Kokochi

Judy does exist!

I got the following email this morning:

Hi--

I'm a new fan of your blog (and a big fan of Six Apart). I've seen

plenty of pictures of Anil, but none of Judy. Does she really exist?

Cheers,

Jim

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photography and shared territories

http://www.lensculture.com/

Well Jim, here's proof. She's such a hard worker too.

The best part was...

By far, the most special of all was having both Dav's sister and beau AND my brother and his family, here all together. 2 seconds after the kids arrived, the living room floor was covered in fun toys and all of us got into playing. I loved watching Dav interacting with the kids. He was as cute as they were. For a while, Tyler had both Dav and Ian hunched over trying to figure out how to assemble a robot.

Then we did ISight with my parents in Tokyo so they could digitally join the occasion. It was rather funny for Dav to carry around my laptop parents to talk up close with each of us. What was neat was that neither Tyler nor Julia seemed to think that it was strange that grandpa and grandma were in a laptop. In fact, once Tyler got my mom's attention, he was more than happy to get to yap about all the new things he saw in SF.

It was plain wonderful. And I'm so happy Dav got to meet these cute ones who totally have my heart!

[from Sunday...posted late cuz we've been so busy!]

The fun continues

Today was Katherine and Craig's last day visiting here. They leave SFO at 6am tomorrow (ugh, I don't envy them).

So today we drove up Hwy 1 and showed them Muir Woods. On Hwy 1, we stopped to admire the amazing views of the Pacific Ocean. Such beautiful azure water. Dav spotted a cute little art installation on one of the cliffs: an empty TV showcasing the views. I was too queasy to walk much after all those turns and twists we drove through, so I had Dav climb down and take pictures of the TV (thanks, Dav!).

Back in the city we, of course, did the trolley thing.

Thanks for visiting, Katherine and Craig! It was super fun meeting and hanging out with you two. 'Til next time...

Life Size Mousetrap

Really! At the Barn in Bay View. Using bowling balls, 2 story low-tech contraptions, gravity, human-size mice, and crowd cheering.

More pics on the way home

Bonus pics taken by Dav's sister.

Taking the ferry back (yay!)

To foggy SF. A boat full of bikes! A fun trip for sure. Especially with my new frog sunglasses!

Riding our bikes to Sausalito

Seeing views of SF I've never seen, hung from a giant man's arm, rode through clouds (the bridge was super foggy and windy), and finally got to a sunny lunch spot. We are exhausted!

Circus Contraption

	Click to see video.

Circus Contraption at Cellspace...Absolutely amazing and entertaining...like a circus from the turn of the century.

Sean watched it in Seattle and posted about it.

Dav's sister is here!

Dav's sister, Katherine, and her beau, Craig, are visiting from Ohio. Dav and his sister haven't seen each other for quite a few years. I got to document Dav eagerly waiting for her arrival at SFO and their sibling hug. [this was actually last night, but I had trouble moblogging]

It's a wonderful coincidence that their visit overlaps my brother's. So Sunday, we're going to have a big sibling dinner bash at our house. Gotta roll up my sleeves and get cooking! I'm so excited!

Riding the train...

Transcription by Anonymous:
Caught the train home from
work with Anil and David
Jacobs (who's visiting from NY) ...
It was the best ride! :)
David eyed our 7610 phones and
he promptly began a video
"interview" when I told him my
phone takes 10 min. videos.
I'll post it later cuz the file is
huge ... But it's funny + 'historical'

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