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<gir>I saw a squirrel!</gir>
Arrived at Colin and Shirin's yesterday. Much jetlaggage. And, just in case it wasn't clear, if there is a focal point for all the happiness in the world, LAX airport at the exact opposite point. It... is... vile. Vile, vile, vile.
On the plus side, the homeland security nonsense is far less obnoxious this time around - much less random not-security-at-all-just-annoying actions by the staff of the airport.
On the flight over, the pilot told the passengers that due to Homeland Security requirements, passengers were not allowed to queue for the toilets, nor were they to "congregate" or "have conversations". Mmm, who knew mockery could be so easily made out over a crappy PA system.
Plus, of course, there was the usual metal-fork-with-plastic-knife cutlery for the meal. Makes
perfect sense. *sigh*
Didn't do much at all yesterday - although Colin showed me an episode of a show called "Mythbusters". It's a couple of guys who re-enact urban legends to determine if they're true. This one was about the UL where a dead body was left in a car and the smell was impossible to remove, rendering the car unsaleable. To re-enact this, they bought an '87 corvette, and put a couple of whole dead pigs in it. They then sealed the car, and pushed it into a shipping container. And left it, in the sun, for 2 months. They attempted to clean it, wearing respirators and moon suits. Based on the colour of their faces, I'm guessing the sealing wasn't good. The interior of the car was... indescribable. And, it turns out, the car was almost uncleanable, and unsaleable. They ended up getting a few thousand dollars for parts, One of the nastiest and stupidest things I've seen in a while.
So today was spent buying some bits and pieces, and then wandering around the campus of UC Berkeley. Wow. What an incredibly pretty campus. I'll figure out how to post some photos later. Wandered around Berkeley today - it's... pretty much exactly as I figured Berkeley would be. Unfortunately they didn't have any "Vote for Arnold For Governer... If You Want To Live" tshirts in my size.
If you imagine a strange hippy commune with lots and lots of street stalls, you're getting a close idea. Think St Kilda market, but without the extreme professionalism of the stallholders.
Arrived at Colin and Shirin's yesterday. Much jetlaggage. And, just in case it wasn't clear, if there is a focal point for all the happiness in the world, LAX airport at the exact opposite point. It... is... vile. Vile, vile, vile.
On the plus side, the homeland security nonsense is far less obnoxious this time around - much less random not-security-at-all-just-annoying actions by the staff of the airport.
On the flight over, the pilot told the passengers that due to Homeland Security requirements, passengers were not allowed to queue for the toilets, nor were they to "congregate" or "have conversations". Mmm, who knew mockery could be so easily made out over a crappy PA system.
Plus, of course, there was the usual metal-fork-with-plastic-knife cutlery for the meal. Makes
perfect sense. *sigh*
Didn't do much at all yesterday - although Colin showed me an episode of a show called "Mythbusters". It's a couple of guys who re-enact urban legends to determine if they're true. This one was about the UL where a dead body was left in a car and the smell was impossible to remove, rendering the car unsaleable. To re-enact this, they bought an '87 corvette, and put a couple of whole dead pigs in it. They then sealed the car, and pushed it into a shipping container. And left it, in the sun, for 2 months. They attempted to clean it, wearing respirators and moon suits. Based on the colour of their faces, I'm guessing the sealing wasn't good. The interior of the car was... indescribable. And, it turns out, the car was almost uncleanable, and unsaleable. They ended up getting a few thousand dollars for parts, One of the nastiest and stupidest things I've seen in a while.
So today was spent buying some bits and pieces, and then wandering around the campus of UC Berkeley. Wow. What an incredibly pretty campus. I'll figure out how to post some photos later. Wandered around Berkeley today - it's... pretty much exactly as I figured Berkeley would be. Unfortunately they didn't have any "Vote for Arnold For Governer... If You Want To Live" tshirts in my size.
If you imagine a strange hippy commune with lots and lots of street stalls, you're getting a close idea. Think St Kilda market, but without the extreme professionalism of the stallholders.
