Archive for February, 2007

San Diego from above

Sunday, February 18th, 2007

Rachel and I finally got to visit the Cabrillo National Monument yesterday, and oh what a view it was!

You can see the full size versions here and here. Not bad for an off-the-shelf digital camera and no tripod!

The Truth about diamonds

Tuesday, February 13th, 2007

“People back home would not buy a diamond if they knew it cost someone their hand.”
Jennifer Connelly, Blood Diamond
This Valentine’s Day, save your money and the lives of some children on the other side of the world and don’t buy a diamond (at least not a real one).
Update: MSNBC just posted a story today about [...]

Newer is not always better (or prettier)

Wednesday, February 7th, 2007

Scion’s brand goal has always been to keep their lineup “fresh” and “new”. It’s for that reason that as of December 2006, both the xA and xB (in their current forms) have been killed-off in favor of the redesigned xB and new xD, the replacement for the xA:

I am so glad to have gotten [...]

The sad reality of Wii Ownership, Part Two

Thursday, February 1st, 2007

After two days of blissful indulgence in the new world of Wii gameplay, disaster struck in the form of a BSOD. Monday after work I got home and decided to play a round of Twilight Princess, or so I thought. I turned the little white console on, the power light turned green and… [...]