Archive for January, 2010
January 26th, 2010 by alephnaught
Table topics: Toasts
Today I was once again Table Topics Master (my club likes that I pick themes for the questions and often pick things they didn’t expect). Since this was my last meeting with Navigators Toastmasters (I’ve taken a job that makes it impossible for me to make their meetings any longer), today was my last meeting. […]
January 24th, 2010 by alephnaught
Pasadena
Yesterday, we decided to take a trip out to Pasadena with our new puppy Iggy. As usual, we got a late start… 🙂 Our first stop was the Armory Center for the Arts, which was formerly an armory (seems like its very popular to turn armories into art galleries); the photo show was interesting: Jeff […]
January 19th, 2010 by alephnaught
Table topics: What is your favorite…
Today I was once again Table Topics Master for my Toastmasters club – I love this role because I get to ask my club members questions and therefore learn more about them. I love using themes for my Table Topics – today’s theme was, “What is your favorite…?” and here are the items I planned […]
January 15th, 2010 by alephnaught
The Griffith Observatory (and dinner in Los Feliz)
We decided to check out the Griffith Observatory, which stands on one of the higher hills in Los Angeles; Aviva’s brother Howard took his family up there and said the views were amazing. We stopped at Wacko on the way – its a cool store for books and odd gifts; I kid you not, there’s […]
January 15th, 2010 by alephnaught
A gallery of more pictures of Iggy
Now that we’re all humming “Pictures of Lily” by The Who, here is a gallery of pictures taken yesterday and today of our puppy Iggy, who is almost 7 months old.
January 10th, 2010 by alephnaught
Yotsuba&! 6 and 7
Title: Yotsuba&!, Vol. 7 Author: Kiyohiko Azuma Paperback: 208 pages Publisher: Yen Press; 1 edition (December 15, 2009) Language: English ISBN-10: 0316073253 ISBN-13: 978-0316073257 Title: Yotsuba&!, Vol. 6 Author: Kiyohiko Azuma Paperback: 208 pages Publisher: Yen Press (September 15, 2009) Language: English ISBN-10: 0316073245 ISBN-13: 978-0316073240 I completed the first 5 books a few months […]
January 9th, 2010 by alephnaught
My new wedding ring and another shot of Iggy
I love titanium wedding rings – they are light and typically of modern design. But, my old one was getting a little tight and, due to its design (a small diamond leaving a hole in the back) I was getting dermatitis underneath. So we bought me a new ring (also titanium): I also took a […]
January 4th, 2010 by alephnaught
Malibu Hindu Temple and metal animals at Oasis Imports
We decided to go for a drive yesterday; Aviva had rediscovered the Malibu Hindu Temple and we both wanted to check it out. So we bundled all three of us, including Iggy, into the car and drove to Malibu. The temple is quite impressive as you can tell from the pictures below. Best of all, […]
January 2nd, 2010 by alephnaught
Iggy’s first long car ride, the Chemosphere house, and the Hollywood Bowl
Yesterday we took Iggy for his first longish car trip; we decided to drive down Mulholland drive from Laurel Canyon to the 101. Our first stop was the Chemosphere house; this is a famous architectural landmark designed by John Lautner, a student of Frank Lloyd Wright, in 1960. It looks like a space ship landed […]
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January 30th, 2010 by alephnaught