Beaver Dams

I learned today that Oregon is the only state with different designs on the two sides of its flag. On one side is a heart-shaped emblem and "State of Oregon" and "1859".

It seems as if this blog is gaining a little attention, picking this site from Orkut before I decided to switch that to my other site. So I have an announcement: I have two invitation to join GMail. I will give them to the two highest bidders, though the bid doesn't have to be money. Though there is a reserve, so bid wisely carefully. And a guarantee winning bid goes to the person who wants to drive to LA on the night of the 17th and back over the weekend. (UCLA graduation to go to).

In other news, yesterday, I saw Kill Bill (both volumes) with Jenn, Karen, and Linda. Vol. 1 I saw on Jenn's Powerbook and Vol. 2 in Emeryville. Not a bad movie. People said the first one was bloody, but it was treated so lightly that the blood had no gravity (unlike Saving Private Ryan). Also, The Bride got lucky killing Gogo (she was cool). I also saw the memorial to the ancient Ohlone shellmound in Emeryville (ditching the trio I was with in the process). Though seeing it, something didn't impress me. That was probably because it was only a memorial (didn't realize that at the time, only after reading the link you can see by clicking on the title). It's not good to see a sacred burial site now be the site of an Old Navy. Imagine putting one over a cemetary.

I hail now from Oregon because of an interview with Xerox tomorrow. I came to the realization today that this is my first time out of California in four years (unless you include Reno or Vegas, which seem like extensions of California). I'm saddened that as much as I would like to see the world, in recent years I have not been farther north the North Bay, farther south than Los Angeles, and farther east than Vegas. Who wants to go travelling in early September? (like hitchhiking :-D, maybe not)