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Monthly Archives: March 2007

30 Mar

google maps integration

some of you out there may be wondering (well, ok, maybe one person if i’m lucky) just what i sit in front of the computer programming all day. well, i’m happy to announce that i’ve released the first beta of a new module that incorporates the google maps API into this site! i’m very excited [...]

30 Mar

kiddie time!

ok, staying with a couple that have a one year old and three year old can be an adventure to say the least. the youngest is having his “thol” tomorrow. “thol” in korean means “rock”. it’s basically a first birthday party. it’s a BIG event for korean babies. it’s all based on historical tradition i’m [...]

25 Mar

tea & pottery = relaxation

it’s been a long while since my last post. i’ve been having programming delirium tremens for about two weeks or so. once you start programming it’s much like a drug. you develop a compulsion to go further and further, pushing your mind and body to the limits, at least i do anyway. once you stuff [...]

09 Mar

the last stop

so today was mostly driving, and then more driving. we hit very bad construction and traffic on route 10 which delayed us and made our day much longer. the clouds were beautiful though and the weather was clear and hot. i enjoyed every rest stop more than usual. we stayed at a campground off the [...]

08 Mar

the journey east

we got up early today and made quick preparations to leave. today is the beginning of the “sprint” east. we won’t be stopping at any intriguing or out of the ordinary destinations from here on out. it will be drive, sleep, drive, sleep, drive and then land at inbo’s in atlanta georgia. the early driving [...]

08 Mar

photo booth

ok, so i found this little application called photo booth on my mac. it gets really boring sitting in the passenger seat with nothing to do for hours and hours. i had way too much fun… click on the images if you want to see more grotesque details…

07 Mar

guadalupe mountains national park

since we arrived relatively early yesterday, we spent the afternoon relaxing. we ate and then ate again. after food i had to worry about my near dead camera batteries again and so i went on a search for hidden plug connections. the campground said there was no power available, but where there is a vending [...]

06 Mar

aguirre springs to guadalupe mountains

alt : aguirre springs campground we planned on getting up early today, around 6am or so and eating breakfast before heading out. the alarm came and went and we ended up getting out of bed around 8am. the drive to the Guadalupe mountains was only going to be 3-4 hours so we figured we’d take [...]

05 Mar

white sands

we pulled into the roadrunner rv park in alamagordo new mexico yesterday at around 3pm. here’s the good news: hot showers!!! can I get and amen? the water was hot and the soap never smelled so good. here’s the even better news, wi-fi access. we had a chance to delete about 200 spam emails and [...]

03 Mar

chiricahua national monument

our next destination was about three hours drive away, still in arizona. we reached chiricahua national monument about an hour before sunset. wind and freezing nights seemed to be back with us. but there was an added bonus, heated bathrooms! ah, it’s the small pleasures in life, right? we drove to the summit that night [...]