I'll mess with Texas, thankyou
The 'rents are in town meaning I get to play tour guide for a few days. I'm trying not to let the terrifying research I've gleaned from my Earthquake/Land Use paper colour the landmarks I point out, but it's hard:
"And here on the left is the tallest building in downtown Vancouver. Should the sway of the building in an earthquake exceed 6 meters, the jagged, falling shards of 80 storeys of glass will be the least of pedestrians' problems. On the right we have a Starbucks."
I also took some pictures that underscore what I'm talking about when I say parts of Vancouver could easily pass for NYC or London, specifically the meat packing district...
and a Dickensian workhouse.
Another notable stop on the weekend was breakfast at the Hotel Le Soleil. Add French Toast to the list of foods made better by an inspired use of the baguette. Ever since I had a hot dog in France made with this "wonder bread," if you will, I've been applying it to every possible meal I can. Oddly, the notion of making French toast with French bread never occurred to me before. Now I find the thought of using Texas toast downright insulting.
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Your earthquake talk has been key for me. I forget about the possiblity. I know that seems irrational because I'm in San Francisco, but it's hard to see the forest for the trees and all that...
Yeah, normally after I hand in a paper, whatever argument I've made in it suddenly doesn't become as important. This is really the only paper where a bad mark isn't the scariest thing.
But I guess we can't live in fear, and that's the tradeoff for living in such beautiful places.
And it'll be a whole lot easier to see those trees when they're the only things left standing...
Oh earthquakes jokes, please stay funny.
like the blog - - from law`school in alabama
Well, I don't really suppose this is likely to have effect.
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