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Archive for June, 2008

Angel Island & Alcatraz

Monday, June 30th, 2008 Posted in Travel | No Comments »

Today, we made our way to Angel Island & Alcatraz. Angel Island was a military outpost and also served as an immigration station. In fact, it was once known as the Ellis Island of the West. The tour was fantastic ...

San Francisco Pride

Sunday, June 29th, 2008 Posted in Travel | No Comments »

Just enjoy the pictures... they speak for themselves. ;-) On Saturday, we ate in Little Italy then went out and experienced the Castro's Pink Saturday. It was, um, a bit wild... not too many pictures from that night... ;-O

Golden Gate Park & Bridge

Friday, June 27th, 2008 Posted in Travel | No Comments »

We took a cab to Haight-Ashbury and wandered around this famous 60's landmark. It was awesome... though, I think I got high just WALKING past some people. We stopped in for a drink at a local bar where the barman ...

SF: Chinatown

Thursday, June 26th, 2008 Posted in Travel | No Comments »

We started our trip in Chinatown. Most of our trip there consisted of us wandering around through little shops. We ate at House of Nanking, which was fantastic... though the service was a bit rushed. We ended up making our ...

Screen savers must die!

Tuesday, June 24th, 2008 Posted in Technology | No Comments »

Who knew... turning off your screen saver is fine for your computer and much better for the environment. Cool!

Pricey, but fun, weekend

Saturday, June 21st, 2008 Posted in Travel | No Comments »

Gian and I went to go see Namaste Man at the INTIMAN Friday night. It was an incredible show and Andrew Weems, the sole performer, crafted a fansinating story about sense of place, belonging, and familiatity despite the surroundings. We ...

Seattle is growing… quickly!

Wednesday, June 18th, 2008 Posted in Social Awareness | No Comments »

We are now ranked as having the ninth worst congestion in the country and are already half way to reaching our 20-year housing needs. Gas price increases might fuel increased mass transit in the region. All these things are leading ...