Log of dswkim.org, 2012

12.25:  Merry Christmas!
12.24:  Moemorable Christmas Eve!
12.22:  The world has not ended yet and I guess it won't.

12.21:  Would the world end as Mayan calendar ends today?

12.20:  Would the world end tomorrow?  I'm ready for it yet....
12.19:  51% vs 49%.  Sad day for 49% and the future of Korea.
12.13:  NOrman Joseph Woodland, co-inventor of barcode, passed away.
12.12:  12/12/12
11.22:  Thanksgiving Day!
11.11:  Veterans Day!
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11.08:  For 5 days of travel in California, I drove 1,497 miles, used 65.196 gallons of gas,
        spent $275.44 on gas, (that makes gas mileage of 23 miles/gallon), and took 2,420 pictures.
11.07:  San Francisco, Santa Clara, Apple Campus, Facebook campus, big Sur, Julia Pfeiffer Burns SP and Morro Bay.
        Due to thick foggy weather, I cut short of the trip as I couldn't take good pictures at all.
11.06:  Yosemite NP;Mariposa Grove; Berkeley
        BaraK Obama was re-elected!
11.05:  Mono Lake South Tufa; Yosemite NP.
11.04:  Bishop; Convict Lake; June Lakes; Mammoth Lakes; Mono Lake South Fufa.
11.03:  Alabama Hills; Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest.
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10.31:  Haolloween Day!
10.20:  Attended Pomona's Pumpkin Fair and Insects Fair.
10.18:  Although felt quite tired, had a very pleasant afternoon and evening.
10:13:  Followed Space Shuttle Endeavor on Crenshaw/Martin Luther King Ave.
        Seeing space shuttle in the street I used to drive by was impressive.
10.12:  Watched Space Shuttle Endeavor parked (?) on Westchester Ave.
        Casted Absentee Ballot for Nov 2012 Election.
10.11:  Had dental cleaning whichi is always scary.
        Fixed new pair of glasses.
10.10:  For 14 days of travel in southwester regions, I drove 3632.4 miles, used 149.284 gallons of gas, 
        spent $588.03 on gas, (that makes gas mileage of 24.3 miles/gallon), and took 11,722 pictures.
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10.09:  Gila Bend Petroglyphs; Yuma Quartermaster Depot; Yuma Territorial Prison, San Diego
10.08:  Saguaro NP West, Kitt Peak National Observatory; Organ Pipe Cactus NM.
10.07:  Tombstone, Bisee; Colossal Cave; Saguaro NP East; Kartchner Caverns SP.
10.06:  Chiricahua NM; Kartchner Caverns SP.
10.05:  Petrified Forest NP; Fort Apache; Kinishba Ruins, Apache Trails, Gallup.
10.04:  Bisti Badland; Red Rocks SP; Gallup.
10.03:  Canyon de Chelly NP; Red Rocks SP.
10.02:  Bisti Badland; Sand Canyon South.
10.01:  Monument Valley; Valley of the Gods; Mexican Hat; Moki Dugway; Sand Island Petrglyphs; Bluff; Cortez.
9.30:  Rainbow Bridge; Monument Valley
9.29:  Monument Valley; Horseshoe Bend; Waterhole Canyon; Paria Rimrock; Lone Rock; Page
9.28:  Kodachrom Basin SP; Zion NP.
9.27:  Parowan Gap Petroglyphs; Cedar Breaks NM; Kdachrome Basin SP.
9.26:  Cathedral Gorge SP; Las Vegas.
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9.03:  Labor Day!
8.28:  Bought Brother MFC-J835DW color inkjet printer.
8.17:  Upgraded home networking to gigabit switches and router and cat6 cables.
8.15:  Watched again Douglas Sirk's "A time to love and a time to die".
       When I first watched in my middle school day, I felt so sad a guy couldn't pick up a letter
       floating passed to him.  But now I think he should not as the director wanted.
8.09:  Watched Javier Drolas' Medianeras (Sidewalls), which was excellent.
7.27:  Built Intel Core i5-2500K based PC for rendering purpose.
7.25:  Magnitude 3.8 earthquake hit Los Angeles at 3:18 AM while sleeping :-(
       I couldn't get back to sleep :-(
7.16:  Jon Lord of Deep Purple passed away.
7.13:  Friday the 13th, again!
7.09:  Hiked Los Liones Trail of Topanga State Park, which was quite draining due to lack of exercise thesedays.
7.04:  Independance Day!
6.30:  1/2 of year 2012 has passed.  Time flies.
6.29:  Heard France's minitel service will shut down.
6.21:  Installed Windows 8 Release Prebiew on GM5420, and missed START button :-(
6.05:  Ray Bradbury of SciFi novel Fahrenheit 451 passed away.
5.28:  Memorial Day!
5.24:  Had Sienna's wheel alignment and 4 wheel balance serviced for proper tire wearing.
5.22:  Eugene Polley, inventor of the TV remote control, died at 96.
5.21:  A friend accepted my facebook friend request after 5 years.
       He said he never forgot about it ;-)
5.15:  Fulfilled jury service at the Aiprot Courthouse.
5.08:  Casted absentee ballot for Democratic Election.
4.06:  Landed at LAX at 15:00 after 11 hours of flight from Seoul, Korea.
       Was sad to hear Thomas Kinkade passed away.
       10,837 photoes taken during 45 days of travelling.
4.04:  Visited PanMunJeom.
4.03:  Visited AnSeong, GyeongGiDo.
4.01:  Visited GyeongJu.
3.31:  Visited GyeongJu.
3.30:  Visited GeyongJu but due to heavy, I couldn't go out.
3.27:  Visited YeSan.
3.25:  Visited Sujongsa and DuMulMeoRi, walked 10+ Km which was tiring.
3.24:  Visited EuiWang and DongTan.
3.23:  It rained heavily in Seoul and staying home, I had time to sort things out.
3.22:  Visited JeCheon, ChungBuk which was pleasant.
3.20:  Visited YangPyong YeoJu and ICheon which ended up horrible experience and
       I decided to change the method of travelling concerning safety.
3.19:  My Birthday!
3.18:  Visited WonJu, KangWonDo which was really plessant.
3.17:  Visiting SmaCheongDong and BukChon were really pleasant.
3.16:  Visited SongGuangSa and Dolmen Park in SunCheon.
       Had to cut the trip and came back to Seoul due to heavy rain.
3.15:  Visited NagAnEubSeong, SeonAmSa and DaeDunSa in SunCheon.
3.13:  Visited EHwa Mural MaEul.
3.11:  Visited Dong InCheon.
3.10:  Visited Dong InCheon.
3.09:  Visited HongJeDong GaeMi MaEul.
3.07:  Visited JinCheon and CheongJu.
3.6:  Visited Jincheon's Yonghwasa and Cheongju.
3.4:  Visited Bughansan's Doseonsa.
3.1:  Had a really solid good sleep since I left L.A on 2/22
2.27:  Boarded OZ101 from Narita Airpot, Tokyo at 12:30 PM and 
       arrived at Seoul at 3:00 PM, which was a smooth ride.
       It's good to be back to Seoul in 3 years.
2.26:  Visited Bunkyo Civic Center Observatory, AQUA in Dome City and rode Big-O.
       Visited Odaiba, MegaWeb, Venus Fort and Aqua City Shopping Center, but with icy cold winds,
       I couldn't stay long enough.
       Visited Nippori.
2.25:  Visited Keio Univ in Mita, Shinjuku, Tokyo Tower, Shibuya and Ginza areas.
2.24:  Visited Nation Museum of Western Art in Ueno, Iidabashi, Nihon Minkaen in Kawasaki,
       Shimokitazawa and Shinjuku.
2.23:  Arrived at Narita at 16:45.  There were quite turbulences though :-( 
2.22:  Boarded ANA 0005 from LAX to Tokyo/Narita at 11:30.
2.20:  Presiden's Day!
2.6:  Got HTC G1 Android smartphone unlocked.
1.30:  Filed Income Tax for 2011.
1.24:  Went over all of self-portraits to reflect how my looks changed over the years ;-)
       Suffered from flu for 9 days and I finally got better today.
1.23:  Happy Lunar New Year!
1.13:  Beware as today's Friday the 13th!
1.01:  Happy New Year!
      Losing weight and finishing up animation scripts and storyboards are highest priorities this year for me.
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