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I don't have internet access where I live, and the city of San Francisco is well behind most third world countries when it comes to public access, so0 one is forced to make do with what's available.





(more photos to come)

Although my life is currently in an excruciating place in Limbo, the surroundings are scenic (I believe this premise has been used in comedy sketches in the past).

I am currently staying in the Inner Sunset District of San Francisco, two blocks & around the corner from the offices of Craigslist



People in San Francisco are very environmentally-conscious, and insist upon placing their garbage somewhere in the vicinity of designated trash receptacles.



Today was the first Tuesday of the month, which meant it was free day at the De Young Museum in Golden Gate Park. Free, that is, except for the featured exhibit, in this case glasswork by some artist named Chihuly (who I've never heard of. so I'm a Philistine...). In this case, I was on the viewing platform on the top of the tower, when a woman realized she had an urgent appointment and was unable to use her ticket to the featured exhibit, so she gave it to me (pictures are on the way).

Here is a picture of the new De Young Museum:



Apparently the tower was designed to suggest a Mayan pyramid. Careful what time you head up to the tower: I understand they arbitrarily select a visiter from the crowd for Human Sacrifice. Probably just people without tickets-- I was probably safe after I got the ticket.

I also have another new album that I'm working on, which is comprised of photos from various places around San Francisco. Keep tuning in-- I'll be adding more as I go.

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I just resized a few of my favorite photos for use as wallpaper. Feel free to pillage! There are two sizes for each photo: photos in the left column are sized 1320 x 990 pixels, for those of you with really BIG screens, and on the right, photos are sized 1200 x 900 for those of us with normal screens.

Just one example of the FINE ARTISTRY you'll find on this page:



I'll be adding more as I get around to resizing things. Stay tuned for more adventures!

As I'm certain you'all know , I went to Linux World 2007 at the Moscone in San Francisco. I took a couple of shots from the expo with my trusty pocket camera (which I was unable to load up to my blog that day)-- but I know everyone out there has seen computer shows before, and knows what they look like. This one was no different...

So, after taking a couple of laps around the convention center floor, I left and took a stroll out back in Yerba Buena Gardens, snapping pictures. Some results can be viewed here...







Enjoy!

Well, I won't go so far as to say that... but--

sometimes things turn out better than you were expecting. So, that thing about streets running red? uh... never mind...

anyway, I got a better offer from the same agency in the wake of the recent debacle. This job pays more, it's easier to get to in the morning, annnddd...

I only had to go to one interview to get it; I met the people, and they seemed very nice. And, frankly, I think I blew the last interview myself: when he asked if it seemed like something I might be excited to do (I'm paraphrasing, but the question was something along those lines), I think a brief expression of terror flashed across my face, because I really had to think about my answer for a moment (my thoughts were along the lines of: "No, I'm really NOT excited at the prospect of doing such tedious, repetitive tasks for so little compensation, but honestly I can realy use the income..."), before answering, "uh, yeah..."

I HATE it when people tell me things like "everything happens for a reason." I hate it even more when sometimes they appear to be right...

Finally, I just put in the order to bring my first two domains, glassangel (my web/database/graphic design name) and The Paranoid Gazette, online at host Laughing Squid, frequent co-conspirators of al Qacophany tenticles in San Francisco.

Anyway, gotta run... I'm late for my Ellipses and Italics Anonymous meeting...