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      I best improve my Mandorin

      August 14th, 2006 by mike d. in Quickthoughts

      This just in: I will be returning to China in late August.
      This time the destination is Yangzhou, a city just north of Shanghai.

      This just in: I will be returning to China in late August.

      This time the destination is Yangzhou, a city just north of Shanghai.

      Authored by: mike d.

      SKYLINE 10

      August 14th, 2006 by mike d. in skyline, Features

      Skyline!

      Congratulations to Patrick, Becky, and Liz for being the first to correctly identify last week’s Skyline and Satellite image as San Fran and Beijing respectively (specifically the Transamerican building and the Forbidden City). Last week’s challenge was especially interesting because it’s been the first one that Roland got incorrect. Bummer dude. Bummer.

      In any case, this week’s skyline is tough.

      First, the Skyline.

      And now, the Satellite.

      Your challenge:
      a) identify the skyline photo
      b) determine if the skyline and the satellite image are different locations
      c) if so, identify the location of the satellite image

      Good luck!

      WARNING: ANSWER IS IN COMMENTS

      Authored by: mike d.

      Steve & Lesley’s Wedding

      August 14th, 2006 by mike d. in RockStar

      currently eating: crab cakes and almond chicken

      I mentioned that I went to Steve and Lesley’s wedding on the sixth of August.

      Werlin Wedding

      The picture above shows Lesley and Steve hoisted up in all their glory on chairs. I think the picture really captures the surplus of happiness at the event. It was good times all around. (I should point out that Lesley’s expression in that picture was not accompanied by screams of horror but joyful laughter).

      Congratulations Steve and Lesley!

      Authored by: mike d.

      War Paint

      August 14th, 2006 by mike d. in Quickthoughts

      My mother calls her make-up war paint. Example:
      “I better put on my war paint for the day”

      My mother calls her make-up war paint. Example:

      “I better put on my war paint for the day”

      Authored by: mike d.

      Vacation review

      August 14th, 2006 by mike d. in Weekend Update!

      currently eating: Total and GoLean Crunch

      So on Saturday I built this year’s BIG castle. Unfortunately, because of the early hour of rising (first shovelfull fell before 6am), I was the primary digger*. BUT, I had the brilliant idea of creating a stand for my camera and then creating a stop motion animation with pictures taken every twenty minutes.

      Check out the animation here!

      You can see the castle slowly grow to it’s final height of over 5.5 feet, and then watch it get carved by many furious hands and destroyed by the vicious tide.

      The first picture was taken at about 5:50 am. photos were taken every twenty minutes until water hit the castle. Then the photos were taken at 10 then 5 then 2.5 minute intervals. The camera shakes a little bit at the end because the water eroded my camera stand a bit. Despite this, I’m quite proud of the result.

      Next year perhaps I’ll upgrade my technology and create an even better picture spread!

      *Ryan Schenk, Nicholas, and Maggie helped too!

      Authored by: mike d.
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