris is 24 and recently laid off. She is an East Bay native who came back to (first) Berkeley, now Oakland, with a career job straight out of college. After two years working the 9-5 in Emeryville, attending classes in San Francisco, visiting the family in Alamo, and geeking out over crafts, photos, and a blog- she finds herself in the same boat as a whole lot of other people, that it is time to try her hand at something new.