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Pictures from Earth Day in Santa Monica and shopping in Venice, CA
Many pictures taken during the Earth Day celebration on the Promenade in Santa Monica and a trip shopping in Venice, CA.
April 22nd, 2010 by alephnaught
April 20th, 2010 by alephnaught
Universal City
I noticed via TripIt that a former colleague from LaSalle Bank was coming to town for a week on business, so we arranged to have dinner. We ate at Karl Strauss Brewery – the beer was wonderful and the food was also quite good; I had their mac and cheese with meats – extremem comfort […]
April 18th, 2010 by alephnaught
Snuff
Title: Snuff Author: Adam Huber (Author), Eric Enck (Author) Paperback: 184 pages Publisher: Snuff Books (April 6, 2009) Language: English ISBN-10: 0981896723 ISBN-13: 978-0981896724 I bought this book at a local horror bookstore, Dark Delicacies. I loved the store and wanted to buy something. The quote on the cover, “Snuff is by far the single […]
April 11th, 2010 by alephnaught
Pictures from West Hollywood and Lookout Mountain
We decided to play hookie on Saturday afternoon and shopped around West Hollywood. On the way home we saw Lookout Mountain, which was a big hippie spot in the ’60s and has some great lookouts, so we drove up it part way; we got to a narrow section and had to back out to let […]
April 4th, 2010 by alephnaught
Air Vol. 2: Flying Machine
Title: Air Vol. 2: Flying Machine Author: G. Willow Wilson (Author), M.K. Perker (Illustrator) Paperback: 128 pages Publisher: Vertigo (October 20, 2009) Language: English ISBN-10: 1401224830 ISBN-13: 978-1401224837 I’m not sure why, but I’m really digging this graphic novel series. This is the story of a flight attendant who has the ability to “fly” by […]
March 20th, 2010 by alephnaught
Review: the Otamatone, a musical note you can play
I recently bought an Otamatone; I had seen an ad for a show at the Giant Robot store on Sawtelle to introduce the instrument / toy but couldn’t attend. I was so happy when I saw ThinkGeek offering one a couple days later; you can purchase one from them here. There are four controls for […]
March 16th, 2010 by alephnaught
Wherein we take the in-laws to Chinatown (and a few other pictures too)
Aviva’s mom Lil and one of her brothers, Brian, came to visit us. I took a day off and we decided to go to Chinatown. In addition to pictures we took in Chinatown, there are a couple shots from a shopping trip at a garden supply shop and Aviva meeting the monster…
March 16th, 2010 by alephnaught
Web Analytics 2.0
Title:Web Analytics 2.0: The Art of Online Accountability and Science of Customer Centricity Paperback: 504 pages Publisher: Sybex; Pap/Cdr edition (October 26, 2009) Language: English ISBN-10: 0470529393 ISBN-13: 978-0470529393 I really like this book; its written in an engaging manner. Some of the explanations and definitions are perhaps a little too easy and simple, but […]
March 1st, 2010 by alephnaught
Weekend in Palm Desert
Lily doesn’t like dogs. They’re dirty, she says – they smell and they’re dangerous. After this weekend, Aviva’s mom changed her mind a little bit. She agreed we could bring our new puppy Iggy to her house as long as we brought his “cage,” a metal and plastic fence that can be shaped in many […]
May 1st, 2010 by alephnaught