I just finished reading the book Altered Carbon, by Richard K. Morgan. It’s a first-person story about a mercenary, Takeshi Kovacs, set in a world where bodily death means relatively little, AI is widespread, money is still power, and immortality has been achieved (for the super-wealthy). The discussion of the technology is kept pretty brief [...]
Archive for September, 2005
… I guess. I’m told I am Cinderella at this party, FYI, on this my last non-travel vacation day.
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I guess the pits are right next to the LACMA. Here we see a reenactment of an elephant family’s father enjoying a hot smelly tar bath, after some fast food (see left of him)
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Just finished walking through the King Tut exhibit at the LA County Museum of Art. We did the audio tour (like $6 more) and got to hear Omar Sharif in our ears.
They don’t allow cameras or cellphones (modern ones anyways) so I’ve attached the only image I was able to get.
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Loud, but it does look like fun. Why do all ride announcers sound like they are adults on Peanuts cartoons? I hope they’re not saying anything important.
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“deja vu” @ magic mountain
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Jalapeno peppers are good going in, but not so good going out.
This vacation my girlfriend and I decided to travel to Irvine, CA. Rather than deal with all of the hassles associated with airline travel (delays, waiting in lines, cramped seating, delays) we decided to take Amtrak. It takes a lot longer to get to our destination, around 34 hours, but at least we’re not giving [...]
