{"id":3431,"date":"2010-03-16T20:56:25","date_gmt":"2010-03-17T03:56:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/?p=3431"},"modified":"2010-03-29T11:23:22","modified_gmt":"2010-03-29T18:23:22","slug":"wherein-we-take-the-in-laws-to-chinatown-and-a-few-other-pictures-too","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/2010\/03\/16\/wherein-we-take-the-in-laws-to-chinatown-and-a-few-other-pictures-too\/","title":{"rendered":"Wherein we take the in-laws to Chinatown (and a few other pictures too)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"content_div-3431\">\n<p>Aviva&#8217;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&#8230;<\/p>\n<div class=\"tiled-gallery type-rectangular tiled-gallery-unresized\" data-original-width=\"500\" data-carousel-extra='{&quot;blog_id&quot;:1,&quot;permalink&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.alephnaught.com\\\/Blog\\\/2010\\\/03\\\/16\\\/wherein-we-take-the-in-laws-to-chinatown-and-a-few-other-pictures-too\\\/&quot;,&quot;likes_blog_id&quot;:37193943}' itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageGallery\" > <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 500px; height: 509px;\" data-original-width=\"500\" data-original-height=\"509\" > <div class=\"gallery-group images-3\" style=\"width: 225px; height: 509px;\" data-original-width=\"225\" data-original-height=\"509\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-small\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/InFrontOfRat1.jpg?ssl=1\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"221\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"166\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\" colorbox-3431\" data-attachment-id=\"3452\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/InFrontOfRat1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DSC-T10&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1268803358&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;6.33&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;125&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.005&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"In Front Of Rat\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/InFrontOfRat1.jpg?fit=300%2C225&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/InFrontOfRat1.jpg?fit=800%2C600&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/InFrontOfRat1.jpg?w=221&#038;h=166&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/InFrontOfRat1.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/InFrontOfRat1.jpg?resize=150%2C112&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/InFrontOfRat1.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w\" width=\"221\" height=\"166\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"221\" data-original-height=\"166\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"In Front Of Rat\" alt=\"Brian, Lil and Aviva in front of a store in Chinatown\" style=\"width: 221px; height: 166px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Brian, Lil and Aviva in front of a store in Chinatown <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-small\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/ParkBench1.jpg?ssl=1\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"221\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"166\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\" colorbox-3431\" data-attachment-id=\"3450\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/ParkBench1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DSC-T10&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1268805098&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;7.43&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;125&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.005&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Park Bench\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/ParkBench1.jpg?fit=300%2C225&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/ParkBench1.jpg?fit=800%2C600&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/ParkBench1.jpg?w=221&#038;h=166&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/ParkBench1.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/ParkBench1.jpg?resize=150%2C112&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/ParkBench1.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w\" width=\"221\" height=\"166\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"221\" data-original-height=\"166\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Park Bench\" alt=\"Aviva, Lil and Brian on a park bench in Chinatown\" style=\"width: 221px; height: 166px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Aviva, Lil and Brian on a park bench in Chinatown <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-small\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/SunYatSenStatue1.jpg?ssl=1\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"221\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"165\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\" colorbox-3431\" data-attachment-id=\"3444\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/SunYatSenStatue1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;BlackBerry 8310&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Sun Yat-Sen Statue\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/SunYatSenStatue1.jpg?fit=300%2C225&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/SunYatSenStatue1.jpg?fit=800%2C600&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/SunYatSenStatue1.jpg?w=221&#038;h=165&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/SunYatSenStatue1.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/SunYatSenStatue1.jpg?resize=150%2C112&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/SunYatSenStatue1.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w\" width=\"221\" height=\"165\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"221\" data-original-height=\"165\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Sun Yat-Sen Statue\" alt=\"The Sun Yat-Sen statue in Chinatown\" style=\"width: 221px; height: 165px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> The Sun Yat-Sen statue in Chinatown <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 275px; height: 509px;\" data-original-width=\"275\" data-original-height=\"509\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/WallMosaic31.jpg?ssl=1\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"271\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"505\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\" colorbox-3431\" data-attachment-id=\"3447\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/WallMosaic31.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"600,1118\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DSC-T10&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1268802902&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;6.33&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;125&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.003125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Wall Mosaic 3\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/WallMosaic31.jpg?fit=161%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/WallMosaic31.jpg?fit=549%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/WallMosaic31.jpg?w=271&#038;h=505&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/WallMosaic31.jpg?w=600&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/WallMosaic31.jpg?resize=80%2C150&amp;ssl=1 80w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/WallMosaic31.jpg?resize=161%2C300&amp;ssl=1 161w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/WallMosaic31.jpg?resize=549%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 549w\" width=\"271\" height=\"505\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"271\" data-original-height=\"505\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Wall Mosaic 3\" alt=\"A cool tile mosaic on an exterior wall in Chinatown\" style=\"width: 271px; height: 505px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> A cool tile mosaic on an exterior wall in Chinatown, north end <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <\/div> <!-- close row --> <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 500px; height: 191px;\" data-original-width=\"500\" data-original-height=\"191\" > <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 107px; height: 191px;\" data-original-width=\"107\" data-original-height=\"191\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-small\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/WallMosaic21.jpg?ssl=1\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"103\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"187\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\" colorbox-3431\" data-attachment-id=\"3448\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/WallMosaic21.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"600,1085\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DSC-T10&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1268802888&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;6.33&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;125&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.004&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Wall Mosaic 2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/WallMosaic21.jpg?fit=165%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/WallMosaic21.jpg?fit=566%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/WallMosaic21.jpg?w=103&#038;h=187&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/WallMosaic21.jpg?w=600&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/WallMosaic21.jpg?resize=82%2C150&amp;ssl=1 82w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/WallMosaic21.jpg?resize=165%2C300&amp;ssl=1 165w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/WallMosaic21.jpg?resize=566%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 566w\" width=\"103\" height=\"187\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"103\" data-original-height=\"187\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Wall Mosaic 2\" alt=\"A tile mosaic on an outer wall in Chinatown\" style=\"width: 103px; height: 187px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> A tile mosaic on an outer wall in Chinatown, center of three <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 144px; height: 191px;\" data-original-width=\"144\" data-original-height=\"191\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-small\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/CeramicDog1.jpg?ssl=1\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"140\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"187\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\" colorbox-3431\" data-attachment-id=\"3443\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/CeramicDog1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"600,800\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;BlackBerry 8310&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Ceramic Dog\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/CeramicDog1.jpg?fit=225%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/CeramicDog1.jpg?fit=600%2C800&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/CeramicDog1.jpg?w=140&#038;h=187&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/CeramicDog1.jpg?w=600&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/CeramicDog1.jpg?resize=112%2C150&amp;ssl=1 112w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/CeramicDog1.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w\" width=\"140\" height=\"187\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"140\" data-original-height=\"187\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Ceramic Dog\" alt=\"A ceramic dog\" style=\"width: 140px; height: 187px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> We saw this ceramic dog at a store in Canoga Park <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 105px; height: 191px;\" data-original-width=\"105\" data-original-height=\"191\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-small\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/WallMosaic11.jpg?ssl=1\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"101\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"187\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\" colorbox-3431\" data-attachment-id=\"3449\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/WallMosaic11.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"600,1113\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DSC-T10&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1268802895&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;6.33&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;125&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0025&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Wall Mosaic 1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/WallMosaic11.jpg?fit=161%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/WallMosaic11.jpg?fit=552%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/WallMosaic11.jpg?w=101&#038;h=187&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/WallMosaic11.jpg?w=600&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/WallMosaic11.jpg?resize=161%2C300&amp;ssl=1 161w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/WallMosaic11.jpg?resize=552%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 552w\" width=\"101\" height=\"187\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"101\" data-original-height=\"187\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Wall Mosaic 1\" alt=\"A tile mosaic on an exterior wall in Chinatown\" style=\"width: 101px; height: 187px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> A tile mosaic on an exterior wall in Chinatown, southmost of three <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 144px; height: 191px;\" data-original-width=\"144\" data-original-height=\"191\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-small\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/InFrontOfBuilding1.jpg?ssl=1\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"140\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"187\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\" colorbox-3431\" data-attachment-id=\"3453\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/InFrontOfBuilding1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,1067\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DSC-T10&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1268802878&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;6.33&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;125&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.008&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"In Front Of Building\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/InFrontOfBuilding1.jpg?fit=224%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/InFrontOfBuilding1.jpg?fit=767%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/InFrontOfBuilding1.jpg?w=140&#038;h=187&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/InFrontOfBuilding1.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/InFrontOfBuilding1.jpg?resize=112%2C150&amp;ssl=1 112w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/InFrontOfBuilding1.jpg?resize=224%2C300&amp;ssl=1 224w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/InFrontOfBuilding1.jpg?resize=767%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 767w\" width=\"140\" height=\"187\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"140\" data-original-height=\"187\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"In Front Of Building\" alt=\"Lil, Brian and Aviva in front of a building in Chinatown\" style=\"width: 140px; height: 187px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Lil, Brian and Aviva in front of a building in Chinatown <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <\/div> <!-- close row --> <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 500px; height: 199px;\" data-original-width=\"500\" data-original-height=\"199\" > <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 264px; height: 199px;\" data-original-width=\"264\" data-original-height=\"199\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/DarkDelicaciesAvivaAndMonster.jpg?ssl=1\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"260\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"195\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\" colorbox-3431\" data-attachment-id=\"3455\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/DarkDelicaciesAvivaAndMonster.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;BlackBerry 8310&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Dark Delicacies Aviva And Monster\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Dark Delicacies is a great horror bookstore in Burbank&lt;\/p&gt; 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height: 195px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Aviva with the monster (statue) in front of Dark Delicacies <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 236px; height: 199px;\" data-original-width=\"236\" data-original-height=\"199\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-small\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/PipaPlayer1.jpg?ssl=1\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"232\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"195\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\" colorbox-3431\" data-attachment-id=\"3445\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/PipaPlayer1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"316,266\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;BlackBerry 8310&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Pipa Player\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/PipaPlayer1.jpg?fit=300%2C252&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/PipaPlayer1.jpg?fit=316%2C266&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/PipaPlayer1.jpg?w=232&#038;h=195&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/PipaPlayer1.jpg?w=316&amp;ssl=1 316w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/PipaPlayer1.jpg?resize=150%2C126&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/PipaPlayer1.jpg?resize=300%2C252&amp;ssl=1 300w\" width=\"232\" height=\"195\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"232\" data-original-height=\"195\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Pipa Player\" alt=\"A guy playing a pipa in Chinatown\" style=\"width: 232px; height: 195px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> A guy playing a pipa in Chinatown &#8211; I gave him a dollar, wish he&#8217;d had a CD&#8230; <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <\/div> <!-- close row --> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"translate_block\" style=\"display: none;\">\n<hr class=\"translate_hr\" \/>\n<a class=\"translate_translate\" id=\"translate_button_post-3431\" lang=\"en\" xml:lang=\"en\" href=\"javascript:show_translate_popup('en', 'post', 3431);\"><span>Translate<\/span><\/a><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/google-ajax-translation\/transparent.gif?resize=16%2C16&#038;ssl=1\" id=\"translate_loading_post-3431\" class=\"translate_loading colorbox-3431\" style=\"display: none;\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" alt=\"\" \/>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Aviva&#8217;s mom Lil and one of her brothers, Brian, came to visit us. 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