Archive for April, 2008
Wednesday, April 30th, 2008
Although I didn't watch American Idol this week, I'm happy to report that I'm 1/1 on my prediction for the order of eliminations for the top 5. No more Brooke White! woo!
5. Brooke White
4. Syesha Mercado
3. Jason Castro
2. David Archuleta
1. David Cook
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Monday, April 28th, 2008
Last weekend, I ventured out of the bubble that is Silicon Valley and headed over to our nation's capital. The trip was primarily due to my Dad's induction into the National Academy of Sciences. Created by a mandate from Abraham Lincoln, the induction ceremony included each new member coming ...
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Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008
Headed out with 6 Googlers for a ride around the Bayland Meadows Preserve which are located along the Bay between East Palo Alto and Mountain View. It wasn't as intense or fast-paced as last week's ride, but definitely enjoyable to try out a new trail. To be honest, ...
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Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008
Carly Smithson was voted off this week. Although I knew Carly wasn't going to last much longer, it was surprising to see her voted off in front of Brooke White, who I felt for certain was a goner tonight. When Brooke performed last night she had to start over after ...
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Monday, April 21st, 2008
Oh boy, have I finally delved into the treasure-trove that is Archive.org.
My first real taste of Archive.org came I was working on my Senior honors thesis - deep in the archives of Bancroft Library at Cal, I had come across references to a propaganda video that the War Relocation Authority ...
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Monday, April 21st, 2008
(this is my first post using Wordpress 2.5 w00t)
As I posted earlier, I was pretty peeved when I heard that Trent Johnson was leaving Stanford for LSU. According to this San Francisco Chronicle article, assistant coach Doug Oliver has been the first candidate to interview for the job. ...
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Sunday, April 20th, 2008
I love biking, but I HATE hills. I suck at climbing them. I get tired and have no endurance. But, if you want to actually take advantage of the gorgeous biking around this area, you have to climb hills. And I decided that I'd climb one ...
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Sunday, April 20th, 2008
So I went to the Kanye West "Glow in the Dark" tour on Saturday at HP Pavillion. It was an impressive line-up of stars - Lupe Fiasco, N.E.R.D., Rihanna, and Mr. West. I was excited, my friends were pumped...until we got to our seats. (note, the following ...
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Wednesday, April 16th, 2008
If I haven't mentioned this already, I've joined the Google team for the June 8th, Tour de Cure. This is a fund-raiser bike ride to benefit the American Diabetes Association's mission to prevent and cure diabetes as well as improve the lives of those people affected by diabetes. ...
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Wednesday, April 16th, 2008
w00t.
No more Kristy Lee Cook!
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