Starbucks in the Forbidden City?

February 16, 2007

My friend Peter recently sent me a link about Chinese public opinion & the Forbidden City Starbucks. I first heard about the controversy last November, when my parents were in Beijing. It was only a month and a half after I snapped the picture below, but they had trouble finding the Starbucks: the sign was no longer there. (My dad tried to take a photo of the inside of the Starbucks, but they wouldn’t let him.) Interestingly, my original post with this picture now has with 2093 hits…

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

February 2, 2007

YAY!!!!!! The last book in the Harry Potter series will be released on July 21st. That’s a Saturday. I know what I’ll be doing starting at midnight July 20th. 🙂

How Much Is Too Much Internet Use?

January 23, 2007

I just read an article about Americans’ non-work related Internet use. In a survey of 2,513 adults (average age 48 years), reseachers found that 68.9 percent were regular Internet users and that: 13.7 percent found it hard to stay away from the Internet for several days at a time; 12.4 percent stayed online longer than intended very often or often; 12.3 percent had seen a need to cut back on Internet use at some point; 8.7 percent tried to hide nonessential Internet use from family, friends and employers; 8.2 percent used the Internet as a way to escape problems or …

Snow at Green Lake!

January 14, 2007

Yesterday, there were snow flurries throughout Seattle. In order to fully appreciate it, I went up to Green Lake to walk around. It was freezing, but beautiful. snow at green lake same seagull, perhaps? bench fence tree

Snow on the Drive Home!

January 10, 2007

Yes, the two hour (20 mile) drive home kinda sucked tonight. But there was SNOW!! 🙂 Cameraphone evidence: snow on the freeway out the window snowball!!!

Super Heroes

January 1, 2007

According to The Super Hero Quiz, I’m (80%) Spider-Man. I have to admit, I’m a bit disappointed. I wanted to be Wonder Woman. My results: You are Spider-Man Spider-Man 85% Iron Man 80% Superman 75% Green Lantern 70% Supergirl 68% The Flash 65% Wonder Woman 63% Hulk 60% Batman 55% Robin 52% Catwoman 35% You are intelligent, witty, a bit geeky and have greatpower and responsibility. Click here to take the Superhero Personality Test

Walt Disney Concert Hall

December 23, 2006

It’s become a family tradition to go to a Christmas concert at the Walt Disney Concert Hall. This year, we saw the Escovedo Family Orchestra’s Latin Celebration. It was an excellent show – lively jazz with a latin soul. And Sheila Escovedo on the drums was amazing.

Photo Screen Saver

December 21, 2006

Using my new template, I wanted to create a screen saver for my photos. I liked the look of the Picasa screen saver and wanted to see if I accomplish something similar in WPF. Below is the result. The photos animate in & out to random locations. It’s also configurable to show photos from any directory on your machine. You can get the screen saver here. To Install Be sure you have .NET Framework 3.0. (If you’re running Vista, you’re good to go!) Download the ZIP file and Extract All files. Copy the PixPile.scr file to convenient location on your C: drive. Right click the PixPile.scr …

Weather

December 15, 2006

Last month was Seattle’s wettest month in 115 years. We had 16.63 inches of precipitation. Three weeks ago, we got hit with a snow storm. Today we’re being blasted with high winds, which has resulted in closed bridges, massive power outages and more. Ah…. mother nature.

La Boca

November 26, 2006

La Boca is a barrio in Buenos Aires. Back in the day, the Italian immigrants used left over paint to spruce up the metal sidings of their homes. The result is the colorful touristy street of Caminito. Unfortunately, it’s recommended not to wander off the tourist areas out of safety concerns. me, posing.. those large statues were everywhere tourist posing with his mate street art for sale. table for two windows tango at lunch.

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