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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.
Date: 01/16/2004
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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).
Date: 01/16/2004
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Here is a random shot of some of the cuter buildings on the UMich campus. No people, I know.
Date: 01/16/2004
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Ali in the entry arch to the law school, which is very nicely built in my opinion.
Date: 01/16/2004
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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.
Date: 01/16/2004
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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.
Date: 01/16/2004
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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.
Date: 01/16/2004
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The balding hordes.
Date: 01/16/2004
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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.
Date: 01/16/2004
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Introducing one of the main themes of the show: carbon fibre. Everywhere. Any excuse is good enough. At least this stuff looks real (patchy).
Date: 01/16/2004
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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.
Date: 01/16/2004
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A close up of the exhaust headers (?) from the GT engine. It seemed beautiful to me.
Date: 01/16/2004
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BMW's fancy electronic center differential.
Date: 01/16/2004
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Bryan rides a crotch-rocket, deutsch-like.
Date: 01/16/2004
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VW's concept: a sand-buggy.
Date: 01/16/2004
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A Cold Weekend in Michigan
Date: 16-18 January 2004
For whatever reason, I left sunny CA for a weekend to go to equally sunny but not so mild MI.
Date: 01/16/2004
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