tags: SoCal
2007
May
- 2007 May 8
- already tired
How is it that I did almost essentially nothing today, and yet by early evening I’m already exhausted?
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- like the weather
So maybe it wasn’t as hot as I thought it was. The record high in San Diego for May 8th was 81°F in 1941. Today’s high was supposedly 86°F.
· Read more… - 2007 May 8
- the fire above hollywood
I’m enthralled by the ongoing drama about the fire in Griffith Park. It is apparently continuing to spread, now encompassing 300 acres, and forcing evacuations of residences.
· Read more… - 2007 May 8
- the fire continues
jozjozjoz is also blogging about the Griffith Park fire and points me to laughingsquid’s surreal pictures.
· Read more… - 2007 May 9
- containment of the griffith park fire
So it looks like the Griffith Park fire is 75% contained as of 6 hours ago, although they still expect at least another day of fire-fighting before full containment. The blaze has consumed more than 800 acres, which is about 20% of the park’s total land area.
· Read more… - 2007 May 9
- griffith park fire: flickr stream
People posted a lot of awesome pictures of the fire on Flickr. What is it about fire that fascinated me so?
· Read more… - 2007 May 26
- jacaranda tree
It’s definitely summer now.
· Read more… - 2007 May 28
- more tree
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August
- 2007 Aug 25
- summer is beginning to give up its fight
Transplants from the Midwest and the East Coast laugh at Southern Californians whenever we mention the idea of seasons. But I grew up in L.A., and I've lived the past three years in San Diego, and I swear to you there are seasons down here.
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2008
July
- 2008 Jul 30
- Chino Hills quake
Now don't get me wrong. I'm a big fan of social networks and microblogging/nanoblogging, but I'm not really ready to buy into the hype about the obliteration of traditional media.
· Read more… - 2008 Jul 30
- earthquake retrospective
