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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.
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an amazingly beautiful day in berkeley, and this was the only picture we took.
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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).
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The Haircut! (before--look how long that mop had gotten)
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don't think we didn't consider leaving it like this, at least for a day.
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another view
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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.
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The balding hordes.
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well, except this out-the-window shot of SF at sunset. we detoured through the city to go home so we could stop at good vibrations. (best not to ask if you don't already know)
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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.
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by a beautifully root-drippy tree in the park
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touch ups
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cooking! (isn't clare's hair cute?)![IMG 0514](_data/i/galleries/menalto_albums/friends/20040116/IMG_0514-sm.jpg "IMG 0514 (2249 visits) Uh, yeah. If you can't read that, it says "STANDARD FEATURES INCLUDE" and then something a...")
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Uh, yeah. If you can't read that, it says "STANDARD FEATURES INCLUDE" and then something about 469 horsepower and 516ftlb of torque. Whatever.
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I had mixed feelings about this one...feels like SUV and yet, it's a hybrid. Kudos for them, I guess.
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drive-by shot of the pacific, 10 minutes too late for the awesome sunset. use your imagination.
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Apparently Honda's concept team got 2004 confused with 1984 and hired De Lorean to do their design.
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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.
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Here is a random shot of some of the cuter buildings on the UMich campus. No people, I know.
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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.
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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.
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brothers pillage their stockings
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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).
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setting up
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Finally, Honda does something right. The new NSX body. Very nice, I think.
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tragically blurry, but you get the idea
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clare and allison snack on tangerines picked from the tree by our laundry room
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Phaetal attraction II: the attack of the Audi 12-cylinder sedan.