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Journal (The Ember Update)
Wednesday,
November 26
Happy Thanksgiving! Actually, I'm contemplating adopting Ginohn's
use of Thanksindians. So, Happy Thanksindians!
Ever wonder what a Billion really means? Snopes
explains a Billion in graspable terms. The next time you hear a politician
use the word "billion" casually, think about whether you want
that politician spending your tax money. [Thanks Jonathan!]
Cabin Playtime
 Seems
like it's been the week of Michelle and Kevin. They came to Wunderland
with me Thursday night, then Michelle was over Friday evening and we traded
stories and ideas non-stop 'til 4am. She's already talked me into going
to Burning Man next year. I'm happy to have a new girl-friend!
Saturday Kevin and I convinced Michelle to come with us to the cabin,
despite the fact that her partner John had to stay home to work Sunday.
Doesn't seem like we did a whole lot, but we had a fabulous time. Watched
Love Liza (with Philip
Seymour Hoffman and Kathy
Bates), brilliantly directed, filmed and acted, but the most depressing
movie we all thought we'd seen.  If
you're a Hoffman devotee Love Liza is a must, though I don't know if I
could bring myself to watch it again. It also featured Sarah
Koskoff, whom I recall from That
Thing You Do.
 We
followed the downer with its 180' opposite: Dazed
and Confused, which I'd actually never seen. I did spot the belt buckle
pipe the first time around, but only because Andy
has the scene looped on one of his eye-candy VCDs. D&C is pretty mindless
on the face of it, but Michelle and I resonated a bit over some of the
social commentary the film made. I had no idea that Richard Linklater
made this film … I loved his Waking
Life.
Anyway, scattered here are a three of Kevin's Polaroids from our 24-hour
playtime (click for larger). Still no good pics of camera-shy Kevin.
 Finally,
ZigZag and Maddy (my Gund, whose full name is Madrigal) wanted to say
hi to Rash, so here they
are!
Wednesday, November 19
Running Around
Argh! I really wanted to update the last two Wednesdays, but I have been
SO busy. Three weekends ago I went to California, the next to New Jersey,
last to Florida. All long weekends. And a very busy time at work
… good busy!
Hanging Out
 So
I've been sneaking in a little hanging out time with some folks I met
because of Librafest — Michelle
and John — with Alison's co-worker Kevin, who met Michelle at the
party too. Our common interests and opinions overlap to a good degree
and have us scheming possible road trips and activities. I'll eventually
get a pic of Kevin, but here's Michelle and John.
CAlloween
I had a fun visit with Rash for a long weekend starting Halloween. (Yes,
we're still broken up … but we've been friends for 25 years.) Rash
and I traipsed around San Francisco, Oakland and Walnut Creek, and familiar
areas on the Peninsula. Got to see both Ali and Kerin on this visit, but
I'm afraid I only was able to squeeze them both in which I now feel cheated
all of us. And I wanted to see a bunch of other people too.
I do have photos but I don't have them all optimized yet. These are just
a taste.
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| A Doggie Diner sign, freshly restored! |
View of the Marin coastline from well before the Great
Highway on a rare clear day |
A smattering of houses around San Francisco |
The newly restored Golden Gate Park Conservatory… |
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| …with tropical, orchid and butterfly gardens |
The Mountain View Farmer's Market |
The S.F. skyline from Treasure Island at sunset |
L.A. from the air |
Mimi
My Great Aunt Mimi just turned 91 (alas, no genetic relationship) so
my mom, brother and I drove down to Florida for a brief visit. (We decided
it was too brief … three full days of driving and one day of visiting.
On the other hand, being with my brother that long was trying for both
me and my mom. I love you Robert!).
 I
was thoughtless and didn't actually take a photo of Aunt Mimi (or her
Dutch friend Yanni [spelled phoenetically]), but I did get a few at the
The Koreshan Unity
Settlement, a small turn-of-the-19th-century religious utopian society
— now defunct — which believed in equal rights for all and
practiced communal living. My aunt's heavily involved with the Park, but
is also the founder and President of the Estero
Historical Society. She's as sharp as a tack and still drives. I can
only hope I'll live so long and well.
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