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CityScape
30/10/06
It was a gorgeous and sunny day. My girlfriend and I were on our way to the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. We took some detours and found an awesome view of one of the coolest buildings in San Francisco. This view is from Yerba Buena Center for the Arts. The Metreon is the left-most building and that is a big brick church to the right. I don't know what the building or the church are called. But the building, in particular, looks fantastic.
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Jaguar XJ6
22/08/06
I went to go get breakfast at the Boulevard Cafe on John Daly Blvd in Daly City. In the parking lot I saw this gorgeous Jaguar XJ6. I love this body style. It is so sleek. It has so many little touches. So many chrome accents and other little hints of design. Just like the new XJ's, this is pretty much the sleekest four door sedan in existance. The only car that comes close is the Maserati Quattroporte. I do think the Maserati is quite sexy, but I still think this XJ Jaguar is sleeker.
Alok Gandhi
24/07/06
This is the last picture ever taken of Alok Gandhi. He and Hannah Block came up Thursday night to visit me in San Francisco. Basically put, it was one of the best weekends three friends could ever have. Then on Sunday, July 23rd, 2006 at around 1:30PM both him and Hannah left to go home. Alok dropped Hannah off at her house at around 11PM or Midnight. He then proceeded to go home. Then, as best all of us can tell, he wrote a two page suicide note and emailed it to one of his friends. In it he detailed some arguments about suicide in general. He stated multiple times that he was happy and such and that it was no one's fault. He then took his brothers Red Camry Solara Convertible and drove off of Ortega Highway.
I just have to say that Alok will be sorely missed and that the world is a worse place to live without him.
Waterworks
01/06/06
Here is another picture from the Embarcadero Center. This is the fountain they have there (every real business center needs a fountain right?) It's a pretty neat fountain. I wanted to go up on the small overlook catwalk they have up there but of course its blocked off. However, water comes out of it and the square prism tubes are bent strangely.
"Tall" Building
31/05/06
Its been a month or so since I got back from New York. The most stunning difference between New York and San Francisco are the buildings. New York's buildings are much much taller. However, I have been forced to work at the Embarcadero Sunglass Hut which sucks. However, the Embarcadero center (which is mostly a business center) is really cool. It has probably the tallest buildings in the city and its relatively modern. Here is the tallest building I could fine. Enjoy
New York City
09/04/06
Long time no post. I'm sorry about that. I have just been busy. But I am back and all is well. So here is the best picture I could find of New York. I, in a moment of pure genius, left my Digital Camera at our place so I had to get a disposable camera and boy do those things take bad pictures. I touched this one up as best I could with iPhoto. I know your all screaming PHOTOSHOP. But the tools to fix this photo are no different in Photoshop than they are in iPhoto and iPhoto is easier and all the controls are all in one place. So here it is. This is some building in New York. First impressions of New York. Fewer Homless people in plain view in the nice areas that we were in. This is compared to San Francisco where Market Street is covered with homeless people. Also, I came to San Francisco thinking, "man, these buildings are tall." But, as I found out, the buildings in San Francisco are puny compared to the buildings in New York City. I think a good way to put it is that the tallest buildings in San Francisco are as tall as the shortest buildings in New York. Basically, New York is open later, has less annoying homeless people, is quite a bit more crowded, and not as "hippiesh" as San Francisco. So while I definitely would not want to live there. I think I will visit again some time soon when I have more time in New York City.
Some Clouds
20/03/06
Today it rained. This morning it rained scarily hard. However, I managed to get to work alive and not drown. Then when I had to walk the ten minutes from the parking lot to Chestnut Street I got soaked. Even with an umbrella I was drenched. However, I powered on and ended up selling very well. Especially for a rainy day. Anywho, now for the picture. The end result of heavy rain is a nice cloudy sky. So this shot from my parking lot.
I Saw Lincoln
19/03/06
Today at work I saw Lincoln. Well, I saw a Lincoln. Now I know there are people that will debate me on this but I do think the 1960's Lincold Continental is the peak of American luxury sedans. This is the lincoln. Look at how sleek and sexy it is. This car is stunning. This car has more features than most new cars. The short list includes power windows, power locks, power steering, power brakes, and electric seats. The eccentric features include autodimming headlights. It also automatically releases the parking brake when you put it into Drive or Reverse. It also has the fancy windows that roll down about a quarter of an inch when you open the door and close when you close it to get a good seal on the convertible roof. It of course has a full power top. It has suicide doors in the rear. I think this is such a gorgeous car. It accomplishes the hardest task of all big cars; it is spacious, comfortable and sleek and gorgeous.
Property Taxes?
17/03/06
You all know how property taxes fund local schools? People say that this practice is unfair because richer neighborhoods will have richer schools. Well I found proof. This is the Marina middle school. Look at it. It looks like... well a prison actually. A big white prison. But besides that looks at its hugeness. It has 3 stories. And this picture is just one side. It has a horseshoe shape. So what you see here is one-third of the school. However, back to the point. Is it really unfair that schools are funded by property taxes? Well... yeah. I normally lean to the right myself, but I don't see why children with poorer parents should get a poorer education.
The Marina
12/03/06
The San Francisco Marina. This is the place in which I work. This place is chock full of Porsche Cayennes, Land Rover Ranger Rovers, and Ferraris. Come to think of it, this place is just like Orange County. Well its not exactly the same. In the Marina people are lucky to get more than a two bedroom condo for less than a million bucks. They are also lucky to get one space to park their cars in a garage underneath their condo. In the Marina people are also nicer than they are in Orange County. They are not as stuck up and bitchy. But again, on the whole, this place is very similar. Maybe thats why I like it? Maybe its just luck that I work here. Or maybe its fate. When I interviewed here I had no idea what the Marina was or what it implied. However, I feel safer parking my car here all day than at home. Being able to park is nice because the 45 minute bus ride to the Marina is not pleasant. Anywho, here is a visual taste of the Marina.