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6.02.2012

Location: Haight-Ashbury, San Francisco, CA

This morning we had breakfast at a café in San Francisco. I had Swedish pancakes and sausage, which was awesome. We then met up with some cousins at Golden Gate Park. My uncle convinced us to ride the carousel, which was very entertaining--it had a variety of animals such as dragons, chickens, and ostriches. Afterward, we walked through a tunnel to find ourselves by Haight Street, the epicenter of 1960s counterculture. We spent an hour or so exploring the consignment shops and Tibetan boutiques, which unfortunately was not enough time to get the real Haight-Ashbury experience. However, it was fun while it lasted, and awesome to see our San Francisco cousins!

(Pictured from left: a mural on Haight St.; a real 1940s exorcism kit from a shop called Loved to Death; a band playing on a door stoop; an offensive horoscope birthday card; Amoeba Records.)


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5.31.2012

beach bum.

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Location: La Selva

Just tequila and the beach.


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Location: Stanford University

Last night our cousin Daniel took us to check out Stanford, where he's an undergrad. We got to explore the lab where he interns for NASA, which was pretty intense. Then we walked past the Hewlett, Packard, and Gates buildings, eventually reaching the art building, with its extensive collection of Rodin sculptures. The first picture is of The Gates of Hell, featuring The Thinker at the top. We then drove down Stanford's Greek row, which was lined with frat house mansions. Since we don't have a Greek row at UNLV, I was properly impressed (and a little jealous). We ended up partying at a co-op that was officially titled 'The Enchanted Broccoli Forest,' which had a live band playing. I had an awesome time and would love to visit Stanford again soon!


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5.30.2012

miscellaneous tech

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In the hands of science.

One exhibit featured bronze models of the hands of famous scientists and sci-fi figures. The first picture shows me figuratively holding hands with Buzz Aldrin, and in the second with Jean-Luc Picard. The third is my sister Angela and the guy who discovered the remains of the Titanic.


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The Tech: Genetics

The first picture is of a double-helix made of books, which is so ridiculously wonderful. The second was an interactive thing asking you to question your moral stance on pig donors being used for human heart transplants.


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