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Gene's got a bun in the oven...

2009-05-28T15:29:00.000-07:00

In the last couple months Gene has expanded his baking repertoire beyond homemade pizzas. Here is his latest rustic whole wheat bread.

Appreciated by Gene, Jann...and their visiting friend, Matt Wedel. His other recent masterpiece was green onion pop-overs.Jann's contribution was an apple pandowdy, made for for Valentine's Day.

Our one-day cat

2009-05-28T12:08:00.000-07:00

A while back we were followed home by an orange cat. Alas, its (very grateful) owner picked him up the next day.

Here our cat friend inspects our apartment.

And has a snack.I am pretty wary of cats, despite our visitor's friendliness. Then I warmed up..and gave in. The next day Gene found a poster for him, contacted the owner, and "Queso" our feline friend went home.

Christmas Tree

2008-12-28T15:51:00.000-08:00

Our Christmas tree, before and after adornment.

We topped the tree with a kagami mochi, a gift from Hideko-san, Jann's graduate student colleague from the University of Nagoya, Japan.

Phasmid

2008-12-28T15:38:00.001-08:00

Outside our doorstep the other night was this fantastic insect, a walking stick. Alas, it turns out that it is probably one of a large population of escaped pets or laboratory specimens that are becoming common throughout California.

Fungus Fair

2008-12-28T15:23:00.000-08:00

Ah yes, the Fungus Fair! The Oakland Museum of California held its yearly Fungus Fair in December and we went. Jann prompted this excursion and Gene came along. He sure was a fun-guy. Ha, ha. :)

There were cooking demonstrations, specimen exhibits, a faux forest with real fungus (see below), and and eerie blue light from Gene's camera.

Election Night

2008-12-28T15:07:00.000-08:00

While among friends, we watched with elation as the election numbers came in on November 4th. What a proud day for Americans.

The same night, however, the passage of Proposition 8 in California made us not so proud. A week later there was a peaceful protest by Berkeley citizens (and thousands of others around the state, country, and world) for "No on 8." Jann was proud to be part of it and in good company with the ministers and many members of the Unitarian Universalist (UUCB) community.

Palace of the Legion of Honor

2008-12-28T14:49:00.000-08:00

In October, we had a car for the weekend and, while driving through San Francisco, began discussing the Palace of the Legion and Honor and the Palace of Fine Arts. Neither of us knew the difference between them. So we drove through Golden Gate Park to the Palace of the Legion of Honor. It is beautiful, has a fantastic museum, and one of Rodin's Thinkers. Ah, adventures!

San Francico- city across the bay

2008-11-17T18:13:00.000-08:00

We have been pretty lax about posting things, but we'll be back on track in 2009! Here are some pictures of fun we've had in the last few months. Best wishes to all!

Here are some pictures from a September 2008 foray into San Francisco's Chinatown.

The 1st Amendment at work- "Happy Happy Happy" man espouses his eccentric conspiracy theories while Jann smiles in front of Old Glory.

Chinatown shops have all sorts of colorful and...interesting gifts.

Including Xi'an warriors, nearly life size.

And some uh, other things...far larger than life size.

Here Jann laments that one gift required the massacre of at least a dozen abalone.This is Portsmouth Square, where SF was born. It is a meeting place for elderly Chinese men and women who snack and play card games and majong.

Jann tries to start her own game corner, forgetting (momentarily) that she isn't an elderly Chinese-American lady.

Thanksgiving in Sonoma

2007-12-16T17:22:00.001-08:00

We spent Thanksgiving in Sonoma, thanks to our friends the Padians. The Kwons (Dr., Mrs., and Kathy) visited from Washington and we went to the Jack London House and the Bartholemew Park Winery...when it was sunny.

Farmer's Market

2007-12-16T16:39:00.003-08:00

Last thursday (December 13th) Gene and I stopped by the North Berkeley Farmer's Market. Here are some pictures:

Here are some from closer to Thanksgiving:

Here I reiterate the message of the posted sign. Do NOT put the tongs in your mouth.

Since our wedding

2007-10-03T12:09:00.000-07:00

Since the wedding we've been enjoying married life, school, and work. Gene also has been having fun with his new digital camera. Here are some examples:

This is a leaf hopper on the petal of our cyclamen.

This is a hummingbird sitting in the avocado tree outside our apartment.

Here is our Halloween pumpkin (the Cal bear) sitting next to its friend, the cyclamen.

This is an orb-weaving spider that provided Halloween decoration outside our apartment.

Our Wedding

2007-04-13T22:45:00.000-07:00

Wedding Details

Our Honeymoon: our friends Dottie, Leah, and Mrs. Doreen Garabedian sent us to the Shinneyboo Creek Cabins near Lake Tahoe for our honeymoon. We spent 3 relaxing and beautiful days there hiking, eating, and experiencing the Yuba River. It was our first experience of the Sierras in the summertime. We had a magnificent time! Some pictures are below.For wedding pictures online please see those from our friends Hui, Liz, and David.
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The wedding favor CD tracks are listed below:
1. Radiohead (instrumental arrangement) by Christopher O'Riley.
2. Swallowed in the Sea by Coldplay (First Dance)
3. Till Kingdom Come by Coldplay
4. Where the Streets Have No Name by U2
5. Running to Stand Still by U2
6. Neighborhood #1 by The Arcade Fire
7. Keep the Car Running by The Arcade Fire
8. Somewhere Only We Know by Keane
9. Your Hand in Mine by Explosions in the Sky
10. Scheherazade by Rimsky-Korsakov
11. Vita Nostra by Ennio Morricone
12. Nimrod by Edward Elgar
13. Appalachian Spring by Aaron Copland