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I was glad to get a chance to finally break out my scarf. It was definitely necessary--it didn't make it into the double digits until early afternoon in Ann Arbor. - IMG 0475
Once prepared for Saturday, we headed to the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS). It took us about an hour to get to the door once we got within 1 mile of it, and I think we beat most of the crowds. Here is a bit of our traffic hell for posterity. - IMG 0479
The balding hordes. - IMG 0462
After grabbing some breakfast at a nearby restaurant (we decided not to sleep after I came in at 6:30 on my red-eye), it was time for a tour of the UMich campus. It is nestled in the cute little down-towny area of Ann Arbor, which is very walkable (if a bit chilly). - 104 0425
The seventh graders had a gift exchange - 131 3113
an amazingly beautiful day in berkeley, and this was the only picture we took. - IMG 0488
Looks like Porsche had cooling problems like Apple, and decided to make lemonade in the same way: covering the product in a huge metal mesh. - 104 0418
there are more ethnicities in this picture than their are students - IMG 0487
Introducing one of the main themes of the show: carbon fibre. Everywhere. Any excuse is good enough. At least this stuff looks real (patchy). - 131 3111
by a beautifully root-drippy tree in the park - 104 0420
hai, gilberto, rhuben - IMG 0473
Another pic of the law school. After we finished our tour of UMich, we decided we needed to get outfitted for snowboarding tomorrow. I was lucky enough to be able to bum a pair of gloves and socks from Leslie, but I still needed a pair of pants. After going to three places (I kept balking at the idea of paying $200 for a pair of pants), we finally found some "entry level" ones at REI. All I can say is women's medium, $45. - IMG 0481
New Carrera. From here on out I'm counting on Doug to correct any fuck-ups induced by the fact that I have slept only 3 of the last 36 hours and that I really don't know that much about cars anyway. - 131 3118
setting up - 104 0421
the cool kids table. their stories are too long to get into. - 104 0423
gloria approaches the refreshments table - 131 3112
cooking! (isn't clare's hair cute?) - IMG 0468
Here is a random shot of some of the cuter buildings on the UMich campus. No people, I know. - 104 0424
refreshment table, ravaged - 104 0422
arcenio, orvin, andy - 131 3146
drive-by shot of the pacific, 10 minutes too late for the awesome sunset. use your imagination. - 104 0416
My 8th grade class earned a party before Christmas. Here are: pretty girls - 131 3142
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clare and allison snack on tangerines picked from the tree by our laundry room - 131 3117
The Haircut! (before--look how long that mop had gotten) - IMG 0476
GM world headquarters. Most normal, well-adjusted people will want to stop looking at the pictures here as all that follows is a whole lot of pictures of cars that only occasionally involve me or Ali. You have been warned. - IMG 0490
A close up of the exhaust headers (?) from the GT engine. It seemed beautiful to me. - 131 3122
touch ups - 131 3144
night was falling, but the trees, still big - IMG 0512
I had mixed feelings about this one...feels like SUV and yet, it's a hybrid. Kudos for them, I guess.