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gene cowan™

a dc expat in sunny san jose, ca, the land of fruits and nuts

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studio cam
the view from my home office

cube cam
the view from my powerbook

downtown san jose
from san jose state university

ham cam
lick observatory, overlooking san jose

Albums by my friend Sara are now available on the iTunes Music Store.

Albums by my cousin Eric are now available at CD Baby.

Sara
Driveway Painting Tests Religious Freedom
Happy New Year! That means YOU…and You….and, hey! You..overthere!
vic heyman
Some fun quotes from Terri and Tricia

Kirk
Suuuuper Genius
...As I Was Saying
OH MY GOD! OH MY GOD! OH MY GOD! OH MY GOD! OH MY GOD!
How To Make A Really Good Bowl Of Cream Of Wheat- Or- Why Do You People Continue To Let Me Waste Your Time

Eric
Yes We Can!
Mavericks
Maybe it won't happen again....
This can't happen again....

Jeff
Millbrae Pancake House [Flickr]
Millbrae Pancake House [Flickr]
Mojo [Flickr]
Foster City from the air [Flickr]

Thom
At the Tiki, Tiki, Tiki, Tiki, Tiki Room... [Flickr]
At the Tiki, Tiki, Tiki, Tiki, Tiki Room... [Flickr]
At the Tiki, Tiki, Tiki, Tiki, Tiki Room... [Flickr]
At the Tiki, Tiki, Tiki, Tiki, Tiki Room... [Flickr]

Mac
Through the looking glass
Bill Richardson, you’re breaking my heart
Isn’t this mental abuse?
Starting the year…moderately right

Terry Kevin
Asian Men Redefined
Star Trek: The gay episode
Korean Boy singing "Touch My Body" (with Subtitles)
New Year's Eve

Peter Wexler said : Consider a space heater for the rest of the season.
Posted under: The Worst Monday of the Year on 01.05.09

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Places I've wasted time marking
- Bob Hope's House
- DC Boundary Stones
- Eagle Rock, San Jose
- The Equator
- Annotated Tour of Hollywood Studios
- Things to See in San Jose
- George Lucas' Skywalker Ranch
- Santa Clara Valley Light Rail
- The Warner Brothers Backlot
- Warner Ranch Tour
- More Hollywood Places, including famous filming locations
- Tour of Hollywood Star Homes
- All the places I've lived (except today)

You've got a credit card, why not use it?
The Just as I Thought Shop
The g-world Emporium

2004 Trip to London
Sept. 2001 Tornado
Sept. 2003 Hurricane
Magic Tales of Mexico
Star Trek Experience
Trip to Las Vegas
2007 Timelapse movies of my backyard

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November 11, 2008

06:17 pm

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So, the J.J. Abrams vision of the USS Enterprise has finally been revealed... and I'm not too excited about it.



All I keep thinking when I look at this is Douglas Adams' description of The Heart of Gold — swooping curves, ultra-modern and bulbous... like a running shoe. It's self-consciously futuristic. Eh.

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