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December 24, 2005
I love exhibits that involve a lot of video art and interactive art so when I read about this one, I knew I wanted to see it. It was really worth seeing--some of the installations were actually quite trippy and some were quite cool. Plus, the MOCA Geffen is near Little Tokyo so you can always grab some Japanese food while you're there. The weather in L.A. has been particularly strange this trip--it can be super warm and sunny one minute and cloudy and chilly a few hours later. Today, it was 80 something when we were in downtown L.A. but as we drove into Venice, it was foggy and in the 60s. It was nice walking around Venice Canals in the quiet still of the fog though.
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December 21, 2005
Thesis
Sorry for the lack of posting but I have a totally legit excuse--I've spent the last month working like crazy to get my thesis done. Between the last two nights I got a total of six hours of sleep--not fun. And, of course, both the threat of the transit strike last Friday (the day of my scheduled thesis presentation) and the start of the strike today hasn't made life much easier. But, tomorrow we're leaving for the sunny and warm climes of L.A. for our annual holiday migration. It should be nice to be able to veg out for a while..
My new favorite website.
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December 07, 2005
Our first nephew
A special congratulations to Nick and Sherri, proud parents of a new baby boy! Our nephew was born a few weeks early but I think he was smart to make his appearance in early December rather than Christmas day (his due date) since he'll probably get cheated out of less presents and he'll be able to have birthday parties that people will be able to attend. Adam and I went to visit the baby today--he is one tiny person. Some photos below:
Sherri's going to be a great mom
The proud parents
A close-up shot of the baby
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December 03, 2005
Heat, pt II
Just when I thought that the heating situation had been taken care of, once the temperatures started falling this week, I noticed our radiators were back to emanating pathetically low levels of heat. I ran into our next-door neighbor the following morning who commented on the same thing and when I responded that I thought our apartment was the only one, he pointed out that everyone on our floor was experiencing the same.
I fumed during the subway ride to work and called the building manager to express my frustrations. To my surpise, he responded angrily back, claiming that he had recieved many complaints from residents on the lower floors who were angry that their apartments were overheated, that he's been nothing been but responsive to Adam and I (although, save for last week, I've never seen evidence of this), and that he would talk to the co-op board about the situation. He also suggested I send something in writing to him to help him with the latter. So I did exactly that, only I decided a letter from people on our floor would be more effective than a letter coming just from me. I only know a few of the people on the floor so I did hesitate for a second but I'm glad I went from door to door. Hearing my neighbor's complaints about the heat made me pretty angry, in fact. One neighbor wears layer after layer and special gloves to keep warm and even turns on her oven sometimes just for the heat. Other neighbors complained about their children being cold and expressed other grievances about building management in general. I also recieved the added benefit about hearing that the heat has always been low during the colder months and that the building management raises it temporarily during Thanksgiving and Christmas. I mailed the letter today--hopefully it will work. I don't want to spend the next few months freezing inside our apartment.
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December 01, 2005
Rant
I have a bone to pick with the South Street Seaport Exhibition Centre--stop bombarding everything I read with images and ads from your stupid Bodies: The Exhibition exhibit! I hate having to avert my eyes everytime I see the signature body sans skin and some layers of muscle. How does the South Street Seaport Exhibition Centre have so much money for this advertising campaign anyway? Does anyone even go to South Street Seaport save for tourists and daytrippers?
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