Archive for February, 2009

enjoying hot chocolate and Ske…

Monday, February 23rd, 2009

enjoying hot chocolate and SketchUp!

NIMBY-bound

Saturday, February 21st, 2009

NIMBY-bound

groovin’ to Cake! McCrea is sa…

Saturday, February 21st, 2009

groovin’ to Cake! McCrea is sarcastic-fantastic-droll as ever.

Museum of Jurassic Technology

Wednesday, February 18th, 2009

In the midst of a major SoCal downpour, Coco and I went visiting the MJT for her first time. I had given her my initial impressions as we drove up from OC but how do you explain the genius/madness of this joint? But she got it pretty quickly; the tongue-in-cheek “seriousness” of the scientific investigation and low-brow high-art seemed to catch her imagination. She didn’t get creeped out over some of the odder displays and got pretty excited over the string forms art exhibit. And sat through the hour-long “Great Soviet Eclipse” film.

TWIC

Wednesday, February 18th, 2009

Attempt three to get my Transportation Workers Identification Credential so that I can keep accessing the Port of Oakland berths. There’s a real rush on as everyone’s trying to be ready for the Feb 28th requirement deadline…

checking out Huntington Librar…

Saturday, February 14th, 2009

checking out Huntington Library on a, fortunately, beautiful LA day.

at Museum of Jurassic Technolo…

Friday, February 13th, 2009

at Museum of Jurassic Technology with Coco.

Taking the plunge

Thursday, February 12th, 2009

*thump, thump*

Is this on? 

Today, I’ve officially moved my site over to WordPress and will likely need to actually publish something on occasion. Seems that Facebook has had that role thus far. But this is so easy…

home, sweet home, in Oakland

Monday, February 9th, 2009

home, sweet home, in Oakland

headed home to Oakland

Monday, February 9th, 2009

headed home to Oakland