Monthly Archives: September 2007

Shopgirl

Posted on September 30, 2007 by Mike

I’m on a Claire Danes fix at at the moment so I watched Shopgirl on Friday with Jules. I thought it was pretty good but I’m not sure if it’s the Danes infatuation or not. Hm.

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My old PC died over over 1.5 years ago, but I’ve only begun to back up the pictures on my two hard drives this week. At the prodding of Mike, I bought a external enclosure thing for my internal hdd, … Continue reading →

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Mountain Mike

Posted on September 26, 2007 by Mike

The last time I grew out my facial hair was when I went backpacking at Mount Whitney. And that was only a week. Behold! This is closer to a month. Maybe three weeks. I don’t really remember. It’s a little … Continue reading →

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Let’s all go to the movies

Posted on September 24, 2007 by Mike

Jules and I went on a pseudo-date on Friday to the Parkway in Oakland to see Stardust. We didn’t eat there this time because we were too hungry to wait. We ate at our local favorite Mijori before heading over. … Continue reading →

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Team Fortress 2, World in Conflict and more Medieval 2

Posted on September 21, 2007 by Mike

I’ve been staying up playing a lot of video games this week. The Team Fortress 2 Beta came out this week after an initial delay for those who pre-purchased the Half-Life 2 Orange Box. Artistically it is excellent and it … Continue reading →

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Not your grandpa’s farm

Posted on September 19, 2007 by Mike

Is that not the coolest farm you’ve ever seen? Apparently it’s a design for a downtown Seattle plan to integrate urban farming. The design is by Mithun, the makers of the REI flagship store in Seattle. You can read more … Continue reading →

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West Side

Posted on September 18, 2007 by Mike

I’ve been meaning to post about this Oakland Crimespotting website for a little while now. They gather information once a day from Oakland’s Crimewatch and then put it on a fancy map. It looks like my area has been relatively … Continue reading →

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In Search of the Banana Flavored Olive Oil

Posted on September 17, 2007 by Jules

It all started with Mike’s older brother’s birthday. On saturday, I went out with Mike’s family to celebrate his brother’s birthday at Luna Ristorante in Concord, CA. And the first thing they served us was bread and olive oil. They … Continue reading →

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Pen Rev[i]ews

Posted on September 14, 2007 by Jules

I’ve been switching back and forth between two pens while writing in my notebooks at class and in lab to see which I liked better. In the end, the Itoya won out. While neither of these pictures are the exact … Continue reading →

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Mugello

Posted on September 10, 2007 by Mike

One of the editor’s at GameSpot, Guy Cocker, posted about a visit he had with System 3, the developer of a Ferrari racing game. He mentioned that he got to go for a ride on the Mugello circuit in Italy. … Continue reading →